For what it’s worth, if your daughter can work during the year, she can definitely chop off some of the costs. It is expensive, but you can definitely make it up with the very high ROI. I believe SCU is a top 30 college for ROI.here it is #12 in outcome.
Here’s a CC post on SCU and ROI:
I completely agree with the point made by @thumper1 that ROI isn’t just about post-grad salaries. Obviously we all want our kids to launch and to be equipped to support themselves financially, but I think most of on CC also want our adult kids to find fulfillment in many realms–intellectually, socially, professionally, and in their relationships.
As a history (me) and physics (H) major, we strongly encouraged our D to explore a range of subjects while in college and to choose a major that expanded her intellectual horizons, not just her professional horizons because we had confidence that doors would open.
What we learned is that all the talk of “fit” is a deep truth because a student who is thriving will take appropriate risks, engage and flourish. That is the kind of ROI that is very hard to measure quantitatively, but you definitely know it when you see it.
So is SCU “worth it”? For our family, it was worth every cent.