Not sure how Colby got on your radar, but Wesleyan University (CT) (a competing NESCAC college) didn’t? Not talking about Ohio Wesleyan, but the one in Middletown, CT.
Both Colorado senators graduated from there and are loyal alum. Wesleyan is also the alma mater of the publisher of Politico magazine; there is a public policy center named after him Welcome, Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life - Wesleyan University. And, every four years its Government Dept. participates in an extremely well-respected political ad monitoring service called, the Wesleyan Media Project https://mediaproject.wesleyan.edu/
It’s probably one of the most politically active small colleges in the country. Even the Mayor of Middletown is an alum.
Middletown itself is not a big city. But it could be big enough for most purposes. The campus is two blocks from downtown; it is replete with churches of all denominations; take-out food galore; and a robust bus system with regular routes to Hartford and a nearby Amtrak station.
I think a male student from Texas with your stats would have a decent chance at Wesleyan - the one in Connecticut.