@bgbg4us, what sport does the kid play? Does he play a “headcount” sport, football and basketball, or another sport (equivalency)? Headcount sports scholarships for D1 schools are “full ride”, equivalency scholarships are ones where the coach gets a certain number of scholarships for his/her entire roster. It is very rare for 1 kid in an equivalency sport to get a full scholarship. Friends we know with kids in equivalency sports got anywhere between 1/4 and a half, maybe 1 girl who was player of the year in our state got more. The remainder of their costs were made up with one or more of FA, merit aid and family contribution. HYP do not offer any athletic scholarships. Duke does.
“Offers” can also mean different things at different times for different institutions as relayed by different parents. What year is the kid in? Is he a senior?
For D1 programs, whether or not you get an athletic scholarship (or slot for Ivies which do not offer scholarships) has to do with your athletic ability and what the coach needs for that particular recruiting class. I have heard for some D3 programs, a coach who has a URM recruit may take a chance and not use a slot for that person in hopes that he/she will get in without the athletic boost because of the URM status. I do not know that personally, but it makes sense, similar to D3 coaches not using a slot on a kid with stellar academics who they think has a good chance of getting in with only “soft” or no support.