<p>The question is not how do they collect data for financial aid, but how much can you expect. Fafsa only schools without exception gave less aid. What good is a low EFC if the college gives you a huge gap. Contrast this with the Ivy league, they ask huge numbers of questions, but their financial aid is phenomenal. A better question about schools is the size of their endowments. Here’s a link to see what schools have: <a href=“http://www.nacubo.org/Images/All%20Institutions%20Listed%20by%20FY%202007%20Market%20Value%20of%20Endowment%20Assets_2007%20NES.pdf[/url]”>http://www.nacubo.org/Images/All%20Institutions%20Listed%20by%20FY%202007%20Market%20Value%20of%20Endowment%20Assets_2007%20NES.pdf</a></p>