Re: Pitt merit. Money definitely depends upon the major. My in-state DD engineering major is 4.3/34 ACT/#1 in her class and received $5,000 merit. We appealed and was not granted any more money. Similar stats seems to have the same result - at least within the Swanson School of Engineering. The bigger awards appeared to go to either non-engineering or OOS.
Re: Temple. What used to be a clear safety is becoming fairly selective. This year, the admissions office had a record of 35,000+ applications. The trend does not appear to be slowing as long as they continue the automatic merit scholarships. They are also test optional and on the Common App.
@LucieTheLakie - I saw that you mentioned UMD. The merit money at UMD for OOS is nearly non-existent. They appear to be the opposite of Pitt. While they do offer large scholarships, the vast majority of the scholarship winners are in-state students. It is also another school where your major can hurt your chances at money. Their engineering program is intensively competitive.