Admissions and Aid Statistics
ANNUAL BUDGET
- Bowdoin:$151.8 million (2015-2016)
- Vassar:$147 million (2011-2012)
- NYU:$2.892 billion (2015-2016)
PELL RECIPIENTS
- Bowdoin:14% (2013-2014) ***278 total Pell grant recipients in 2014-2015
- Vassar:23% (2015-2016) ***610 total Pell grant recipients in 2014-2015
- NYU:20% (2013-2014) ***5,655 total Pell recipients in 2014-2015
NET TUITION FOR STUDENTS FROM FAMILIES EARNING $30,000- $48,000
- Bowdoin:$8,900 (2013-2014)
- Vassar:$5,600 (2013-2014)
- NYU:$28,600 (2013-2014)
GRADUATION RATE
- Bowdoin:93% overall (86.1% on time)
- Vassar:91.8% overall (87.8% on time)
- NYU:82.4% overall (71.6% on time)
FINANCIAL AID BUDGET
- Bowdoin:$34.4 million (2015-2016)
- Vassar:$58.4 million (2014-2015)
- NYU:$551 million (2015-2016)
NET TUITION COLLECTED (LESS FINANCIAL AID)
- Bowdoin:$51.7 million (2014-2015)
- Vassar:$64.1 million (2013-2014)
- NYU:$1.648 billion (2015-2016)
Other Background
- ROI Trends for Low-Income Students–2014 Payscale College ROI Report
- Wealthier Schools Admit Fewer Students With Pell Grants– Beth Taylor,PayscaleMarch 28, 2014
- Vassar tops New York Times report on enrollment of lower income students at leading colleges–Vassar News
- Top Colleges That Enroll Rich, Middle Class and Poor– David Leonhardt,New York TimesSept. 8, 2014
- Making Top Colleges Less Aristocratic and More Meritocratic– By Peter Dreier and Richard D. Kahlenberg,New York TimesSept. 12, 2014
- The Most Economically Diverse Top Colleges–New York Times
Sources
- Vassar College Budget
- NYU Fiscal 2016 Operating Budget
- CollegeCalc – Bowdoin
- CollegeCalc – Vassar
- CollegeCalc – NYU
- Vassar College Fact Book 2015-2016[pdf]
- Bowdoin College Financial Statements[pdf]
- Bowdoin Admissions At A Glance
- U.S. Department of Education: Distribution of Federal Pell Grant Program Funds by Institution (Award Year 2014-2015)
