How do you even create a good college list?

Some are, some aren’t. The NPCs that ask specifically if the applicant is international can be relatively more accurate than those that don’t ask. Of course OP has to enter full and complete information as well, and do proper exchange rates calculations as necessary.

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@Ashmaan – I asked web to create a table from your list of colleges, showing average net price, estimated acceptance rates for int’l applicants, etc., etc. I suggest doing something similar, except with info that is more specific & accurate for you. Your net price will likely be the most limiting filter – as well as the most inaccurate part of the sample table I’m including below – so you’ll need to spend a lot of time figuring that out. HTH.

College Avg. Net Price Int’l Acceptance Rate (Approx.) Student:Faculty Ratio CS Faculty (Approx.) U.S. News National Rank
New Mexico State University $10k 90%+ 16:1 18 #296 National
University of Texas at Arlington $12k 75–90% 24:1 45+ #220 National
Western Kentucky University $12k 90%+ 18:1 20 #361 National
Southern Arkansas University $13k 85–95% 16:1 8 #86 Regional South
Carleton College $14k 15–20% 8:1 13 #8 LAC
Central Michigan University $16k 80–95% 19:1 18 #296 National
Minnesota State University Moorhead $16k 80–95% 18:1 7 #116 Regional Midwest
Bemidji State University $18k 80–95% 20:1 6 #111 Regional Midwest
Pomona College $19k 4–7% 7:1 10 #4 LAC
Dartmouth College $21k 3–5% 7:1 25 #15 National
St. Olaf College $21k 35–45% 11:1 10 #72 LAC
Knox College $22k 60–70% 11:1 6 #35 LAC
Wartburg College $22k 70–85% 11:1 5 #18 Regional Midwest
Duke University $22k 4–7% 6:1 70+ #7 National
Cornell College $23k 55–70% 12:1 5 #100 LAC
Denison University $23k 20–25% 9:1 10 #39 LAC
Wesleyan University $23k 12–18% 7:1 14 #14 LAC
Johns Hopkins University $24k 4–6% 6:1 60+ #6 National
UNC Chapel Hill $24k 8–12% 15:1 60+ #27 National
Beloit College $24k 55–70% 10:1 7 #91 LAC
Augustana College (IL) $24k 55–70% 11:1 7 #100 LAC
Allegheny College $24k 55–70% 10:1 8 #76 LAC
Grinnell College $24k 10–15% 9:1 11 #19 LAC
Macalester College $25k 20–25% 10:1 12 #27 LAC
Luther College $25k 60–75% 11:1 6 #29 Regional Midwest
Earlham College $25k 50–65% 8:1 6 #76 LAC
Lawrence University $26k 45–60% 8:1 8 #63 LAC
Rhodes College $26k 45–60% 10:1 8 #55 LAC
Gustavus Adolphus College $27k 60–75% 11:1 7 #76 LAC
Hope College $27k 70–85% 10:1 10 #27 Regional Midwest
Franklin & Marshall College $27k 25–35% 8:1 10 #31 LAC
Illinois Wesleyan University $27k 45–60% 11:1 9 #95 LAC
University of Richmond $28k 15–25% 8:1 11 #22 National
Union College (NY) $28k 25–35% 9:1 11 #40 LAC
Oberlin College $29k 20–25% 8:1 15 #40 LAC
Hobart & William Smith Colleges $29k 40–55% 9:1 8 #72 LAC
NYU $29k 7–10% 8:1 75+ #30 National
University of Notre Dame $30k 5–8% 9:1 25 #18 National
Minerva University Varies 1–3% 6:1 15 Unranked