Is Wesleyan Need Blind?

But Wesleyan is not one of the seven institutions in the United States that is need-blind and meets full demonstrated need (Amherst, Curtis Institute of Music, Harvard College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Minerva Schools at KGI, Princeton University, Yale University).

Is Wesleyan need-blind or need aware?

With respect to finances, Wesleyan's policy is to meet 100% of the demonstrated financial need of admitted students. ... Today we spend more on financial aid that we ever did when we were “need-blind,” and our students now have less debt.

Are need-blind colleges really need-blind?

In order to be truly "need-blind," an institution must be able to offer admission to unlimited numbers of candidates without any knowledge of the individual or collective financial needs of those students until after the offers are made.

Robert Thorne

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