| rank | school | percent receiving need-based grants: | average discount from total cost: | 
| #1 | creighton university omaha, ne | 59.5% | 46% | 
| #2 | valparaiso university valparaiso, in | 75.6% | 48% | 
| #3 | university of evansville evansville, in | 71.7% | 49% | 
| #4 | truman state university kirksville, mo | 40.3% | 25% | 
| #5 | bradley university peoria, il | 71.9% | 37% | 
| #6 | john carroll university university heights, oh | 76.9% | 45% | 
| #7 | dominican university river forest, il | 84.4% | 44% | 
| #8 | butler university indianapolis, in | 63.4% | 39% | 
| #9 | hamline university st. paul, mn | 82.9% | 44% | 
| #10 | drake university des moines, ia | 60.2% | 36% | 
| #11 | indiana wesleyan university marion, in | 78.9% | 40% | 
| #12 | aquinas college grand rapids, mi | 80.6% | 50% | 
| #13 | baldwin wallace university berea, oh | 82.9% | 41% | 
| #14 | muskingum university new concord, oh | 84.5% | 44% | 
| #15 | elmhurst college elmhurst, il | 72.5% | 42% |