I agree. Fit, which includes cost, is the most important. I know the minute I took my daughter to Charleston in early Junior year that after we went through all the motions, she’d end up there. Got lucky on cost but 3 mos b4 accepting, cost wasn’t great. She still was going. It just fit.
If you go see UCF, hit the east coast and check out Florida tech…great small campus and food…+ Embry Riddle as it sounds like there’s an interest in aerospace. Both do well with the rockets, etc.