<p>Please list prestigious universities and LACs which practice affirmative action for URMs and give good merit aid packages.</p>
<p>I’m not really sure what it means to “practice affirmative action”, but Vanderbilt Univ. is one that strives to increase the overall diversity of its student body. It is certainly not alone in that regard. Vanderbilt U offers a variety of merit aid awards. Most are described on their web pages, but there are others that are awarded without specific application for them.</p>