<p>As the others have said, no one can answer this question other than the adcoms who are doling out the money. Many of us are very surprised with the outcomes. My son got zero to full ride + with a lot in between. But kids who applied to the very same schools got different merit awards, so who can possibly predict? I certainly couldn’t. I didn’t think we would get more than token amounts which was what my other son got.</p>