| U.S.News rank | School | Percent of undergraduates receiving Pell grants: |
| 14 | Smith College Northampton, MA |
25% |
| 26 | Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA |
19% |
| 26 | Barnard College New York, NY |
18% |
| 2 | Amherst College Amherst, MA |
17% |
| 1 | Williams College Williamstown, MA |
16% |
| 4 | Wellesley College Wellesley, MA |
15% |
| 18 | Grinnell College Grinnell, IA |
13% |
| 18 | Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA |
13% |
| 6 | Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME |
13% |
| 12 | Wesleyan University Middletown, CT |
13% |
| 9 | Haverford College Haverford, PA |
12% |
| 6 | Pomona College Claremont, CA |
11% |
| 26 | Macalester College St. Paul, MN |
11% |
| 8 | Carleton College Northfield, MN |
11% |
| 12 | Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY |
11% |
| 23 | Oberlin College Oberlin, OH |
11% |
| 18 | Hamilton College Clinton, NY |
11% |
| 3 | Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA |
10% |
| 11 | Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA |
10% |
| 4 | Middlebury College Middlebury, VT |
10% |
| 21 | Colgate University Hamilton, NY |
9% |
| 23 | Scripps College Claremont, CA |
9% |
| 21 | Bates College Lewiston, ME |
8% |
| 26 | Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO |
8% |
| 23 | Colby College Waterville, ME |
8% |
| 9 | Davidson College Davidson, NC |
7% |
| 14 | Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA |
4% |
