Getting a new car any ideas?

Im 18 years old and i drive a mini van right now a hand me down family car but im going to college next year to north carolina and i live in maryland so im getting my own car so that i can travel back and forth on my own. i dont know anything about cars or names or anything but im looking for something thats roomy on the inside but not huge on the outside like a small suv or something and something with decent or pretty good mileage can anyone give me some ideas it would be a lot of help thank you!