Again I can’t answer to you give a desired $ figure.
You’re talking to a guy who had a dollar figure. About $50k a year so $400k for two kids.
Two kids combined will cost me $140-150k. So I know how to plan to hit a #. Ultimately my kids chose their schools. I simply said if those you got in, here’s what you can choose. They happened to choose cheaper off the list. And my daughter picked up another $20k in scholarship after accepting. That’s just lucky !!
You are very early and are inefficient in the process.
Until your parents give you an annual #, there is no reason to look. You are way early.
Focus on school. It’s likely your parents may not have a # right away. They may need to think about what they’ve saved, how much they can afford from income etc.
Again, it’s not a question of what they can afford. It’s a question of what they are willing to afford.
I could afford any school in the country. But I wasn’t willing to pay. So my kids didn’t bother with the Ivys, Tufts, Gtown.
Slow down my friend.