<p>Depending if the school is a contract college or endowed, does that play into financial aid?</p>
<p>Only if you’re from NY State. If you’re from NY state, if you get into a contract school, you’re base tuition will be lower which means you will need less in financial aid.</p>
<p>a related question … for NY residents is there any difference in the Regent scholarships if a student selects a contract college versus and endowed one?</p>
<p>I don’t believe that there was any funding for Regents or the Byrd scholarships in NYS this year.</p>