watch nowOngoing problems with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid have delayed financial aid award letters — and have even prevented many high school seniors and their families from applying for aid at all.
Yale UniversityLocation: New Haven, ConnecticutSticker price: $87,150Average need-based scholarship: $71,577Average total out-of-pocket cost: $15,573 2.
Vassar CollegeLocation: Poughkeepsie, New YorkSticker price: $85,220Average need-based scholarship: $61,252Average total out-of-pocket cost: $23,968 3.
Williams CollegeLocation: Williamstown, MassachusettsSticker price: $85,820Average need-based scholarship: $70,764Average total out-of-pocket cost: $15,056 4.
Pomona CollegeLocation: Claremont, CaliforniaSticker price: $86,814Average need-based scholarship: $65,925Average total out-of-pocket cost: $20,889 5.
Persons:
Robert Franek, Yale University Yana Paskova, Stringer, Win McNamee
Organizations:
Federal, Aid, National College, Princeton, Yale University, Vassar College, Williams, Pomona, California Institute of Technology, University of Virginia, Getty
Locations:
New Haven , Connecticut, Poughkeepsie , New York, Williamstown , Massachusetts, Claremont , California, Pasadena , California, Charlottesville , Virginia