Ivy League Financial Aid Policies
Last update August 2013
The following table summarizes the financial aid policies at the 8 Ivy League member schools:
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School |
Est. Annual Cost*
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Est. Average Aid Package*
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% of Students Receiving Aid*
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Need-Blind Admissions** |
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Brown |
$55,016 |
$40,209 |
46% |
Y |
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Columbia |
$59,355 |
$39,674 |
50% |
Y |
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Cornell |
$53,468 |
$40,942 |
50.4% |
Y |
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- Estimated costs are for the 2013-2014 academic year.
- Cornell is committed to meeting 100% of admitted students' demonstrated financial need.
- A limited amount of financial aid is available for international students.
- Approximately 47.4% of students in the Class of 2016 received a need-based aid or scholarship.
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Dartmouth |
$57,998 |
$42,419 |
45.1% |
Y |
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- Dartmouth is committed to meeting 100% of admitted students' demonstrated financial need.
- State grants from New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont can be used at Dartmouth.
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Harvard |
$51,206 |
$44,053 |
60% |
Y |
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- Harvard is committed to meeting 100% of admitted students' demonstrated financial need.
- Financial aid is available for international students.
- All applicants are automatically considered for the Harvard Financial Aid Initiative, which expands aid to middle- and lower-income families. Families with annual income below $60,000 are not expected to contribute to educational costs. Families with income between $60,000 and $150,000 are expected to pay zero to ten percent. Families with annual income over $150,000 are expected to pay proportionally more.
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Princeton |
$53,250 |
$39,700 |
60% |
Y |
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- Estimated costs are for the 2013-2014 academic year.
- Need-blind admissions apply to international students.
- Princeton adopted a 'no loan' policy in 2001 that commits the University to meeting admitted students' demonstrated financial aid entirely through scholarships, grants, and work-study awards.
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Univ. of Pennsylvania |
$58,812 |
$41,135 |
N/A |
Y |
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- Estimated costs are for the 2013-2014 academic year.
- The University of Pennsylvania is committed to meeting 100% of admitted students' demonstrated financial need.
- Need-blind admissions apply to citizens and permanent residents of the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. A limited amount of need-based aid is available for other international students.
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Yale |
$55,300 |
$41,320 |
55% |
Y |
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- Yale is committed to meeting 100% of admitted students' demonstrated financial need.
- Need-blind admissions apply to international students.
- Families with annual income of $65,000 or less are not expected to contribute to educational costs.
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