That’s not an accurate answer.
You have to give a price.
For LACs at a public level you might be as low as $25k. Private - $35k and up. That assumes full pay.
But you can potentially go to a highly ranked school if full pay for $90k.
Would you rather go to a renowned name for $90k or a great name for less than $50k?
Is there an area you prefer - you have NE and NW?
As a simple exercise, you can go to US News LAC rankings and pull any school say 30-50 as a target and below 50 as safety.
Some give merit. Some don’t. There will be some exceptions. Reed is not an easy admit despite its rank for example.
You should define what you want beside LAC. Location. Urban. Rural. Weather etc
Many schools out there pay for kids with your stats - assuming you are more than just stats.