List of Colleges with ZERO Application Fee
Many Indians migrate to different countries to find a better standard living. And their main focus is to save as much as they can. Along with parents, their children move too. These Indian NRI Students then face the humongous obstacle of financing their studies. And as we all know the education costs across the globe are steadily rising.
In this environment, there are still a few colleges that allow Students to apply for free. So, if you trying to save money on college applications, then these colleges should be on your list.
Before we move ahead with the list of colleges with no application fees, let’s look at what and how much the application fees is.
Application Fees at a Glance
On an average, the application fees for most of the colleges range between $40-$50 range. And there are some schools that charge even higher than this, like Stanford charges $90 as application fees. There are a few top schools that charge somewhere around $75 as application fees.
Now assuming you are applying to five different schools, of which three charge $50 and two charge $75, then you’re just spending $300 in applications alone.
And that’s not it, sending your test reports would be additional charge per school. Sending SAT to a single school costs $11.25. So you’d be spending another $56.25 in addition to application fees.
Now for Indian NRI students that’s not a small change. While planning for college admissions, one has to also consider the application fees.
When Do Fee Waivers are Ofered?
A few schools offer waivers to students by providing them fee waivers, however, that depends on different criteria:
- fee waiver provided for SAT or ACT
- Enrolled in a Free or Reduced Price Lunch Program
- Family income falls within the Income Eligibility Guidelines set by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service
- Enrolled in a federal, state or local aid program for students from low-income families
- Family receives public assistance
- Live in federally subsidized housing or a foster home
Should You Consider Dropping your College Application because of Application Fees?
The answer to the above question is, “NO!”
If your dream school charges an X amount of money as application fees and you are eligible to take admission in that school, you should consider taking that admission. Reason being, education costs are much higher and application fees is like a drop in a bucket. Don’t sacrifice the opportunity to attend your dream school, you might end up regretting that decision later. Or vice versa, choosing a school with low application fee, but you’re not a fit for that school.
Below is the list of schools that DO NOT charge any application fee. I have sorted the list statewise:
Alabama
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Nebraska
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Huntingdon College
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Chadron State College
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Miles College
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Concordia University-Nebraska
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Spring Hill College
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Creighton University
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Doane College-Crete
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Alaska
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Hastings College
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Alaska Pacific University
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Midland University
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Nebraska Wesleyan University
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Arizona
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Peru State College
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Williams Baptist College
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Union College
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Wayne State College
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Arkansas
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Arkansas Tech University
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Nevada
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Henderson State University
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Sierra Nevada College
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Hendrix College
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University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
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New Hampshire
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Colby-Sawyer College ($40 fee for paper applications)
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California
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Granite State College
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Brandman University
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New England College
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California College San Diego
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Deep Springs College
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New Jersey
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Dominican University of California
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College of Saint Elizabeth
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Holy Names University ($20 fee for paper application)
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Georgian Court University
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La Sierra University
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Saint Peter’s University
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Menlo College
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Northwest College
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New Mexico
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Notre Dame de Namur University
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Eastern New Mexico University – Main Campus
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Pacific Union College
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Navajo Technical University
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University of the Pacific
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Northern New Mexico College
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Thomas Aquinas College
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St. John's College
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Colorado
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New York
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Colorado Mountain College
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Canisius College
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Johnson & Wales University – Denver
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Cazenovia College
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Regis University
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Clarkson University ($50 fee for paper applications)
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US Air Force Academy
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D'Youville College
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Daemen College ($25 for paper applications)
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Connecticut
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Davis College
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US Coast Guard Academy
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Hartwick College
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University of Hartford ($35 fee for paper application)
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Hilbert College
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Mitchell College ($30 fee for paper application)
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Hobart & William Smith Colleges
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University of Saint Joseph ($30 fee for paper application)
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Keuka College
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Le Moyne College ($35 fee for paper applications)
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Delaware
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Medaille College
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Wesley College
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College of Mount Saint Vincent
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Mount Saint Mary College
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Florida
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Nazareth College
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Ave Maria University
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Niagara University
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Florida Gateway College
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Roberts Wesleyan College
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Florida Institute of Technology
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Sage College of Albany
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Indian River State College
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St. Bonaventure University
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St. John's University
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Johnson & Wales University – North Miami
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College of New Rochelle
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Polk State College
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College of St. Rose
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Saint Leo University
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Touro College
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Santa Fe College
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Union College
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State College of Florida – Manatee-Sarasota
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US Merchant Marine Academy
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US Military Academy (West Point)
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Georgia
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Agnes Scott College
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North Carolina
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Bainbridge College
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Barton College
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Berry College
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Belmont Abbey College
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Oglethorpe University
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Catawba College
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Piedmont College
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Guilford College
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Savannah State University
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Johnson & Wales University – Charlotte
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Wesleyan College ($30 fee for paper application)
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University of Mount Olive
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Queens University of Charlotte
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Idaho
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Salem College
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College of Southern Idaho ($10 fee for paper application)
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Warren Wilson College
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College of Idaho
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North Dakota
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Illinois
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University of Jamestown
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Augustana College
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Aurora University
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Ohio
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Bradley University
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Ashland University
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Elmhurst College
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Baldwin Wallace University
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Eureka College
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Chatfield College ($10 fee for paper application)
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Greenville College
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College of Wooster
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Illinois College
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University of Dayton
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Illinois Institute of Technology
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Defiance College ($25 fee for paper application)
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Illinois Wesleyan University
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Denison University ($40 fee for paper application)
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Lake Forest College
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University of Findlay
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Loyola University Chicago
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Franciscan University of Steubenville
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McKendree University
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Franklin University
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Millikin University
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Hiram College
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Monmouth College
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John Carroll University
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Rockford University
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Kenyon College
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Saint Augustine College
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Lake Erie College ($30 fee for paper application)
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University of St. Francis
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University of Mount Union
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Notre Dame College
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Indiana
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Oberlin College
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Anderson University
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Ohio Northern University
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Ancilla College
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Ohio Wesleyan University
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Butler University
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Shawnee State University
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Calumet College of St. Joseph
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University of Rio Grande
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DePauw University
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Ursuline College
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Earlham College
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Wilmington College
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Franklin College
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Wittenberg University
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Grace College ($30 fee for paper application)
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Xavier University
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Hanover College
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Holy Cross College
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Oklahoma
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Indiana Wesleyan University
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Oklahoma Baptist University
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Manchester University ($25 fee for paper application)
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Oklahoma Wesleyan University
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Purdue University-North Central
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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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Oregon
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St. Joseph’s College
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Concordia University of Portland
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St. Mary's College
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Eastern Oregon University
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Trine University
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Lewis & Clark College
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University of Evansville
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Linfield College-McMinnville Campus
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University of Indianapolis
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Northwest Christian University
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Valparaiso University
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Reed College
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Iowa
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Pennsylvania
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Buena Vista University
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Albright College
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Central College
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Allegheny College
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Coe College
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Arcadia University ($30 fee for paper application)
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Cornell College ($30 fee for paper application)
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Bryn Mawr College ($50 fee for paper application)
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Drake University
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Carlow University
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Graceland University
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Cedar Crest College ($35 fee for paper application)
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Grand View University
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Central Pennsylvania College
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Grinnell College
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Chatham University
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Iowa Wesleyan College
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Delaware Valley College
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Loras College
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Elizabethtown College ($30 fee for paper application)
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Luther College
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Gannon University ($25 for paper application)
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Morningside College
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Gwynedd-Mercy University ($25 for paper application)
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Mount Mercy University
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Immaculata University
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Northwestern College
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Juniata College
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Simpson College
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King's College
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