Need-blind admission

Need-blind admission is a college admission policy in which the admitting institution claims not to consider an applicant's financial situation when deciding admission. Generally, an uptick in students admitted under a need-blind policy and needing financial aid requires the institution to back the policy with an ample endowment or source of funding.

Incomplete list of institutions operating under a need-blind policy

• Harvard University

Incomplete list of institutions actively pursuing a need-blind policy

• Brown University [1]
• Tufts University [2]