How does Marist compare to higher priced schools?

CP3rdTimeAround
Thu, 25 Feb 2016 16:33:05 +0000

My son was accepted to Marist and really likes the school. They gave him a decent scholarship. He also applied to Fordham, Northeastern, and Villanova - schools that are all $15-20K more than Marist. Are these schools worth the extra money? He wants to major in Business. He has a 97 weighted average and is in the top 15% of his class. A lot of great ECs from Community Service (President of the Club), Theater (Director and Lead), several musical performing groups, various Honor Societies (leadership roles in some). Fordham only gave him $5K (on a bill that’s around $65K). He hasn’t gotten replies from Villanova or Northeastern yet. His SAT score (1930) hurts him a little. His ACT is a 27. We live on Long Island. Any thoughts?