<p>One thing to consider in comparing finaid packages would be how confident you can be of getting the same deal in following years. I’ve heard some schools are more generous with grant/scholarship money the freshman year in order to get you to commit. </p>
<p>The “guaranteed” (assuming a 3.0 gpa) money is higher for the UNH package than the UVM one in my son’s case. That’s the four-year merit scholarship part. The rest is subject to change each year.</p>