Cal Poly was initially on the list - I took it off because I wasn’t sure of the financial support, and it was highly competitive.
But I do think she’d really like it. Maybe it needs to go back on the list.
ETA: AND I see someone else mentioned finances. The calculator was mid-30K at best I think
Wow -thanks. I looked at Stevens -and it doesn’t seem to have the aid.
Michigan Tech DOES meet the financials -but it’s super remote. Sigh - might put it back on the list anyway because they have a high acceptance rate and they are a really solid school. Would be a good choice -thanks for the reminder.
I don’t know some of the others -but I’ll check them out. Thanks.
Within a few hours drive 
She’s not a surfer -it was more ‘I’d like to live in a coastal state’ rather than ‘by the water directly’
WPI is ONLY on the list because they have a large biotech scholarship. I don’t know the criteria for getting that scholarship -but it’s a very solid scholarship and brings it close enough to our target price. Will she get it? Who knows -but the schools got a lot going for it (from what I can tell) --so that’s a ‘don’t get excited until you see the financials’ package.
Both of those are good possibilities! (On other versions of ‘the list’) But I couldn’t tell if students liked those schools or not which was my hesitation.
Kalamazoo has nice web pages though
I did not know about that -thanks!
Just stopping back -Michigan Tech is a really great suggestion – near water, great safety, happy students – good price point
I will say that the people I know (of which there are quite a few) that go to either school love their time there. I particularly hear good things about Hope College. Their goal is to eventually have tuition entirely covered for every student. This link is the scholarship program for the start of that initiative: Hope Forward | Hope College
As a graduate of Hope College (many, many moons ago!), I agree with other suggestions that it might tick a lot of your student’s boxes. Worth looking into right now, at least until a more solid major direction comes up.
My experience with Hope was that it had all kinds of activities to get involved in, lots of traditions, small classes, and a short drive to Lake Michigan. It’s a pretty campus, and I think it gave a pretty typical college like experience…Greek as an option but not overwhelmingly so, on campus activities like movies and comedians and concerts. I had a lot of friends who had double majors, and there were lots of leadership opportunities, as well as study abroad or take a semester in a big city to get internship experience as class credit.
Another bonus: hope had rolling admissions, so if you want to ensure having a guaranteed spot to land in the fall after high school graduation, it could help relieve any of that stress.
Worth taking a look, anyway, and maybe it will offer some insight into what appeals to your student. Good luck!
Getting under $25k for a non-California resident is highly unlikely.
Have you considered Case Western? It is very strong in Biology and Biomedical Engineering. The school is also very generous with aid for students it wants. The year my son applied, CC forums were filled with students who won merit awards equal to 50% of tuition. It is in a nice neighborhood with shopping, restaurants and culture, and Cleveland is on Lake Erie.
50% of tuition still won’t bring it into budget.
Already noted above 
KU is a great school with one of the top Honors Colleges in the country. Don’t let the 90% acceptance rate fool you - and Lawrence is a great town.
It won’t have biotechnology (has bio and other STEM and has several engineering disciplines but SUNY New Paltz would be a safety and has a deaf studies major. The SUNYs are very reasonably priced.
Best of luck to your student.
Holland, Michigan (where Hope College is located) has been written up in The Atlantic for its revitalized downtown and other positive attributes; and is featured in the Our Towns Civic Foundation, here: Welcome to Holland - Our Towns.
Wow, those photos of Holland take me back! Thanks for the link @gandalf78 !
If you’re in Kansas, also keep in mind how easy it is to get to each school you have on your list. For example bucknell, which I would say is pretty isolated and not really near any water, is an hour from Harrisburg- which only has a small airport. Not sure if there would even be direct flights from Kansas to Harrisburg, and then how would she get from the airport to school?
As an OOS student it’s definitely important to consider ease of getting to/from major transportation hubs!
I have an update on these --and I’m crying a bit. 
Her chances of getting in? Really good – but their calculators are based entirely on FAFSA and not CSS. So each tuition calculation is mid-30s (which is thousands above the SAI we can’t afford --sigh). I guess should could apply and try to get some of the big scholarships -but that almost makes these reach schools. (Because she can only go if she gets a rare and difficult to get scholarship)
As the old saying goes, “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.” Lightening may strike; you just never know.
Good luck with everything!
I don’t have any objection to KU --and KU Med? It has some ridiculously great Research opportunities for the summer. If she decides to do Engineering rather than Biology/Biotech? They actually have a great program (it’s chemical but has a biomedical engineering minor)
But I know that when I was her age - I really, really wanted to get OUT of my state and explore. She’s working so hard in school - I just want to give her a chance to go somewhere else.