<p>The hard part of being an international student is that few US universities offer financial aid to international students. If you are a US citizen living outside the US, you may get financial aid, but you would not have any state residency for the lower tuition of any state university.</p>
<p>If you can afford US$35,000 per year, there are some schools with list prices around that or less (Minnesota, North Carolina State, Iowa State, Stony Brook, Cal Poly, etc.). But if your price limit is significantly lower than that, the choices become fewer the lower your price limit gets.</p>
<p>You would get merit aid at Howard but not sure how good it is for CS.
You’d qualify for merit aid at UAlabama.
Yes you’d qualify for UMN, etc. academically but would you be able to afford it? How much can your parents afford?</p>
<p>It’s unrealistic to borrow $35,000 per year for each year, even for a CS major.
You need to look for schools that will offer you full-tuition scholarships or will cover full need.
For need-based aid, look into Dickinson, Grinnell.
Look into Howard, you’d be competitive for the scholarship. Same thing for Georgia Southern’s 1906 scholarship (it’s ABET accredited).
Look into University Missouri of Science and Technology, South Dakota School of Mines, University South Dakota, Montana State.
Ask for information NOW, because the deadlines for the applications are Dec 1.</p>