My son received both academic and merit aid at Michigan (did apply for a BM.) It was the financial aid which was non-existent. For a top out-of-state student, Michigan can be affordable. But I don’t know if I would recommend it for a BA in music with a composition focus. I suspect that at Michigan, as at most Schools of Music, the composition professors focus almost entirely on the BM and grad students. Of course, there are exceptions, which the OP would need to research him/herself. For instance, the majority of the Bard Conservatory composition faculty also teach in the College. But not a Midwestern college…