随着这些好大学放弃给NMS资助, 而只给“NEED BASED”的穷学金,大量的NMS转向排名60名到190名的学校。
可将多数NMS也都是“NEED”资助的,不然谁会放弃读好大学的机会?
这显现了美国多数中产阶级的不富裕。
若干年后,我们也许会看见UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, 或者UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA这样排名一百名左右的学校能够培养出一大批英才来。
Alabama (2013): 123 total merit scholars, 111 with school funding; 2014: 135 total, 118 with university funding
Oklahoma (2013): 173 merit scholars, 151 with school funding; 2014: 313 total, 267 with university funding
Minnesota (2013): 135 merit scholars, 107 with school funding; 2014: 140 total, 116 with university funding
North Carolina (2013): 37 merit scholars, none with school funding; 2014: 34 total, none with university sponsorship
Texas A&M (2013): 150 merit scholars, 126 with school funding; 2014: 162 total, and 137 with university sponsorship
Georgia Tech (2013): 161 merit scholars, 128 with school funding; 2014: 49 total, none with university sponsorship
Arizona State (2013): 119 merit scholars, 102 with school funding; 2014: 116 total, and 98 with university sponsorship
UC Berkeley (2013): 109 merit scholars, none with school funding; 2014: 112 total, none with university sponsorship
Arizona (2013): 68 merit scholars, 58 with school funding; 2014: 68 total, 55 with university sponsorship
Kentucky (2013): 95 merit scholars, 75 with school funding; 2014: 108 total, 89 with university sponsorship
Kansas (2013): 28 merit scholars, 22 with school funding; 2014: 30 total, 25 with university sponsorship
Central Florida (2013): 60 merit scholars, 54 with school funding; 2014: 77 total, 72 with university sponsorship
Illinois (2013): 85 merit scholars, 64 with school funding; 2014: 32 total, none with university sponsorship
UT Dallas (2013): 89 merit scholars, 70 with school funding; 2014: 104 total, 79 with university sponsorship
Auburn (2013): 67 merit scholars, 55 with school funding; 2014: 70 total, 69 with university sponsorship
Maryland (2013): 54 merit scholars, 40 with school funding; 2014: 60 total, 38 with university sponsorship
Minnesota (2013): 135 merit scholars, 107 with school funding; 2014: 140 total, 116 with university sponsorship
Indiana (2013): 66 merit scholars, 54 with school funding; 2014: 66 total, 54 with university sponsorship
Ohio State (2013): 18 merit scholars, none with school funding; 2014: 15 total, none with university sponsorship
UT Austin (2013): 67 merit scholars, none with school funding; 2014: 65 total, none with university sponsorship
Georgia (2013): 55 merit scholars, 42 with school funding; 2014: 38 total, 28 with university sponsorship
Michigan (2013): 56 merit scholars, none with school funding; 2014: 60 total, none with university sponsorship
Nebraska (2013): 51 merit scholars, 41 with school funding; 2014: 31 total, 28 with university sponsorship
Clemson (2013): 37 merit scholars, 32 with school funding; 2014: 41 total, 36 with university sponsorship
South Carolina (2013): 54 merit scholars, 44 with school funding; 2014: 49 total, 42 with university sponsorship
Ole Miss (2013): 39 merit scholars, 36 with school funding; 2014: 25 total, 22 with university sponsorship
Michigan State (2013): 38 merit scholars, 28 with school funding; 2014: 44 total, 34 with university sponsorship
LSU (2013): 41 merit scholars, 33 with school funding; 2014: 25 total, 17 with university sponsorship
Cincinnati (2013): 26 merit scholars, 22 with school funding; 2014: 45 total, 40 with university sponsorship
Arkansas (2013): 34 merit scholars, 27 with school funding; 2014: 40 total, 35 with university sponsorship
Iowa State (2013): 38 merit scholars, 27 with school funding; 2014: 42 total, 33 with university funding
Missouri (2013): 11 merit scholars, 11 with school funding; 2014: 28 total, 17 with university sponsorship
Houston (2013): 25 merit scholars, 24 with school funding; 2014: 32 total, 30 with university sponsorship