<p>Look into Northern Illinois University. It’s about an hour from Chicago and has a competitive BFA Acting program (they are also part of Unifieds). A semester of their junior year is spent in Russia studying with the Moscow Arts Theatre. The cost is extremely reasonable too. My daughter will be a freshman in a couple of weeks. She had also applied to Rutgers, Penn State, and Florida State and auditioned for Ohio Northern, and Long Island University. Northern Illinois has been her top choice from the get go. Kathryn Gately is the master acting teacher. Look her up on youtube- she has trained many famous/award winning actors. The school and program definitely fit into your criteria. Good luck!</p>