Number of enrolled Average amount of aid per
Total amount of aid granted
University
to international students
Bates College
Cornell University
Grinnell College
Middlebury College
Stanford University
University of Pennsylvania
Vanderbilt University
Amherst College
Skidmore College
Duke University
Yale University
international undergraduates student (college report or RP Financial aid type Comments from university website
received aid calculation)
Bates meets 100% of demonstrated financial need for admitted students. As
need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need an international student, your financial aid package will consist of scholarship grants
$4,305,219 79 $54,496
and on-campus employment. Note: financial aid packages for international students
do not include loans
…students who are admitted and have applied for financial aid and have
need-aware meets FULL demonstrated need
$11,221,657 189 $59,373 demonstrated financial need will receive a financial aid package that meets 100% of
their demonstrated financial need (Cornell University does not provide
partial financial aid awards)
need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need Grinnell employs a need-aware admission policy for international students. ... Grinnell
$7,733,905 207 $37,361
is committed to meeting 100% of institutionally determined need for
admitted international students within our financial aid budget.
Middlebury meets 100% of the demonstrated financial need of any student we admit,
need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need
$8,000,390 138 $57,973 US or international. Middlebury is need-aware in its admission of international
students. International students seeking financial assistance must apply for aid at the
time of applying for admission to Middlebury.
Stanford is committed to meeting demonstrated financial need for all
$11,461,928 188 $60,967 need-aware meets FULL demonstrated need admitted students (regardless of citizenship) who have requested financial aid during
the application
need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need Admitted international students who apply for aid when applying for admission
$9,000,000 n/a n/a
will receive aid that meets 100 percent of their family's demonstrated need—during
each year of their undergraduate career.
$7,600,818 140 $54,291 need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need Vanderbilt will meet 100% of demonstrated financial need for all admitted students.
Amherst meets 100% of demonstrated financial need for all international
$9,229,581 156 $59,163 need-blind, meets FULL demonstrated need
students who are admitted to the college and apply for need-based financial aid
Skidmore annually gives more than $43 million in financial aid on the basis of
n/a n/a $58,000 need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need demonstrated financial need. The average 2016–17 first-year financial aid package for
international students was $58,000.
Duke University expects to enroll 20 to 25 international students whose
n/a accept 20- 25 with full aid n/a need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need full demonstrated need has been met with a university-provided need-based aid
package.
if you are admitted, Yale will meet 100 percent of your demonstrated financial
n/a n/a n/a need-blind, meets FULL demonstrated need
need with a combination of tuition grants and term-time employment
 Number of enrolled Average amount of aid per
Total amount of aid granted
University international undergraduates student (college report or RP Financial aid type Comments from university website
to international students
received aid calculation)

Admission to Harvard is need-blind, meaning your financial need will not impede your
Harvard University $35,845,904 592 $60,550
need-blind, meets FULL demonstrated need chances of admission

Princeton University $21,197,495 427 $49,642 Princeton meets 100 percent of the financial need ...
need-blind, meets FULL demonstrated need

Brown meets 100% of a student's demonstrated need, the financial aid award will be
Brown University $9,828,035 188 $52,276
need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need equal to the student's need.

Tufts meets 100% of demonstrated financial need for all admitted students. In light
Tufts University $7,851,100 136 $57,728 need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need
of Tufts' commitment to maintain an internationally diverse community, the University
makes available a limited amount of funding for talented international students

Brandeis strives to meet 100% of demonstrated financial need for all admitted
Brandeis University $3,227,353 71 $45,455
need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need students, including international students.

Dartmouth College $15,367,803 257 $59,796 We will meet 100% of the demonstrated need of all admitted financial aid applicants.
need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need

While Columbia is need-aware for international students, we admit a large number

Columbia University $13,219,632 214 $61,773 need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need of international students who apply for and receive a substantial amount
of financial aid. Columbia meets 100% of the demonstrated financial need for
international students admitted as first-years and transfers pursuing their first degree.

Berea College is the only school in the United States that provides 100% funding to
Berea College $4,966,609 120 $41,388 free-tuition; housing and meal stipends are
100% of enrolled international students .
available

need-sensitive, meets FULL demonstrated

Barnard College n/a n/a n/a ... Barnard meets full demonstrated need for admitted students, the review of
need
applications for admissions for International Students is need sensitive.

