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

@OCNYmom It’s not just stats, but the school’s individual merit aid policy. Read each school’s website to see if they announce stats neeed to be competitive for scholarships. Look the schools up in collegedata.com. In particular, the Money Matters tab will tell you percentages of kids getting merit and the average amount.

You can use the percentages like a rule of thumb: if 16% of the class is getting merit, your student’s stats should be in the top 16% of the application pool for the best shot at a merit award.