Macalester will not come in under 50 even with their top merit. As a PROFILE School, the family contribution will generally be higher than FAFSA efc. Though it is a meets full need school, they will perceive less need. We took it off of our list for that reason. My S19 has similar interests. It’s a lovely school and a relatively decent CS sized program for a LAC.
That said, the Jesuit Schools really are wonderful size wise and for offering both solid engineering and CS programs whereas the LAC’s will not offer the engineering option