@Notmath1, we looked at what @EmsDad suggested above. We also looked at schools’ reputations for generosity here on CC and asked coaches and other professionals in the field who we thought might know. While the latter two ways of gleaning information were often subjective and second hand, we found that it really did paint a picture that jived with reality.
We had a certain (admittedly low) number we were looking to spend, and D knew going into this that a big part of the decision would be based on finances and was completely on board with that. (She’s frugal.) But, her list included a few/several financial reaches. Two of those ended up being really generous and, therefore, less expensive than we even hoped (IWU and UArts, where she landed).
I’d encourage people to include a few of the financial reaches on the list if you think your student can handle taking finances into consideration in the final decision. Also, keep in mind that you can try to negotiate with schools. We did this with success with a couple schools even with the original generous scholarship offers.