Pitt is urban - and the campus not overly large. That’s the difference between it and others.
Morgantown (WV) would be smaller town like Amherst but much bigger sports scenes that’s assured cheaper.
UNH has the train that goes directly into Boston. It splits the really large school and small schools - size wise.
One private to look at is UHA. It may hit the price point. Yes, the name isn’t great but for Meche that doesn’t really matter. ABET accreditation does. I noted York of PA b4 - another likely private to hit.
This is from UHA (Hartford).