International students, if admitted to Bowdoin, are considered for Bowdoin

Bowdoin College $2,010,562 41 $49,038 need-aware meets FULL demonstrated need
institutional financial aid. International applicants should be advised, however, that
competition for funding is intense as it is limited.
 Number of enrolled Average amount of aid per
Total amount of aid granted
University international undergraduates student (college report or RP Financial aid type Comments from university website
to international students
received aid calculation)

Bryn Mawr College awards need-based financial aid to international students which
Bryn Mawr College n/a n/a n/a need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need
may consist of grants, loans, and campus employment. The College meets the
full demonstrated need for all admitted students

Caltech has need-sensitive admission for international citizens. The total amount
California Institute of Technology $1,710,292 33 $51,827 need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need
of financial aid funds is limited for these students, and we remain committed
to meeting 100% of the demonstrated need of all admitted students.

Carleton works to meet 100% of every student's demonstrated financial need.

Carleton College $2,965,263.00 67 $44,257 need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need
We do accept a few international students every year whose financial need is
met through a combination of grants, scholarships, and loans

Case Western Reserve University $2,624,252 96 $27,335 need based Case Western Reserve University offers a limited amount of need-based aid to first-
year and transfer international applicants

CMC is committed to meeting 100% of demonstrated need of all admitted students,

Claremont McKenna College
regardless of citizenship. However, as a "need aware" institution, CMC takes into
$1,224,493 25 $48,979 need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need
account a student's ability to pay the full-cost of attendance as a part of admission
criteria for applicants that are not U.S. citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents. CMC has
limited financial resources for international students.

Colby meets 100 percent of the full demonstrated need of all admitted students, for all
Colby College $4,191,443 82 $51,115 need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need
four years, regardless of citizenship—including more than $5.4 million to more than
102 international students in the 2016-2017 academic year

Colgate is committed to meeting 100 percent of the demonstrated financial need of

Colgate University n/a n/a n/a
need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need accepted students.

Connecticut College $4,242,365 81 $52,37 Financial aid for international students. Connecticut College
need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need
meets full demonstrated financial need of all applicants regardless of citizenship

As an all honors college, every admitted student receives a half-tuition scholarship

Cooper Union for the Advancement
$3,729,734 143 $26,082 50% off the tuition valued at approximately $21,000 per academic year (2017-2018). Students will
of Science and Art
automatically be considered for additional merit based scholarship through the
admissions process.

Franklin and Marshall College $5,379,003 121 $44,454 Franklin & Marshall will meet 100% of your demonstrated need for all four years
need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need

Total amount of aid granted
University
to international students
Franklin W. Olin College of
Engineering
Gettysburg College
Grinnell College
Hamilton College
Harvey Mudd College
Haverford College
Johns Hopkins University
Lafayette College
Lehigh University
Macalester College
Number of enrolled Average amount of aid per
international undergraduates student (college report or RP Financial aid type Comments from university website
received aid calculation)
Currently valued at more than $100,000, the merit-based Olin Tuition
50% off the tuition+ limited additional need- Scholarship benefits all admitted students. Offered for eight semesters of full time
$714,925 28 $25,533
based aid study and covering half the annual tuition charges, this scholarship recognizes
achievement inside and outside the classroom and represents our confidence in your
ability to succeed in this unique academic environment.
$3,942,974 128 $30,804 If admitted, Gettysburg will meet 100% of the students need.
need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need
Grinnell is committed to meeting 100% of institutionally determined need for
$7,733,905 207 $37,361
need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need admitted international students within our financial aid budget.
Hamilton meets the full demonstrated financial need of every admitted international
$3,249,473 62 $52,410
need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need student for all four years.
We are able to meet 100 percent of a family's demonstrated need for only a handful
$793,499 29 $27,362
need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need of international students
There is limited aid available for international students, making admission for
$1,537,662 25 $61,506 such students especially competitive; however, we do meet 100% of the demonstrated
need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need
need of all admitted students.
The average scholarship is $25,000, but individual amounts can be more or less,
n/a n/a n/a
need-based depending on the financial need of the student.
Lafayette meets the full demonstrated financial need of international students through
n/a n/a n/a
need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need a combination of loan, job, and grant aid
Lehigh University awards need-based financial aid to international students.
Competition is very keen and our budget is limited. In evaluating students for aid, we
$4,163,332 90 $46,25 need-based + merit-based
look at a combination of the student’s academic/extracurricular achievements and the
student/family need for financial assistance. Therefore, our financial aid is a
combination of merit and need-based aid
Approximately two out of three of the international students who enroll at Macalester
$11,259,120 258 $43,640 receive financial aid awards. We are committed to meeting the full demonstrated
need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need
financial need of every student we admit.
 Number of enrolled Average amount of aid per
Total amount of aid granted
University international undergraduates student (college report or RP Financial aid type Comments from university website
to international students
received aid calculation)

