<p>Again, kudos to you!</p>
<p>I do think that Muslim students will find greater diversity in urban and mid-sized universities than in small, isolated LACs. They try hard to reach out but it’s difficult to attract students from various parts of the country. Some LACs such as Amherst do provide generous aid, but many do not. It really depends on the size of their endowment (and whether it has been hard hit by the financial crisis).
You could encourage the students to look into merit aid as well as need-based financial aid. Some schools that might be a decent fit because of their cosmopolitanism are Kalamazoo and Macalester. Women students might be encouraged to consider all women colleges such as Wellesley, Mt Holyoke, Smith and Bryn Mawr.</p>