List of Full Scholarship Universities for Sci/Eng

In summary, there are several schools with full scholarship programs for science and engineering majors, including Berea College, Claremont McKenna College, Clark University, The Cooper Union, Dartmouth, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Michigan State University, North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Stanford, Texas A&M, Texas Tech University, University of California, University of Minnesota, University of Pennsylvania, University of Texas Arlington, University of Virginia, University of Washington, and Washington State University. These programs vary in eligibility and requirements, so it is important to check with each individual school for more details. There may be other schools that offer similar programs, such as Amherst College and Vanderbilt. These programs are often
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This is a list of schools with (some type of) full scholarship programs that offer majors in science and engineering. The programs vary from school to school, so see the individual school for the details.

I'm sure this list isn't complete. These are just the schools I've come across from a couple different lists. I haven't included religious institutions. I'm sure you could find out about those through your religious organization. I also haven't included the military universities. You can google those.

Berea College
Work study.
http://www.berea.edu/lws/

Claremont McKenna College
Income based aid.
http://www.claremontmckenna.edu/finanaid/

Clark University
Location specific income based aid.
http://www.clarku.edu/community/upp/accomplishments/education.cfm

The Cooper Union:
Architecture, art, and engineering majors only. Full scholarships.
http://cooper.edu/about/mission-vision

Dartmouth
Income based aid.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~news/releases/2008/01/22.html

Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Engineering... Obvi. Full tuition scholarship at acceptance in 50% of cases.
http://www.olin.edu/admission/costs.aspx

Harvard
Income based aid.
http://www.fao.fas.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Income based aid.
http://web.mit.edu/sfs/

Michigan State University
Income based aid for Michigan residents
http://finaid.msu.edu/spad.asp

North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Income based scholarships.
http://www.unc.edu/carolinacovenant/

Stanford
Income based aid.
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/finaid/undergrad/how/parent.html

Texas A&M
Income based aid for Texas residents.
https://financialaid.tamu.edu/Types/aggie_assurance.aspx

Texas Tech University
Income based aid for Texas residents.
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/financialaid/redraiderguarantee.asp

University of California
Income based aid for California residents.
http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/paying-for-uc/financial-aid/grants/blue-gold/index.html

University of Minnesota
Income based aid for Minnesota residents.
http://www.upromise.umn.edu/

University of Pennsylvania
Income based aid.
http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/news/university-pennsylvania-launches-financial-aid-initiative-sets-lowest-tuition-increase-seven-ye

University of Texas Arlington
Income based aid
http://www.uta.edu/ucomm/mediarelations/press/2008/10/Maverick-Promise-increased.php

University of Virginia
Income based aid.
http://www.virginia.edu/financialaid/access.php

University of Washington
Income based aid for Washington residents.
http://www.washington.edu/huskypromise/

Washington State University
Income based aid for Washington residents.
http://admission.wsu.edu/scholarships/commitment.html

I hope this list helps someone!

Please add to this list if you guys know of any other "free" schools for science/engineering undergraduates.

Anyone who has attended one of these institutions please comment on their programs. Thanks.
 
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You missed Amherst College. There's probably a few others as well, that I can't seem to remember. Tufts and Vanderbilt, I think?

Otherwise, excellent list. Really good work man.
 
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Thank you Mépris! I didn't know about those.

Amherst
Income based.
https://www.amherst.edu/admission/financial_aid

Vanderbilt
Income based.
http://admissions.vanderbilt.edu/expanded-aid-program.php

Tufts includes loans in their aid packages. They are almost free.

For some reason. I was unable to edit my original post to include these links. Not sure if it's a browser issue, but I don't see the edit/delete post button.
 

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