Highest tuition-discount rates – private nonprofit universities

These 50 private nonprofit universities rank highest by institutional aid as a share of gross tuition, drawn from 664 institutions with reported data in the U.S. Department of Education data for 2024-25. Manhattan School of Computer Technology (Brooklyn, NY) leads at 97.2%.

Institutions ranked by Tuition discount rate.
#	Institution	Tuition discount rate
1	Manhattan School of Computer TechnologyNY	97.2%
2	Berea CollegeKY	92.7%
3	Georgetown CollegeKY	81.7%
4	Albion CollegeMI	76.4%
5	The College of IdahoID	75.9%
6	Hendrix CollegeAR	75.6%
7	College of the OzarksMO	74.8%
8	Ohio Wesleyan UniversityOH	74.5%
9	Coe CollegeIA	72.9%
10	Bridgewater CollegeVA	72.3%
11	Washington & Jefferson CollegePA	71.2%
12	Kalamazoo CollegeMI	71.1%
13	Fisk UniversityTN	70.8%
14	Quincy UniversityIL	70.5%
15	Wittenberg UniversityOH	70.3%
16	DePauw UniversityIN	69.8%
17	Allegheny CollegePA	69.7%
18	Beth Medrash GovohaNJ	69.6%
19	Bard CollegeNY	69.6%
20	Susquehanna UniversityPA	69.5%
21	Lake Forest CollegeIL	69.4%
22	Knox CollegeIL	69%
23	Hillsdale CollegeMI	68.5%
24	Princeton UniversityNJ	68.2%
25	Luther CollegeIA	68.1%
26	Austin CollegeTX	68.1%
27	Wheaton College (Massachusetts)MA	68.1%
28	Cornell CollegeIA	68%
29	St Olaf CollegeMN	67.9%
30	Mars Hill UniversityNC	67.4%
31	Lawrence UniversityWI	67.1%
32	The College of WoosterOH	66.8%
33	Alma CollegeMI	66.7%
34	Oglethorpe UniversityGA	66.3%
35	Alfred UniversityNY	66.3%
36	Westminster CollegePA	66.2%
37	Clarkson UniversityNY	66.1%
38	Grinnell CollegeIA	65.5%
39	Ursinus CollegePA	65.5%
40	Adrian CollegeMI	65.4%
41	Juniata CollegePA	65.4%
42	Hobart William Smith CollegesNY	65.2%
43	Simpson CollegeIA	65%
44	Wartburg CollegeIA	64.8%
45	Augustana CollegeIL	64.6%
46	Centre CollegeKY	64.5%
47	Milwaukee School of EngineeringWI	64.4%
48	Millikin UniversityIL	64%
49	Rhodes CollegeTN	63.8%
50	Dillard UniversityLA	63.7%

The tuition-discount rate is institutional grant aid as a share of gross tuition (IPEDS, private nonprofits only, public institutions report differently and are excluded). A higher rate means more of sticker tuition is handed back as aid, a pricing-strategy and net-revenue signal, not a measure of quality or generosity. The national average is roughly 56%. A data ranking, not an Ibex endorsement or quality rating. Ranked solely on the metric named above using U.S. Department of Education data for 2024-25; federal collections lag the current academic year, and some measures are no longer published at all, so the most recent figure is not always a recent one. Institutions that do not report this metric are excluded. Figures and peer context appear on each institution’s profile.

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Frequently asked

Which of these private nonprofit universities ranks highest by institutional aid as a share of gross tuition?

Manhattan School of Computer Technology (Brooklyn, NY), at 97.2%. It leads 50 institutions shown here, drawn from 664 with reported data.

How is this ranking calculated?

On one disclosed metric only: by institutional aid as a share of gross tuition, from College Scorecard & IPEDS, 2024-25. Institutions that do not report the metric are excluded. It is a data ranking, not an Ibex endorsement, quality rating or reputation survey, and no part of it is estimated or AI-generated.

How current is the data?

This list is built from the College Scorecard release of June 10, 2026 and the newest IPEDS collection on disk, using the most recent figure each of them publishes for the metric it ranks: College Scorecard & IPEDS, 2024-25. Federal collections lag the current academic year by two to three years, so the newest published figure is not always a recent one; the release the leaderboard is dated on is printed under it.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (each measure carries its own collection year; see the methodology), with NSF NCSES (HERD), the Clery Act & EADA collections, Census ACS, BLS Employment Projections, WICHE & the FSA Direct Loan Dashboard. Compiled by Ibex Insights. For informational benchmarking only, not financial, investment, or accreditation advice. See the methodology.