<p>It is the case. The LAC I’m thinking of is about the size of the college at uChicago. Its endowment is 1/5th the size and it gives out more aid. By the way, this LAC is transparent about giving out 5% of its endowment each year as per the IRS guidelines. UChicago is not transparent. So research taken into account, etc, I still think UChicago is stingy - I’m not an alum, just a uChicago parent paying tuition.</p>