What are the Merit Money "best value" schools for a STEM student

@mathmomvt

here were the best options we found when we started with this list
http://automaticfulltuition.yolasite.com/

Alabama
Ole Miss
Alabama Huntsville

those were the automatic scholarships based solely on stats, you hit the right numbers and you get the $$$

then we went to this list
http://competitivefulltuition.yolasite.com/

which was interesting because it seemed to include a range of truly competitive scholarships which might be as hard to win as getting into an Ivy, all the way to “competitive” scholarships that for all intents and purposes are virtually guaranteed with good enough stats and should almost be on the previous list. these seemed to be the ones who offered the most $$$ for good stats:

Utah
New Mexico
UT Dallas
Michigan State
Mississippi State
Nebraska
SUNY-Buffalo

we have been using the US News site to compare overall ranking, Undergrad Engineering ranking, and Graduate Engineering ranking
http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges