St. Olaf (in Minnesota) ticks all of your boxes except for within 8 hours of NJ. It’s about 3000 students, gorgeous campus, with impressive facilities. It’s got a huge music focus, especially choral and acappella, so your musical theatre kid would probably find lots of opportunities for activities. They give out really nice merit aid money and I know multiple kids who’ve attended/are attending who are having a great experience. Plus, the college town of Northfield is great.
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