Alabama has his stats as a 19K a year scholarship, that is going to leave a big gap (COA for OOS 48K). When looking for OOS it is important not to throw out the baby with the bathwater. if your state school is better than the OOS merit options like Alabama, you stay where you can get the most bang for your buck. OP could look att tuition reciprocity agreements, I assume Alabama is part of that anyway so it is possible that my first point is moot LOL.