People give these elite colleges and universities a hard time, but I think it is mostly sensational stories with no meat. Do you know how many US schools are need blind and meet full need for all students? 6. [1]<p>I also have no clue where the story about these schools being for rich kids came from. When my wife went to Princeton a few years back it was one of the cheapest options for her! Schools all base need on the same FASA form, but then these &quot;expensive elite schools&quot; will do things like cover the student portion of the aid with a grant instead of loans [2]. This makes their financial aid package <i>much</i> better than at most schools.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Need-blind_admission" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Need-blind_admission</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;admission.princeton.edu&#x2F;financialaid" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;admission.princeton.edu&#x2F;financialaid</a>