need-blind

adjective

That requires the admitting institution to not consider an applicant's financial situation when deciding admission.

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Meanings

adjectiveneed-blind (not comparable)
  1. USnot comparableThat requires the admitting institution to not consider an applicant's financial situation when deciding admission.
  2. USnot comparableHaving such an admission policy.

    In a year, give or take, student loans would come due―Harvard was need-blind (that was significantly why he had chosen it), but even his generous financial aid package didn’t cover everything.

    2022, Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Vintage (2023), pages 78-79
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APA

need-blind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/need-blind

MLA

“need-blind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/need-blind. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “need-blind,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/need-blind.

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