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[quote=Anonymous]Another poster linked to the Forbes rating of private colleges' financial health, that we found really helpful in putting together a college list.
(scroll down through the article to get the search tool):
https://www.forbes.com/sites/schifrin/2021/02/22/college-financial-grades-2021-will-your-alma-mater-survive-covid/?sh=70a4b3974916

Many(but not all) of the highly selective schools have strong financial ratings--often an A+ (equal to Harvard, Yale, Princeton etc). But there was a lot more range just even slightly below.   I think it's most important to look for the financial health if you're looking for a private school that gives a lot of merit aid or looking for "likelies" because some of these are in very good financial shape, others are not.

This is what we figured out for the financial grades of schools DC (sophomore) who is in the very early stages of composing a list of potential LACs. (Based on pre-PSAT/grades/courseload he's (so far!) a target for W&M/UVA in-state, but he's looking for a range of SLACs too. Major is likely to be something in the social sciences like poli. sci/history/econ but could also go for Chemistry)  We are likely full pay for W&M/UVA, but he would need to get merit aid for these SLACs to be viable for us):

Financial grades:
A+
Oberlin, Kenyon, Carleton

A
Macalester, Denison, Kalamazoo, St. Olaf, Boston College

A-
Colorado College, Skidmore

B+
Wooster, Dickinson, Franklin & Marshall, Beloit

B
American University, George Washington University, Gettysburg, Allegheny

C+
Juniata, Bard, St. John's (MD), Ursinus

Next up, going to cross-check this list with lists of how good the school is with merit offers!

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