<p>Truman State (6,000 students) has a list price of about $26,000, but an $8,000 automatic scholarship for your stats. So that leaves a net price of $18,000 before any additional competitive scholarships. So that may be a safety, if you are willing to do $3,000 of work earnings or student loans (Stafford limit is $5,500 first year, $31,000 total for four years).</p>
<p>University of Minnesota - Morris (2,000 student public LAC) is about $23,000 per year, which may be just within affordability if you are willing to do about $8,000 of student loans and work.</p>
<p>But you should go through the course listings and faculty rosters to see how strong the economics and political science departments are for your interests.</p>