You can receive athletic and academic money from many schools, but not from all. I believe the patriot league is athletic, academic or need base, but you can't double dip. Georgetown is the same-you can't combine scholarships. My son was offered 40% from a state school so it can be more than 25%. The US academies are great academic institutions for free, but you owe years back. The ivies are a percentage of family income and can be as low as the price of a state school depending on family income and if you have more than 1 child in college. Good luck in your process.