下面是US News & World Report根據2010年全美排名及2009年各校的學費及學費補助或獎學金所做的比較，先是西岸，再來才是中西部: (也就是此處的排名愈高者，其真正的學術排名是有一定的名次，但因為其學費補助或獎學金獎助的比例高，故此處的排名也跟著水漲船高)

西岸:

			Rank	Percent receiving need-based grants:	Average discount from total cost:
Trinity University San Antonio, TX			1	38.0%	41%
Mills College Oakland, CA			2	83.8%	45%
Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA			3	66.6%	50%
Gonzaga University Spokane, WA			4	57.5%	40%
Whitworth University Spokane, WA			5	67.7%	41%
University of Redlands Redlands, CA			6	75.5%	47%
St. Mary's University of San Antonio San Antonio, TX			7	76.6%	41%
Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA			8	69.9%	39%
Seattle University Seattle, WA			9	59.6%	38%
Chapman University Orange, CA			10	61.3%	46%
University of Dallas Irving, TX			11	60.9%	40%
Abilene Christian University Abilene, TX			12	65.4%	31%
University of Portland Portland, OR			13	48.7%	38%
Westminster College Salt Lake City, UT			14	59.6%	39%
St. Mary's College of California Moraga, CA			15	58.8%	43%

中西部:

			Rank	Percent receiving need-based grants:	Average discount from total cost:
Creighton University Omaha, NE			1	48.8%	46%
Aquinas College Grand Rapids, MI			2	81.5%	61%
University of Evansville Evansville, IN			3	70.6%	50%
Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN			4	70.9%	40%
Bradley University Peoria, IL			5	68.4%	36%
Muskingum University New Concord, OH			6	81.8%	47%
Drake University Des Moines, IA			7	55.5%	37%
Butler University Indianapolis, IN			8	63.2%	38%
Baldwin-Wallace College Berea, OH			9	80.0%	40%
Elmhurst College Elmhurst, IL			10	67.5%	45%
Indiana Wesleyan University Marion, IN			11	65.5%	43%
Hamline University St. Paul, MN			12	77.8%	40%
Dominican University River Forest, IL			13	80.8%	42%
Truman State University Kirksville, MO			14	18.1%	18%
John Carroll University University Heights, OH			15	55.1%	39%