Looking for College Recommendations for Computer Science

ucbalumnus
Mon, 25 Jun 2012 00:41:18 +0000

computersci:

My family makes a tad more than 150K currently. So, it seems I won’t get any/much financial aid in any case. At a high level, there are two options: go to in-state public university or go out-of-state/private. If I go out-of-state/private, it seems the bill is approx $150-200K for 4 years of college.



$150,000 annual income may get some financial aid at the very generous schools (e.g. Stanford). Check the net price calculators, but don’t be too optimistic.

Estimates of prices for four years, assuming no aid or scholarships unless otherwise noted:

Expensive private: $220,000 to $240,000
Less expensive private[1]: $160,000
Expensive OOS public[2]: $180,000 to $220,000
Moderate price OOS public[3]: $120,000 to $140,000
Cheap OOS public[4]: $64,000 to $92,000
UT Austin in-state: $100,000
Texas A&M in-state: $84,000
Alabama with full tuition + $2,500/yr engineering scholarship: $50,000

[1] Olin with automatic half tuition scholarship, USC with (not guaranteed) half tuition scholarship, etc.
[2] UIUC, Michigan, UCs, etc.
[3] Minnesota, Stony Brook, Virginia Tech, NCSU, Cal Poly SLO, Iowa State, etc.
[4] Minnesota - Morris, South Dakota State, etc.