[82lsju]

Isn't that 82% number pretty misleading? Many of them are from affluent families who covered the full cost of attendance, as opposed to benefiting from a financial aid system that is one of the most generous in the nation to those of lesser means. I'm a of exceedingly large proportions fan of how the undergrad helps make Stanford financially accessible to all accepted (domestic) candidates, but I do not like the 82% number being thrown out as an example of that because it is not.

Also, at least they are not giving the biggest financial aid rewards to those who need it the least (cough, cough, Business School).

Edit: How does 'I'm-a-h u g e-fan' turn into I am of exceedingly large proportions ...

some data from the previous year (I tried pasting the entire table but is in not readable so here are some highlights)

- UNDERGRADUATE FINANCIAL AID 2015-16

Total students enrolled (4 qtrs)                                               6,870
Percent of students receiving some form of financial assistance     85%
Percent of students receiving any form of aid toward cost             67%
Percent of students receiving need-based scholarship from Stanford  47%
Percent of students receiving Pell Grants                                     16%

- CATEGORIES OF FINANCIAL AID, 2015-16

Scholarship Aid     $177,466,029  93.3%
Long-Term Loans        $6,902,375    3.6%
Term-Time Jobs         $5,862,465      3.1%



http://facts.stanford.edu/academics/undergraduate-facts

[82lsju]

Isn't that 82% number pretty misleading? Many of them are from affluent families who covered the full cost of attendance, as opposed to benefiting from a financial aid system that is one of the most generous in the nation to those of lesser means. I'm a of exceedingly large proportions fan of how the undergrad helps make Stanford financially accessible to all accepted (domestic) candidates, but I do not like the 82% number being thrown out as an example of that because it is not.

Also, at least they are not giving the biggest financial aid rewards to those who need it the least (cough, cough, Business School).

Edit: How does 'I'm-a-h u g e-fan' turn into I am of exceedingly large proportions ...

some data from the previous year (I tried pasting the entire table but is in not readable so here are some highlights)

- UNDERGRADUATE FINANCIAL AID 2015-16

Total students enrolled (4 qtrs)                                               6,870
Percent of students receiving some form of financial assistance     85%
Percent of students receiving any form of aid toward cost             67%
Percent of students receiving need-based scholarship from Stanford  47%
Percent of students receiving Pell Grants                                     16%

- CATEGORIES OF FINANCIAL AID, 2015-16

Scholarship Aid     $177,466,029  93.3%
Long-Term Loans        $6,902,375    3.6%
Term-Time Jobs         $5,862,465      3.1%



http://facts.stanford.edu/academics/undergraduate-facts