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Compare my aid offers

Got aid offers from more than one school? Type in the numbers from each one. You’ll see side by side how much is free money, how much you’d pay back, and what’s still left to cover.

This is arithmetic, not financial advice. WealthNutz is not your school, a government or a lender. Each school’s financial aid office has your real costs and offer, so check with them before you decide anything.

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Your offers

Copy the amounts from each offer letter, for the same year. Leave a box empty if it doesn’t apply. Use the same currency for every offer. If you're comparing a US and a Canadian school, convert one first.

School name

Optional. Only so you can tell the offers apart.

Cost for the year, same currency for every offer

Tuition, fees, housing, books and other costs, from the offer letter or your own estimate.

Grants and scholarships, same currency for every offer

Grants and scholarships generally don't need to be repaid.

Work-study, same currency for every offer

Pay you earn by working a work-study job, if your offer lists it. It isn't guaranteed: you find and apply for the job, and not every school offers it.

Loans (you pay these back), same currency for every offer

Money you pay back later, often with interest. Shown separately.

Side by side

Type the amounts from your offers above to see them side by side.

Before you compare

Aid offers come from each school after you're accepted. Check your acceptance letter, or ask the school's financial aid office, for timing.

Not sure what’s in your offer letter? The US Department of Education explains how to read one: How to Evaluate Your Aid Offers (studentaid.gov).

One offer came back lower than you need? Read Aid came back short? For one school’s term, with your own costs and savings, use Will my aid cover it?

Under 18? Do this with a parent or guardian. Parents can use it too.