Schools Ranked by Institution Financial Aid Rate Page 4

Financial aid is a top priority for most prospective college students. The higher the percentage of students who receive financial aid directly from the school, the more desirable the college should be to attend. This data refers to the percentage of undergraduate students receiving financial aid for the 2013 academic year directly from the institution they attend. The financial aid figures are provided by the IPEDS database from the U.S. Department of Education.

IPEDS did not have financial aid figures for all of the colleges on our list. We did not, however, want to penalize those colleges without data. To that end, we simply excluded those schools from the rankings in this category.

Rank School Student to
Faculty Ratio
Graduation
Rate
Retention
Rate
Acceptance
Rate
Enrollment
Rate
Institutional
Aid Rate
Default
Rate
301

University of California-Davis

18 to 1 85% 93% 38% 8% 72% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
302

University of South Florida-Main Campus

24 to 1 68% 88% 45% 14% 72% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
303

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

23 to 1 67% 85% 77% 32% 72% 5% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
304

Louisiana Tech University

23 to 1 52% 80% 64% 31% 72% 8% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
305

Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health

12 to 1 73% 81% 34% 19% 72% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
306

SUNY College at Plattsburgh

16 to 1 65% 83% 50% 12% 72% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
307

Temple University

14 to 1 71% 90% 56% 17% 72% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
308

Grace College and Theological Seminary

23 to 1 60% 80% 77% 9% 71% 4% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
309

Capitol Technology University

12 to 1 35% 87% 97% 23% 71% 7% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
310

Siena Heights University

12 to 1 37% 72% 77% 17% 71% 6% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
311

University of Nebraska at Kearney

14 to 1 56% 80% 85% 37% 71% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
312

Wilson College

10 to 1 39% 73% 45% 10% 71% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
313

Providence College

12 to 1 85% 90% 57% 10% 71% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
314

Bob Jones University

12 to 1 62% 80% 82% 55% 71% 2% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
315

Clemson University

18 to 1 81% 93% 51% 15% 71% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
316

University of South Carolina-Columbia

19 to 1 72% 87% 65% 20% 71% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
317

King University

16 to 1 45% 73% 44% 17% 71% 8% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
318

Brigham Young University-Provo

20 to 1 80% 86% 48% 38% 71% 1% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
319

University of Wyoming

14 to 1 55% 77% 96% 36% 71% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
320

University of Miami

12 to 1 82% 92% 38% 6% 70% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
321

Tulane University of Louisiana

9 to 1 83% 92% 30% 7% 70% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
322

Loyola University Maryland

11 to 1 81% 86% 61% 7% 70% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
323

Daniel Webster College

16 to 1 49% 68% 62% 18% 70% 8% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
324

Syracuse University

16 to 1 81% 91% 48% 10% 70% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
325

University of Arizona

22 to 1 61% 80% 76% 23% 69% 7% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
326

University of Central Florida

30 to 1 70% 89% 49% 18% 69% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
327

Florida International University

25 to 1 58% 88% 50% 20% 69% 10% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
328

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

18 to 1 78% 91% 58% 12% 69% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
329

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

18 to 1 61% 80% 78% 19% 69% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
330

SUNY Polytechnic Institute

17 to 1 49% 74% 60% 15% 69% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
331

Sam Houston State University

21 to 1 49% 80% 73% 29% 69% 11% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
332

University of Richmond

8 to 1 88% 93% 31% 8% 69% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
333

California State University-San Marcos

24 to 1 51% 81% 54% 16% 69% 5% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
334

Colorado School of Mines

16 to 1 77% 94% 38% 9% 68% 3% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
335

Jacksonville University

14 to 1 41% 68% 54% 12% 68% 10% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
336

Maharishi University of Management

11 to 1 46% 90% 37% 25% 68% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
337

University of Mississippi

18 to 1 61% 87% 79% 22% 68% 8% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
338

Maryville University of Saint Louis

13 to 1 71% 89% 72% 26% 68% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
339

Rockhurst University

12 to 1 71% 85% 74% 12% 68% 6% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
340

Piedmont International University

7 to 1 41% 74% 24% 19% 68% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
341

The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences

10 to 1 69% 83% 54% 29% 68% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
342

Kent State University at Kent

21 to 1 56% 81% 85% 27% 68% 12% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
343

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

16 to 1 86% 93% 51% 14% 68% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
344

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

27 to 1 63% 89% 39% 8% 67% 5% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
345

Georgia Southern University

21 to 1 50% 82% 60% 35% 67% 9% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
346

University of Idaho

16 to 1 57% 80% 72% 26% 67% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
347

Iowa State University

19 to 1 71% 87% 87% 33% 67% 5% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
348

