Schools That Require the CSS Profile [Complete List for 2021/2022]

The average US college charges over $10,000 per year to students who attend an undergraduate program. With rent, transportation, groceries, debt, and any other financial obligations, tuition fees make it difficult for many people to attend college. That’s why there are options for financial aid available to students. But, it’s not always easy to assess everyone’s financial needs. That’s why there are schools that require the CSS Profile.

 

 

What is the CSS Profile?

 

The College Board, who administers the SAT and AP exams, also administers a financial aid form called the CSS Profile. The CSS Profile helps make education more accessible to everyone. It helps colleges determine your level of financial need, and then awards you a financial aid package that’s consistent with that need. Some schools require the CSS Profile to improve their financial aid offerings. 

 

Similar to the FAFSA application, the CSS Profile requires a prospective student to submit the following information:

• Tax returns
• W-2s
• Bank statements
• Records of income

 

Unlike the FAFSA application, the CSS Profile demonstrates a thorough snapshot of your household income. While the FAFSA assesses your need for federal financial aid, the CSS Profile is a much more in-depth tool used to assess how much additional financial aid you might need to cover your college costs. 

 

The profile helps colleges more easily assess the kind of institutional aid they could offer a student, in addition to any federal aid. This is vital because federal financial aid isn’t usually sufficient in covering the cost of college. 

 

You also must pay a fee of $25 to send your CSS Profile to a college, and $16 each to send it to more than one school. 

 

Schools Participating in CSS Profile (2021-2022)

The CSS Profile schools have facilitated a streamlined, convenient way for students to access financial aid. For the academic session of 2021-2022, 152 colleges will use the CSS Profile to award financial aid.

The following consolidated list constitutes both public and private educational institutions, all colleges that require the CSS Profile. From Ivy Leagues to Liberal Arts Colleges, the CSS Profile earned popularity across various educational institutions in a short period of time. 

The CollegeBoard has additional, supplementary information on the CSS Profile, including the CSS Code, CSS Profile for domestic vs. international students. 

Here’s a list of schools that require the CSS Profile:

• American University
  
  
• Amherst College
  
  
• Bard College
  
  
• Bates College
  
  
• Baylor University
  
  
• Bennington College
  
  
• Bentley University
  
  
• Berklee College of Music
  
  
• Boston College
  
  
• Boston University
  
  
• Bowdoin College
  
  
• Brandeis University
  
  
• Brown University
  
  
• Bryn Mawr College
  
  
• Bucknell University
  
  
• California Institute of Technology
  
  
• Carleton College
  
  
• Carnegie Mellon University
  
  
• Case Western Reserve University
  
  
• Catholic University of America
  
  
• Claremont McKenna College
  
  
• Clark University
  
  
• Colby College
  
  
• Colgate University
  
  
• College of the Holy Cross
  
  
• College of William & Mary
  
  
• College of Wooster
  
  
• Colorado College
  
  
• Columbia University
  
  
• Connecticut College
  
  
• Cornell University
  
  
• Dartmouth College
  
  
• Davidson College
  
  
• Denison University
  
  
• DePauw University
  
  
• Dickinson College
  
  
• Drexel University
  
  
• Duke University
  
  
• Elon University
  
  
• Emerson College
  
  
• Emory University
  
  
• Fairfield University
  
  
• Fordham University
  
  
• Franklin and Marshall College
  
  
• Furman University
  
  
• George Washington University
  
  
• Georgetown University
  
  
• Gettysburg College
  
  
• Grinnell College
  
  
• Hamilton College
  
  
• Hampshire College
  
  
• Harvard University
  
  
• Harvey Mudd College
  
  
• Haverford College
  
  
• Hobart and William Smith Colleges
  
  
• Ithaca College
  
  
• Johns Hopkins University
  
  
• Kenyon College
  
  
• Lafayette College
  
  
• Lawrence University
  
  
• Lehigh University
  
  
• Loyola University Maryland
  
  
• Macalester College
  
  
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  
  
• Minerva Schools at Keck Graduate Institute
  
  
• Mount Holyoke College
  
  
• Muhlenberg College
  
  
• New York University
  
  
• Northeastern University
  
  
• Northwestern University
  
  
• Oberlin College
  
  
• Occidental College
  
  
• Pitzer College
  
  
• Pomona College
  
  
• Principia College
  
  
• Providence College
  
  
• Reed College
  
  
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  
  
• Rhode Island School of Design
  
  
• Rhodes College
  
  
• Rice University
  
  
• Sacred Heart University
  
  
• Santa Clara University
  
  
• Scripps College
  
  
• Skidmore College
  
  
• Smith College
  
  
• Southern Methodist University
  
  
• St. Anselm College
  
  
• St. Edward’s University
  
  
• St. Olaf College
  
  
• Stanford University
  
  
• Stetson University
  
  
• Stevens Institute of Technology
  
  
• Stonehill College
  
  
• Swarthmore College
  
  
• Syracuse University
  
  
• Texas Christian University
  
  
• Trinity College
  
  
• Trinity University
  
  
• Tufts University
  
  
• Tulane University
  
  
• Union College
  
  
• University of Chicago
  
  
• University of Denver
  
  
• University of Miami
  
  
• University of Michigan
  
  
• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  
  
• University of Notre Dame
  
  
• University of Pennsylvania
  
  
• University of Richmond
  
  
• University of Rochester
  
  
• University of San Francisco
  
  
• University of Southern California
  
  
• University of Virginia
  
  
• Vanderbilt University
  
  
• Vassar College
  
  
• Villanova University
  
  
• Wake Forest University
  
  
• Washington and Lee University
  
  
• Wellesley College
  
  
• Wheaton College
  
  
• Whitman College
  
  
• Williams College
  
  
• Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  
  
• Yale University
  
  

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