Check out Miami OH for specific grade and test thresholds for merit scholarships, generous for OOS make it equal to instate, can supplement with honors awards.
If you are inline to become a US citizen within the next year, perhaps you should consider taking a gap year and applying when you have citizenship as that would open up more avenues of financial assistance.
That said, most of the SUNY’s have an OOS cost hovering around $30K, including the soft costs. I have found, as the mother of 5 students who attended SUNY schools, that the soft costs are often overestimated (e.g, I never paid close to the school’s estimate for travel, supplies, books and the like) and that other things, like the meal plans are always estimated at the highest level, but you may be able to choose a lower cost plan or dorm. SUNY schools are wonderful and run the gamut, but many of them are not the rah rah sports type schools you might prefer. Another note is that some SUNY’s offer scholarships for OOS students that can bring the closer to in-state but I don’t know if you need to be a US citizen to qualify.
You should figure travel expenses into your costs. It can be quite costly to fly, and if you are at a school that closes dorms over breaks, you may need to travel home or find other accomodations. We spend a lot on travel for my out of state daughter.
Ohio University is a good friendly vibe if you like frat parties. The campus is beautiful and there’s a lot of school spirit. It’s a medium/large school too.
OP - Have you ever spent time up north? I went to college up north (moved from a warm state), and you can’t imagine how cold it really gets.
You will need new winter clothes, boots, and coats. I had an early class during a freezing cold winter, and my hair developed gray streaks, and tiny bits of ice formed on my eyelashes. My toes were numb and painful. There was an ice storm which caused power outages in the town, but the university was open. They don’t close the schools for bad weather up north like they do down south. I trudged through snow and ice to get to class.
I’m not trying to dissuade you from going out-of-state; rather, I’d like you to consider all options. I don’t know what part of Texas you are in, but from my travels, I’ve noticed different areas of Texas have their own unique vibe. I would urge you to at least take a look at a Texas school in another part of the state while also considering the surrounding states that are within driving distance.
Make a spreadsheet of the colleges you’re researching. Include the cost of attendance, distance from home, travel expenses (easily estimated with a website like Kayak for flights/hotels or GasBuddy for the cost of driving), setting (urban vs rural), application requirements (tests, resume, recommendations, etc.). Some colleges require you to purchase student health insurance, so note that as well.
Yeah, I haven’t really spent time diving deep into what the costs would be. I just look at the rough cost then throw it on or off the list depending. I’ll go back and do a deep examination once I have a final list ready. I have lived in Pennsylvania before when I was in second grade. I don’t remember much, but I am pretty temperature resistant. I am not easily affected by the weather or temperature unless it gets to the point where it could affect my health. I just memorize the list of colleges I plan on applying for, but that spreadsheet idea seems great, I’ll make one when I get the time too. I’ll look at Ohio University, thanks for the recommendation.
The reason I don’t want to go instate or anywhere nearby is because I’m tired of Texas. I need something new and want to live independently. And if it’s within driving distance, my parents will come literally every weekend. Also, I haven’t seen snow since I moved out of Philly, really missing it 
I feel like you may like University of Oregon. I do not know your stats, but it is a wonderful school. Relatively affordable for an out of state public school (about 32k oos). I would definitely do some research on the school online
You qualify for the Presidential Scholarship at Bama - close to full tuition. Not in the north but 55+% OOS students offer some diversity - maybe worth a look. Good luck.
I didn’t look at that number carefully enough. If you add dorm and living expenses, virtually every out of state school will exceed $30k. Going out of state may not be as realistic as you think. You might not like Texas, but it has more college options than anywhere else. Once you graduate, you can branch out anywhere you want to go.
i hear that UVM in Burlington sometimes gives merit scholarships to OOS students. With a high SAT you might look at UVM.
U of Nebraska & Iowa State have merit aid. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Is one of the cheapest Canadian universities.
U of Utah would likely offer merit, and while that might not get you below $30K for the first year, they offer a path to establish residency and switch to in-state tuition for years 2-4, so over four years it would be much less than $30Kx4. It isn’t “northern” per se but has snowy mountains very close by - skiing within 30 minutes of campus. Plus a major city with public transit etc. Probably the best flagship deal available outside of Texas and the auto-merit southern flagships like Alabama.
Thanks for the suggestion guys, I’ll definitely look into them. Any more suggestions are welcome
You better ask your parents regarding the budget they can assist you.
Well, the two Canadian Unis often mentioned in the same breath with Toronto are McGill and UBC. It would help if you indicated what you want to go to school, as places like Western Ontario (business), McMaster( pre-med), Waterloo(CS/math) and Queens are all very good to great at what they do. The costs are vastly different depending on what faculty you get admitted to at many of the schools I’ve listed.
Almost all schools listed above are pretty big, with UBC and U of T, especially, being monsters.
University of Maryland (college park) is a nice place.