I don’t agree. Getting any merit money as a transfer from community college is much more difficult than coming in straight from high school. Most merit money is aimed at getting a high stat freshman class.
Room and board costs can vary greatly too, so a dollar amount can be useful. The SUNY Maritime can come up with full tuition award for what they consider high test scores. Webb academy can too. But these are specialized schools, small as they may be.
There are some schools like Alice Lloyd that are low tuition. Many off the beaten path.