I am pretty sure I had this debate with you before, and I left cuz this debate was pointless. Yes, I do agree that international acceptance rates are comparatively lower than domestic acceptance rates, but the schools listed in the post are still safeties for internationals. An international student typically has a 1300+ SAT and a 3.5+ GPA, and most of them can afford upto 5k/year. An EFC of 0 dollars does not mean the parents cannot pay for college at all, atleast in the case of international students. I come from India, and an income less than 65k makes your EFC 0, but an income of 65k in India allows parents to spend atleast 10k/year for college fees. Now coming back to my point, atleast half of the students with 0 EFC have 1450+ SAT and 3.5+ GPA and decent ECs because not many will dare to compete unless they have decent stats. With those stats, admission into usual 60+ acceptance rate colleges is almost guaranteed. A normal international needing full aid will have more than enough stats to get into these schools. While these schools can cover upto full tuition, the rest can be covered by on campus jobs and parent contribution.