One of my kids had similar interests and grades (but higher test scores) and her list included
Centre (KY)
Knox (IL)
Southwestern (TX)
Trinity (TX)
These all gave her merit aid to get to your 25k figure. At the time they all offered larger full tuition or full ride competitive scholarships. The competitive scholarships have early deadlines and require extra applications and essays. She was a finalist for several of them and we visited all these schools. Look particularly at Trinity and Centre. She attended Southwestern University and had a great experience there. She studied abroad twice, graduated a year early, landed a dream job, and is currently in grad school.
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