<p>Are there any Liberal Arts Colleges that are either very generous/smart about EFC and use the Federal Methodology (I think Claremont Mckenna does) or other strong colleges that give Merit Scholarships (such as Whitman, Davidson)?</p>
<p>I'm looking into Claremont Mckenna, Bowdoin, Davidson, Whitman. Are there any others that are understanding about EFC, or give merit scholarships? I suppose this isn't limited to LAC's, so include others like USC or WUSTL.</p>
<p>Grinnell has lower tuition than its "peer colleges" (although this will change soon) and merit scholarships. With a huge endowment, they also give a lot of financial aid.</p>