Enrollment Markets
Who Generates the Largest Finaid Pools From Tuition?
Oct 16, 2024

Who Generates the Largest Finaid Pools From Tuition?

Charging full-price can, in theory, help universities fund financial aid. Which universities draw the largest tuition pools from full-payers?


Most Tuition Generated From Full-Tuition Payers: Top 50

Showing 2021 full-payer data using IPEDS

Is there is a Robinhood-esque relationship, where the highest-paying students subsidize the highest-need students? We can take a look at the average net prices charged to the highest-need students:

Avg. Net Price for Highest Financial Need Students

Showing 2021 net price data (NPT412: Family Income $0-$30k/yr) using IPEDS

Of all the paths that full-tuition reciepts can be routed to, financial aid is only one of them.