New Financial-Aid Policy Makes More Students Pick Princeton

Princeton University's change to a more-generous financial-aid policy is paying off for the institution.

More freshmen from low-and middle-income families are choosing to enroll. About 65 per cent of the admitted applicants who received financial-aid offers enrolled this year, up from 60 per cent a year ago. As a result, 43 per cent of the 1,172 incoming freshmen will receive aid, compared with 38 per cent of last year's

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Harvard Increases Scholarships for Undergraduates by $2,000 a Year - September 25, 1998
Emory U. to Offer Generous Need-Based Aid to Low- and Middle-Income Students - January 11, 2007
Changes at Elite Colleges Fuel Intense Competition in Student Aid - February 5, 1999
Duke U. Announces New Student-Aid Policy - December 8, 2007
Who Should Receive Financial Aid? - September 3, 1999

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