What do you want to study? My Illinois daughter had your ACT score and earned the highest merit scholarship awarded at University of Delaware, as well as direct admission into their biomedical engineering and highly ranked honors program. It ended up being cheaper than going to our state flagship school, University of Illinois. Plus UD has an excellent reputation for engineering. It’s a beautiful school, just 45 minutes away from Philly, about an hour from Baltimore, 90 minutes from Washington DC, and 2 hours away from NYC. Plus it’s not too far from some beautiful beaches along the coast. She was up for a scenery change from the midwest and didn’t want to pay the high tuition at the “big name” engineering schools that accepted her, but didn’t give her any merit or financial aid.
Best of luck in your search.