Can a meets-full-need college do a FA bait-and switch?

Rochester is on this “top 10 frontloading aid” list.

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/paying-for-college/articles/2015/06/16/10-colleges-where-upperclassmen-get-less-financial-help

However, so is Northeastern, which guarantees same net cost all 4 years. This list is from 2015 so may not reflect that change, or others. As mentioned earlier Albright is on it though they went to meet-need for new students only during that time.

Other examples I found were outside one year scholarships going away and not being replaced by the institution (probably not common at meed-need schools), losing a merit scholarship and income/asset/family-in-college changes.

In my kids’ experience, a bit more is expected each year from the student, not the family, and it’s explicitly stated, with amounts. First year students have a lower summer/work study expectation than upperclasspeople.