Of course, remember that “need-blind” typically means not considering financial need when admissions readers look at individual applications. But colleges that are need-blind for individual applications are almost certainly need-aware when crafting their admission processes and criteria. Since they want to be able to target a certain financial aid budget, they need to consider whether each process aspect or admissions reading criterion affects the SES distribution of the admit class. Obvious examples would include whether legacy (likely higher SES) and/or first generation (likely lower SES) applicants are boosted on those aspects, and how much.