My guess is that this student could not show that he had enough money to fully find his first year…even WITH his financial aid money added in…and his visa was denied.
If that is the case, he needs a school that apparently will give him more aid than he got the first time around.
He got a 1450 on the SAT…and also needs to know that some schools will NOT look at SAT scores taken after HS graduation. He should check that…and not make assumptions.
He should also look at options in his home country. Getting 100% funding is NOT very common for even U.S. citizens…and is less common for international students.