Public Finance Best Colleges Financial Aid Comparison
For the academic year 2022-2023, at the best colleges in Public Finance program, total 102,854 undergraduate students have awarded grant aid from federal, state, local, and/or institutes. The average amount of the awarded grant aid is $38,461 where the 2024 average tuition & fees is $56,775. For full-time first time undergraduate students (freshmen), 57%% of students (22,266 students) have awarded federal, state, local and/or institutional grant aid.
- For all undergraduate students, Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest percent of students awarded grant aid of 77% and Harvard University has the lowest graduation rate of 46%.
- For all undergraduate students, Princeton University has the highest amount of grant aid of $62,079 and University of Wisconsin-Madison has the lowest amount of grant aid of $12,757.
- For first-time full-time students, Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest percent of students awarded grant aid of 71% and University of Wisconsin-Madison has the lowest graduation rate of 47%.
- For first-time full-time students, Harvard University has the highest amount of grant aid of $61,801 and University of Wisconsin-Madison has the lowest amount of grant aid of $11,171.
Public Finance Best Colleges Financial Aid Comparison
The following table lists the best colleges in Public Finance programs. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or the school does not have programs for the values.
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| Rank | College name | Tuition & Fees | All Undergraduate | Full-time First-Time Undergraduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Students Awarded Grants | Percent of Students Awarded Grants | Average Amount Grant Aid Awarded | Number of Students Awarded Grants | Percent of Students Awarded Grants | Average Amount Grant Aid Awarded | |||
| 59 | University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $45,627 ($14,850) | 18,864 | 59% | $22,200 | 3,572 | 52% | $21,669 |
| 4 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA Private, 4 years four-years | $59,076 ($48,949) | 4,422 | 46% | $55,433 | 1,094 | 56% | $61,801 |
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA Private, 4 years four-years | $60,156 | 3,557 | 77% | $44,422 | 832 | 71% | $45,591 |
| 2 | Stanford University Stanford, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $62,484 ($49,617) | 4,827 | 63% | $56,737 | 1,120 | 53% | $60,619 |
| 57 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Public, 4 years four-years | $58,072 ($17,228) | 22,636 | 70% | $16,599 | 4,824 | 67% | $15,121 |
| 3 | Princeton University Princeton, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | $59,710 ($47,140) | 3,221 | 61% | $62,079 | 786 | 61% | $59,792 |
| 6 | Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY Private, 4 years four-years | $69,045 ($51,640) | 5,002 | 57% | $49,638 | 824 | 52% | $61,061 |
| 5 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | $66,939 ($54,825) | 4,208 | 55% | $43,934 | 1,070 | 52% | $48,422 |
| 174 | University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $46,042 ($15,265) | 19,359 | 58% | $20,811 | 4,143 | 55% | $20,782 |
| 74 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI Public, 4 years four-years | $40,603 ($11,205) | 16,758 | 48% | $12,757 | 4,001 | 47% | $11,171 |
| Average | $56,775 | 102,854 | 59% | $38,461 | 22,266 | 57% | $40,603 | |