<p>dextersdad, in 2011 my older son (NMF, 4th in his class of 300) got offered 26.3K by RPI and 19K by WPI. The 19K was their guaranteed “minimum” for NMFs. RPI at that time cost a couple thousand more than WPI (direct costs, not sure about official COA). RIT offered 18K which I believe was <em>their</em> minimum for NMFs. Drexel and Northeastern were at that time both guaranteeing full tuition for NMF. We believe RIT would have matched the full tuition offer, or come close, if RIT had ended up being his first choice. We began that conversation but did not pursue it because he made a different choice. (He ended up at Cornell with no merit but generous need-based aid.)</p>