<p>Bottom line - since merit aid is so hard to predict, it’s best to cast a wide net to see what you get. Some schools, especially at the very top end do not offer merit aid at all. To maximize your odds examine the stats of accepted students to find schools where you are in the top 25%, or where you might be considered otherwise special (example -schools that don’t get a lot of applicants from your state).
If you do a search of schools with biomed eng. (fewer schools offer this than chemE), you get this list of 100 schools.
[College</a> Navigator - Search Results](<a href=“College Navigator - Search Results”>College Navigator - Search Results)
Redo the search, specifying other criteria to narrow it down. Then research from there!</p>