Although many colleges and universities nationwide are struggling financially, a handful are sticking to a commitment to meet students’ full financial needs, according to U.S. News & World Report. Hit the jump to see what schools are best if your pockets aren’t too thick!! (And that’s most of us!!)
| School Name | City | State | U.S. News Ranking & Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst College | Amherst | MA | 2, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Barnard College | New York | NY | 26, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Bates College | Lewiston | ME | 21, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill | MA | 31, National Universities |
| Bowdoin College | Brunswick | ME | 6, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Brown University | Providence | RI | 15, National Universities |
| Bryn Mawr College | Bryn Mawr | PA | 30, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena | CA | 7, National Universities |
| Carleton College | Northfield | MN | 8, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Claremont McKenna College | Claremont | CA | 11, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Colby College | Waterville | ME | 23, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Colgate University | Hamilton | NY | 21, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| College of the Holy Cross | Worcester | MA | 32, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Columbia University | New York | NY | 4, National Universities |
| Connecticut College | New London | CT | 41, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Cornell University | Ithaca | NY | 15, National Universities |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover | NH | 9, National Universities |
| Davidson College | Davidson | NC | 9, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Duke University | Durham | NC | 9, National Universities |
| Emory University | Atlanta | GA | 20, National Universities |
| Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering | Needham | MA | Unranked |
| Georgetown University | Washington | DC | 21, National Universities |
| Gettysburg College | Gettysburg | PA | 47, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Grinnell College | Grinnell | IA | 18, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Hamilton College | Clinton | NY | 18, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Harvard University | Cambridge | MA | 1, National Universities |
| Harvey Mudd College | Claremont | CA | 18, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Haverford College | Haverford | PA | 9, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Macalester College | St. Paul | MN | 26, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge | MA | 7, National Universities |
| Middlebury College | Middlebury | VT | 4, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Mount Holyoke College | South Hadley | MA | 26, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Northwestern University | Evanston | IL | 12, National Universities |
| Oberlin College | Oberlin | OH | 23, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Occidental College | Los Angeles | CA | 36, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Pitzer College | Claremont | CA | 46, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Pomona College | Claremeont | CA | 6, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Princeton University | Princeton | NJ | 2, National Universities |
| Reed College | Portland | OR | 54, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Rice University | Houston | TX | 17, National Universities |
| Scripps College | Claremont | CA | 23, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Smith College | Northampton | MA | 14, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| St. Olaf College | Northfield | MN | 51, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Stanford University | Stanford | CA | 5, National Universities |
| SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry | Syracuse | NY | 79, National Universities |
| Swarthmore College | Swarthmore | PA | 3, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Thomas Aquinas College | Santa Paula | CA | 71, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Trinity College | Hartford | CT | 36, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Tufts University | Medford | MA | 28, National Universities |
| University of Chicago | Chicago | IL | 9, National Universities |
| University of Dayton | Dayton | OH | 99, National Universities |
| University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | NC | 30, National Universities |
| University of Northern Colorado | Greely | CO | Rank Not Published |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | PA | 5, National Universities |
| University of Richmond | Richmond | VA | 32, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| University of Virginia | Charlottesville | VA | 25, National Universities |
| Vassar College | Poughkeepsie | NY | 12, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Washington and Lee University | Lexington | VA | 14, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Washington University in St. Louis | St. Louis | MO | 13, National Universities |
| Wellesley College | Wellesley | MA | 4, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Wesleyan University | Middletown | CT | 12, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Williams College | Williamstown | MA | 1, National Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Yale University | New Haven | CT | 3, National Universities |
