<p>Do not be vague about how much you can afford as what would be considered ‘substantial’ differs from person to person.</p>
<p>Earlham, Sewanee, Colorado College and Bennington, perhaps? However, all of these schools (except Colorado College) would only give you your decision in around February, so they wouldn’t do much in the way of saving time and money and work for RD apps. Expect to pay around $12k for Earlham, at the least (it offers a combination of merit and need-based aid to cover up to full tuition, generally). Bennington is more generous, but is also more selective than Earlham. There’s also St. John’s College in New Mexico and Maryland. It has quite a few international students, so I suspect it at least offers up to full tuition.</p>
<p>That is all, at least from what my research has indicated.</p>
<p>Note that schools like Sewanee and Colorado are certainly ‘highly selective’ for internationals seeking aid.</p>
<p>What are your stats?</p>
<p>I, for one, would not bother to apply EA to many schools, esp those that don’t promise to meet need (incl. Earlham, Bennington and St John’s).</p>