The Ultimate College List Builder

Looking for Gems in a Universe of 736 Colleges and Universities

In this Resource Guide you'll learn...

Average price breaks at 736 private and public colleges
Percentage of freshmen receiving scholarships/grants at each school
Identity of schools where most or all freshmen receive awards
Identity of schools where many freshmen pay sticker price
Explanation of what all these figures mean
Six-step cheat sheet to finding generous colleges

Why You Should Use This List

Here are two practical reasons to consult this list builder:

No. 1: The list can help you build a larger universe of schools.

Many college-bound teenagers have their hearts set on the same dream schools. These tend to be the same three or four dozen schools with impossibly high rejection rates that continually make these wish lists.

This list will allow parents to see that some or all of the schools that they are most excited about give little to no merit aid. High-income parents, for example, who can’t cover the cost of an elite research university in the Northeast that doesn’t give merit awards, will be able to see that many schools throughout the country would provide their children with merit scholarships.

No. 2: The list demonstrates that merit aid isn’t just for “A” students.

Many parents worry that their children must be stellar students to receive scholarships from schools.

This widespread assumption has created a tremendous amount of pressure on students to be per- fect. This list illustrates quite dramatically that you don’t have to be an “A” student at most schools to receive help.

In reality, most students who attend public colleges and universities don’t pay full price thanks to federal and state grants, as well as institutional awards.

About The Author

Lynn O’Shaughnessy is a nationally recognized college expert, who is a higher-ed journalist, speaker and educator.

Lynn focuses on educating high school counselors, college consultants and financial advisors, who need to understand how they can assist families with evaluating their choices and bringing their college costs down.

Prior to focusing on college issues, she was a veteran financial journalist who wrote for many consumer and financial industry publications such as Forbes, Money and Bloomberg publications.

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