Outstanding topic and post by Goosegg. Something often overlooked, especially in smaller colleges... back when I coached we could find money to help players we wanted. Various grants were available for different majors and just about anything else you could think of. Problem is most people don't have any idea what they are. But there are a lot of kids going to college at very little cost.
BTW, there is an app available that actually shows where a lot of this scholarship money and grants are. At one time I posted the link here. Unfortunately I can't remember it now. Maybe some google searching can find it.