| rank | school | percent receiving need-based grants: | average discount from total cost: |
| #1 | trinity university san antonio, tx | 44.1% | 47% |
| #2 | seattle pacific university seattle, wa | 71.0% | 50% |
| #3 | gonzaga university spokane, wa | 58.7% | 40% |
| #4 | whitworth university spokane, wa | 68.6% | 43% |
| #5 | university of redlands redlands, ca | 75.5% | 50% |
| #6 | university of portland portland, or | 54.0% | 42% |
| #7 | pacific lutheran university tacoma, wa | 73.7% | 40% |
| #8 | texas wesleyan university fort worth, tx | 81.0% | 40% |
| #9 | westminster college salt lake city, ut | 58.2% | 42% |
| #10 | university of dallas irving, tx | 62.1% | 40% |
| #11 | mills college oakland, ca | 80.1% | 35% |
| #12 | santa clara university santa clara, ca | 36.0% | 36% |
| #13 | abilene christian university abilene, tx | 64.8% | 32% |
| #14 | loyola marymount university los angeles, ca | 53.2% | 35% |
| #15 | point loma nazarene university san diego, ca | 62.4% | 36% |