Have you run the net price calculators?
Texas is probably quite difficult to get into as an out-of-state student. Note that class rank is used in lieu of GPA there. Big scholarships are rare.
USC is also very selective, probably comparable to UCLA overall, but weighting different factors differently (probably more weight on test scores relative to grades than UCLA and other UCs), and different majors may be relatively more selective. Used to have lots of big scholarships back when it was trying to raise its academic profile; now they are much harder to get.
Oregon is generally considered less selective.
What about UCs and CSUs if you live in California?
Intended major? He should investigate whether his intended major (or possible majors if undecided) are more selective ones at each school, which can mean more difficult to get in as a frosh or difficult to change into after enrolling.