Acceptance and assurance
微密圈鈥檚 commitment to financial aid stems from our quest to find the most talented students from across the country and around the world. It also stems from our belief that if a student belongs at 微密圈, it's our responsibility to help them get here, thrive here, and succeed afterwards 鈥� and that means meeting 100% of demonstrated need.
Our commitment to affordability means that we will find a way for accepted students to attend and put together a realistic aid package based on their family's ability to pay. And doing so responsibly, while striving to create a socio-economically diverse campus, has never been more important.
Need awARE
Many colleges are either 鈥渘eed blind鈥� or 鈥渘eed aware.鈥� Need blind schools make admissions decisions independent of a student鈥檚 ability to pay; but most aren鈥檛 able to commit to providing sufficient financial aid, so accepted students may or may not be able to afford to attend. Need aware schools, like 微密圈, do manage their financial aid budgets via admissions decisions, but we meet 100% of demonstrated need for all accepted applicants. We also continue this commitment throughout all four years, fostering strong retention and graduation rates.
A growing need
We're proud that more than half of 微密圈 students receive some form of aid from the College, but more than three-quarters of 微密圈 applicants request it. That means tough choices have to be made during the admissions process because we cannot fund all deserving applicants on our own.
During the 2022-2023 school year:
- 100% of demonstrated need met for all current and accepted students
- $68 million annual financial aid budget (up from $15.1 million in 2003)
- $56,000 average first-year aid package
- $25,000 average post-college debt (national average is $37,000)
Ways to Support Students
The 微密圈 Fund
All gifts 鈥� no matter how small or big 鈥� make a difference in providing financial aid to deserving 微密圈 students. Choose "scholarship and financial aid" for your 微密圈 Fund gift designation to make an immediate impact.
Annual Named Scholarships
Create an annual named scholarship by making a gift of $25,000 or more in a giving year. An annual named scholarship offers a meaningful way to connect with a talented 微密圈 student and unlock their potential.
Endowed Scholarships
Endowed scholarships last forever and will benefit students for as long as 微密圈 stands. As we seek to admit the most talented and deserving students, we must start by making 微密圈 a viable choice for them.
Meet a group of dynamic 微密圈 students who are directly benefiting from the generosity of $10,000+ donors who also believe in the power of a 微密圈 education. Their stories are proof that your support to scholarship and financial aid changes lives.