For undergraduates, we meet your full demonstrated financial need for all four of your
MIT $17,690,728 342 $51,727 need-blind, meets FULL demonstrated need
undergraduate years. About 90% of our undergrads receive some type of financial aid,
including scholarships, loans and jobs. All you need to do is apply

Need-based financial aid is available to international students seeking undergraduate

Northwestern University $5,797,966 105 $55,218 need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need degrees. We guarantee to meet 100% of all admitted first-year students' demonstrated
financial need for all four years. A request for financial aid consideration and the
amount of financial aid you require may be a factor in a final admission decision.

Oberlin provides grants, scholarships, loans, and on-campus employment to enable

Oberlin College n/a n/a n/a need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need international students to meet all demonstrated financial need. More than 80 percent
of our international students receive institutional financial aid, with the average aid
package covering about three-quarters of the cost of attendance.

…if admitted, the financial aid award will meet the student's full demonstrated need in
Pitzer College $883,125 15 $58,875
need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need the form of scholarship assistance and/or institutional work study.

Any admitted student with a demonstrated need will be offered a financial aid package
Pomona College $4,401,760 80 $55,022
need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need that meets 100 percent of that need

If you apply for need-based aid, meet all published deadlines, and we offer you
Reed College n/a n/a n/a
need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need admission, we are committed to meeting 100% of your demonstrated financial aid.

Rice will meet 100% of demonstrated financial need as determined by university

Rice University $3,758,455 113 $33,260
need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need calculations.

Smith meets 100 percent of the demonstrated need of all admitted students who
Smith College $8,642,029 154 $56,117
need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need apply for financial aid by the published deadlines

Degree-seeking students may apply for international scholarships. While the average
St.Olaf College $10,961,298 249 $44,021 need-based, meets demonstrated need award is half-tuition, last year, scholarships for our international students ranged from
$5,000 to $56,430. Scholarships, on-campus work-study, and loans are awarded to
students who demonstrate academic excellence and financial need

Admission to Swarthmore is need-aware for other international citizens. Regardless of

Swarthmore College n/a n/a n/a need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need citizenship, if you are accepted to Swarthmore, the College will meet 100 percent of
your demonstrated need with a financial aid award up to—and including—full tuition,
room and board, books, supplies, and transportation
 Number of enrolled Average amount of aid per
Total amount of aid granted
University international undergraduates student (college report or RP Financial aid type Comments from university website
to international students
received aid calculation)

Although the college is not a need-blind institution, it is committed to meeting 100% of

Trinity College n/a n/a n/a
need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need the demonstrated financial need of any admitted student.

Union College meets 100% of the demonstrated financial need for

Union College $4,087,197 83 $49,243
need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need admitted students but is need-aware in the admissions process

In fact, if you apply for need-based aid, and we offer you admission, we are committed
University of Chicago $8,762,445 150 $58,416
need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need to meeting 100% of your demonstrated financial aid.

if a student applies for financial aid and is admitted, they will receive a financial aid
University of Notre Dame $11,138,918 231 $48,220
need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need award that will meet their full demonstrated need.

Vassar meets 100% of the full demonstrated need of all admitted

Vassar College n/a n/a n/a
need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need students, international or domestic, for all four years.

Washington and Lee University provides both need-based and merit-based assistance
Washington and Lee university $3,299,644 59 $55,926 to international students in each entering class. Awards range from several thousand
need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need
dollars to the full annual cost of attendance.

Wellesley is committed to meeting 100% of demonstrated need for all admitted

Wellesley College $5,223,268 90 $58,036
need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need international citizens who have applied for financial aid during the admission process.

Williams meets 100 percent of the demonstrated need of every student admitted to
Williams College $5,784,344 92 $62,873 need-based, meets FULL demonstrated need the college. In addition to funding tuition, room, and board, our aid packages
for international students include yearly travel, textbooks, and personal spending
allowances

Note: Minerva KGI is another US college providing financial aid to international students but not included on
this list due to different nature of this school

Sources: university websites, CollegeBoard, internationalstudent.com