Wow, @SevenDad we really did. Great minds…or something like that…
I think from the perspective of potential applicants, the relevant consideration is broad percentage on student body on aid (the difference between 39% and 46% isn’t that much–less than 15 students per year per class) and the amount of overall aid given out. Groton gives out nearly $2mm more, although has fewer students on aid–therefore overall aid is higher. But EW has lower overall fees and more day students.
In the world of aid, unless you are truly need blind (SAS and Andover for sure–maybe a couple of others–but very rare), most of these schools are relatively similar at an aggregate basis and formula-driven. But because of the “need aware” admission policy, individual mileage will vary tremendously.