Thanks for the comments/suggestions everyone. I think we will add U of Alabama, U of Texas Dallas, U of Utah and a few others to the mix. Ideally, would like to keep within driving distance to him - but the Northeast seems to be tight with merit.
One interesting lesson for my son, if a school costs $60k a year - dad or mom need to make $100k to net down to $60k after taxes. The true cost of college is staggering.