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> At private schools, the percentage of students receiving need-based aid has actually declined! ..from 43% to 42%. This is not a significant amount. If the

• caseysoftware 13y ago
  Considering most private schools are going to be significantly smaller than state schools, that 1% difference is quite likely a few dozen people tops. 1% at my private undergrad would be 18-20 people now.
  • jlgreco 13y ago
    The number of students attending private and public universities are actually pretty close (for 4-year schools): "Nearly 7.5 million students will attend public 2-year institutions (source), and 0.5 million will attend private 2-year colleges (source). Some 8.2 million students are expected to attend public 4-year institutions (source), and about 5.6 million will attend private 4-year institutions (source)." http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=372 http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=372