Easy way to figure out who offers merit aid?

I used Collegedata and checked the box “Include Only Students without Finacial Aid” since I was mainly interested in Merit Aid. CC also always has ongoing lists of Full Ride schools and good merit schools. I found that the Catholic Universities (Santa Clara, Loyola Marymount, Seattle U, U of Portland, Gonzaga) gave great merit with solid GPA and SAT/ACT test scores for my kids. I also saw that the higher the college was in the rankings, the less merit my kids got and I don’t expect any merit from reach schools. Don’t miss the Early Action deadlines because some schools give out their merit mainly to the EA students. The college websites will let you know the importance of their deadlines.