U.S. News Schools with the Most Merit Aid for Students

The following list presents the Top 100 schools with the most students receiving merit aid. Since 1983, U.S. News & World Report Magazine compiles American college and university rankings. Although the method used for ranking criticized many times; it is very popular and very well known. In addition, the list receives millions of page views after its release. U.S. News & World Report publishes the rankings in the most popular areas of study as well as their Top 100 lists.

Rank		% of Students	City	State
1	Cooper Union	100%	New York	New York
2	Anderson University	95%	Anderson	South Carolina
3	Sierra Nevada College	93%	Incline Village	Nevada
4	University of Mobile	73%	Mobile	Alabama
5	Avila University	63%	Kansas City	Missouri
6	Dillard University	56%	New Orleans	Louisiana
7	New College of Florida	54%	Sarasota	Florida
8	University of Florida	52%	Gainesville	Florida
9	Denison University	51%	Granville	Ohio
10	Hampden-Sydney College	50%	Hampden-Sydney	Virginia
10	Ouachita Baptist University	50%	Arkadelphia	Arkansas
12	Seton Hall University	49%	South Orange	New Jersey
13	University of Nevada-Reno	48%	Reno	Nevada
14	Trinity University	47%	San Antonio	Texas
15	DePauw University	46%	Greencastle	Indiana
16	Kalamazoo College	45%	Kalamazoo	Michigan
16	Longy School of Music	45%	Cambridge	Massachusetts
16	Louisiana College	45%	Pineville	Louisiana
16	University of Michigan-Dearborn	45%	Dearborn	Michigan
20	Birmingham-Southern College	43%	Birmingham	Alabama
20	Rhodes College	43%	Memphis	Tennessee
20	Shorter College	43%	Rome	Georgia
20	St. Joseph's University	43%	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania
20	University of Colorado-Boulder	43%	Boulder	Colorado
20	Westminster College	43%	Fulton	Missouri
26	Hendrix College	42%	Conway	Arkansas
26	Randolph-Macon College	42%	Ashland	Virginia
28	Berry College	41%	Mount Berry	Georgia
28	College of Wooster	41%	Wooster	Ohio
30	Columbus State University	40%	Columbus	Georgia
30	Dowling College	40%	Oakdale Long Island	New York
30	Fontbonne University	40%	St. Louis	Missouri
30	Millsaps College	40%	Jackson	Mississippi
30	Ohio Wesleyan University	40%	Delaware	Ohio
30	Sweet Briar College	40%	Sweet Briar	Virginia
30	University of Dayton	40%	Dayton	Ohio
30	Westminster College	40%	Salt Lake City	Utah
38	Catholic University of America	39%	Washington	District of Columbia
38	Mayville State University	39%	Mayville	North Dakota
38	New England Conservatory of Music	39%	Boston	Massachusetts
38	St. John's University	39%	Collegeville	Minnesota
42	Austin College	38%	Sherman	Texas
42	Centre College	38%	Danville	Kentucky
42	Dean College	38%	Franklin	Massachusetts
42	Gonzaga University	38%	Spokane	Washington
42	University of Tulsa	38%	Tulsa	Oklahoma
42	Wesleyan College	38%	Macon	Georgia
48	Florida International University	37%	Miami	Florida
48	Loyola University New Orleans	37%	New Orleans	Louisiana
48	Mississippi College	37%	Clinton	Mississippi
48	University of the Ozarks	37%	Clarksville	Arkansas
48	Wagner College	37%	Staten Island	New York
53	Albion College	36%	Albion	Michigan
53	Eckerd College	36%	St. Petersburg	Florida
53	Huntingdon College	36%	Montgomery	Alabama
53	Stetson University	36%	Deland	Florida
53	University of Portland	36%	Portland	Oregon
53	Washington College	36%	Chestertown	Maryland
59	College of Idaho	35%	Caldwell	Idaho
59	Dickinson State University	35%	Dickinson	North Dakota
59	Drew University	35%	Madison	New Jersey
59	Lynchburg College	35%	Lynchburg	Virginia
59	Queens University of Charlotte	35%	Charlotte	North Carolina
59	Roanoke College	35%	Salem	Virginia
59	Southern Methodist University	35%	Dallas	Texas
59	Transylvania University	35%	Lexington	Kentucky
59	Truman State University	35%	Kirksville	Missouri
59	University of South Carolina-Columbia	35%	Columbia	South Carolina
69	Andrews University	34%	Berrien Springs	Michigan
69	Carroll College	34%	Helena	Montana
69	Drake University	34%	Des Moines	Iowa
69	La Sierra University	34%	Riverside	California
69	Murray State University	34%	Murray	Kentucky
69	St. Andrews Presbyterian College	34%	Laurinburg	North Carolina
75	Baylor University	33%	Waco	Texas
75	Benedictine College	33%	Atchison	Kansas
75	Carroll College	33%	Waukesha	Wisconsin
75	College of St. Benedict	33%	St. Joseph	Minnesota
75	Florida Southern College	33%	Lakeland	Florida
75	Guilford College	33%	Greensboro	North Carolina
75	Illinois Wesleyan University	33%	Bloomington	Illinois
75	Jamestown College	33%	Jamestown	North Dakota
75	Jarvis Christian College	33%	Hawkins	Texas
75	Langston University	33%	Langston	Oklahoma
75	Mercer University	33%	Macon	Georgia
75	Missouri State University	33%	Springfield	Missouri
75	Monmouth University	33%	West Long Branch	New Jersey
75	Mount St. Mary's University	33%	Emmitsburg	Maryland
75	Randolph College	33%	Lynchburg	Virginia
75	Susquehanna University	33%	Selinsgrove	Pennsylvania
75	Tulane University	33%	New Orleans	Louisiana
75	University of Rochester	33%	Rochester	New York
75	Western Michigan University	33%	Kalamazoo	Michigan
94	Earlham College	32%	Richmond	Indiana
94	Graceland University	32%	Lamoni	Iowa
94	Grinnell College	32%	Grinnell	Iowa
94	Missouri Valley College	32%	Marshall	Missouri
94	Southwestern University	32%	Georgetown	Texas
94	Westmont College	32%	Santa Barbara	California
94	Wingate University	32%	Wingate	North Carolina

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