Excellent points by @MMRose !
@echoo :
There are thousands of colleges and universities in the US, and you will be able to identify some financial safeties. But if certain things are a top priority to you, that is a smart way to go about your search. If you are open to FSU and you would consider an International Affairs major and your desire is to do a study abroad, you can consider their program where you spend your first year abroad and you will then get an OOS tuition waiver such that all your tuition will be calculated at the instate tuition rate. For all 4 years. https://www.international.fsu.edu/FYA.aspx That makes FSU affordable. You will have to consider transportation costs to/from school but overall it should easily come in budget. You many need to make some compromises, but clearly you are a smart student who has a clear direction. You can find the right schools to fit that. You wouldn’t buy an outfit that you don’t like and doesn’t fit just because it’s inexpensive.