If he is good with tOSU, the process can likely be easy. If you want something smaller, there are some LACs that can get in your price range (Lawerence U, Rhodes, etc). If you are a full pay family with a $33k budget, it is hard to pass on tOSU. We are also full pay and in Ohio. My DS decision is coming down to tOSU vs one of the more highly ranked schools where he was accepted with a significant difference in price. The one thing that I would watch out for is budget creep. It likes to move up when you aren’t watching.