The problems with Foster are (as I understand):
Quarter system. Midterms/finals often, less time for class projects, and teachers rushing the class materials.
Foster is a very regional school. In CA it competes with UCLA/UCB/USC/Stanford/…
It is not well known on the East Coast or Midwest. Industry connections are limited.
Foster mostly places into corporate finance around Seattle (especially after WaMu closed). All these companies (Microsoft, Amazon. Starbucks, Nordstrom, etc) are laying people off and not hiring as much as before. Boeing HQ moved to Chicago. Microsoft and Amazon used to hire a lot of Foster grads for TPM or similar roles, but these roles got reduced significantly in the last few rounds of layoffs.
My daughter is not excited about UW as all the “slackers” at her school got into UW (some into Foster) and planning on going there. At least according to her, this is the case. I gave up on that topic.
UW is convenient. She can’t commute from home daily (about an hour’s drive in traffic) but can be home for holidays/weekends if she wants to. I think part of the story is her desire to not be too close to home.