WHAT IS CONSENSUS APPROACH?

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Created by the 568 Presidents' Group, the "Consensus Approach to Need Analysis" establishes common standards for 30 participating institutions that practice need-blind admissions and use need analysis to determine what families can be expected to contribute annually toward the cost of education.  The goal of Consensus Approach is to help make higher education more accessible.

Members of the 568 Presidents' Group Colleges: Amherst Boston Claremont McKenna Dartmouth Davidson Grinnell Haverford Middlebury Pomona Swarthmore Wellesley Williams Universities: Columbia Cornell Duke Emory Georgetown Northwestern Pennsylvania Rice Vanderbilt Wake Forest Wesleyan Massachusetts Institute of Technology