Saint Elizabeth College of Nursing

8 to 1 50% 100% 50% 39% 67% 4% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
349

Texas Woman's University

18 to 1 41% 76% 86% 24% 67% 8% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
350

University of California-Santa Barbara

17 to 1 81% 93% 33% 6% 66% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
351

Marian University

13 to 1 56% 80% 56% 15% 66% 6% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
352

Concordia University-Saint Paul

16 to 1 46% 70% 55% 15% 66% 6% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
353

College of Saint Elizabeth

10 to 1 49% 71% 63% 13% 66% 8% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
354

LeTourneau University

12 to 1 57% 69% 45% 14% 66% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
355

Texas Christian University

13 to 1 76% 90% 43% 11% 66% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
356

California State University-Fullerton

25 to 1 62% 88% 42% 11% 65% 6% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
357

Luther Rice University & Seminary

23 to 1 100% 100% 100% 100% 65% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
358

Saint Leo University

15 to 1 45% 71% 73% 17% 65% 10% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
359

University of Illinois at Chicago

18 to 1 60% 81% 77% 22% 65% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
360

University of Illinois at Springfield

14 to 1 48% 77% 63% 18% 65% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
361

Ball State University

14 to 1 60% 82% 61% 16% 65% 7% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
362

Northeastern University

14 to 1 84% 97% 28% 6% 65% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
363

Grand Valley State University

17 to 1 67% 84% 81% 24% 65% 4% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
364

SUNY College of Technology at Delhi

16 to 1 43% 75% 54% 16% 65% 13% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
365

Western Carolina University

16 to 1 57% 80% 40% 9% 65% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
366

Ohio State University-Main Campus

19 to 1 83% 94% 49% 17% 65% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
367

Belmont University

14 to 1 69% 83% 80% 23% 65% 3% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
368

The University of Texas at Dallas

23 to 1 66% 84% 61% 24% 65% 7% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
369

Maranatha Baptist University

13 to 1 44% 77% 69% 55% 65% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
370

Northern Arizona University

18 to 1 52% 74% 77% 17% 64% 9% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
371

San Jose State University

27 to 1 57% 86% 55% 11% 64% 5% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
372

George Washington University

13 to 1 83% 94% 46% 13% 64% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
373

Chatham University

10 to 1 56% 76% 55% 14% 64% 3% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
374

West Virginia University

20 to 1 57% 79% 86% 31% 64% 9% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
375

California State University-Chico

25 to 1 64% 84% 63% 12% 63% 7% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
376

American University

12 to 1 81% 88% 35% 11% 63% 4% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
377

The University of West Florida

22 to 1 47% 72% 42% 19% 63% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
378

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

19 to 1 85% 97% 32% 11% 63% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
379

University of Notre Dame

10 to 1 97% 98% 20% 11% 63% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
380

University of Saint Mary

8 to 1 41% 75% 49% 14% 63% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
381

University of Michigan-Dearborn

15 to 1 53% 80% 62% 18% 63% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
382

Miami University-Oxford

15 to 1 80% 90% 65% 14% 63% 11% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
383

John A Gupton College

15 to 1 50% 83% 77% 59% 63% 13% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
384

Columbia College

10 to 1 62% 81% N/A N/A 63% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
385

University of Connecticut

17 to 1 83% 92% 53% 11% 62% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
386

University of Delaware

16 to 1 79% 92% 67% 18% 62% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
387

Madonna University

10 to 1 61% 82% 60% 19% 62% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
388

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

18 to 1 66% 86% 78% 35% 62% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
389

California University of Pennsylvania

21 to 1 50% 77% 85% 26% 62% 8% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
390

Clarion University of Pennsylvania

18 to 1 49% 73% 96% 43% 62% 8% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
391

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

13 to 1 67% 86% 77% 25% 62% 5% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
392

University of California-Berkeley

17 to 1 92% 96% 17% 7% 61% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
393

University of California-Los Angeles

16 to 1 91% 96% 17% 6% 61% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
394

University of San Francisco

14 to 1 71% 83% 64% 8% 61% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
395

University of North Florida

18 to 1 55% 80% 57% 14% 61% 8% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
396

Plymouth State University

17 to 1 58% 76% 74% 20% 61% 5% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
397

SUNY College at Brockport

16 to 1 69% 82% 53% 12% 61% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
398

SUNY College at Cortland

16 to 1 73% 78% 51% 11% 61% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
399

Washington State University

15 to 1 64% 78% 80% 24% 61% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
400

North Florida Community College

17 to 1 52% 70% N/A N/A 60% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A

Methodology

For each college, we gathered data for nine different metrics: the number of full-time faculty per part-time faculty member; institutional financial aid, acceptance, retention, graduation, job placement, and default rates; years accredited; and undergraduate tuition. Learn more