recalculated my UW, its a 3.53
Iâm going to second a lot of the Catholic universities. St. Josephâs in Philadelphia is known for its business school. DePaul in Chicago is a bit bigger and is definitely urban rather than suburban, but itâs CS offerings might interest you.
Iâm unsure if youâd be able to get enough merit aid to bring the school within budget, but Stevens Institute of Technology is literally just across the river from Manhattan and is another mid-sized option. Worcester Polytechnic and Rensselaer Polytechnic are two more mid-sized options that might be able to meet your budget and would be worth considering. One school that is mid-sized and is really well-respected in STEM fields is Missouri Science & Tech and would be an extremely likely admit for you and come in within budget.
If you can let us know your reactions to the schools mentioned so far, that will help us get a better sense of what kind of school might be a fit.
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With the highest level of merit, Stevens may come in at high 40s (although I think frankly, itâll be hard for OP to get that top level merit). That will fit within the â150,000-200,000â budget OP mentioned in her first post.
But I also see that the thread title says â<$30-40k/yearâ. Iâm unsure where that number came from but if thatâs more accurate then Stevens will definitely be out of budget.
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Out of the 20 schools my daughter applied to, Saint Josephâs came in the cheapest after merit.
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Someone else mentioned Catholic schools. A few more that give large merit aid to many applicants with your stats are SLU, Seton Hall and Loyola Chicago.
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the schools mentioned so far are ones I was thinking about, not sure about the catholic private schools but the rest of the suggestions are ok-good in my opinion, also with regard to the budget I really have no idea I can probably go more to be honest,
would it be possible to major in cs at stevens institute of technology, and then minor in smth part of their business school. Iâm trying to find info on whether you can major in a diff school than the minor, as long as they are under the same broader university
Yes, you can minor in a business field without majoring in business, per Stevensâ website. Generally, at most universities, you can minor across colleges at the university. The benefit of smaller schools is that you can often double major/do a double degree with majors across colleges.
But with respect to minoring in business while majoring in CS, here is Stevensâ affirmative reply:
The School of Business offers Stevens undergraduate students a variety of six-course business minors designed to help them further diversify their studies, and to complement the technical and arts learning offered in the universityâs other schools. These minors also are available to students pursuing a business major who are interested in exploring another potential field of professional interest.
From: Undergraduate Business Minors - Stevens School Of Business | Stevens Institute of Technology
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For TX residents, most of the students who donât get into UT or TX A&M, often end up at border schools with merit: OU, Ok St, Arkansas, LSU, Ole Miss, Alabama, Auburn. Can head further north to the Big 12 schools. Iowa State is a great value and Missouri S&T is medium sized (no significant Humanities presence) that targets OOS students.
I just donât understand why any student would ever leave TX. UT or TX A&M lead the way, and TT and or UH provide a lot of merit.
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From the update to your thread yesterday, this is what you wrote:
This is where you need to sit down with your family and get a budget. This is not asking them how much they make or how much they have in the bank. Youâre asking them how much they are willing and able to pay per year for you to go to college. Also, ask if the money has any other restrictions (i.e. can only be used at certain colleges, certain majors, not at schools with this affiliation, etc). Once you get your budget, then posters here can give you advice on schools that are likely to be the best fit.
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It is very tough to attend OOS public (top 300 schools) for under $30k all in. Arizona and Alabama are possible options, but most others donât get tuition under $10-15k, and room & board/off campus living is around $12-20K, and then add travel expenses.
Arizona wonât be close to under $30K with a 3.5 UW GPA.
Alabama will be well under as will MS State
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Grand Valley State University in Allendale, MI would be ~21k with your stats. Their business school is located in Grand Rapids and there is a bus that connects the two campuses, plus it stops at a bunch of places in between the two. They have a Management Information Systems Major, along with a lot of other business-type majors, and you should be a direct admit based off your stats. They also have various flavors of computer science as well. I am a current student if you have any questions.
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In terms of affordable flagships, U of Utah would be over-budget for the first year, but they offer a path to residency so it could be under-budget for years 2-4, averaging out to be solidly within the 4-year total budget. Itâs attainable with a 3.5, and has very strong CS, and a good business school too. The QAMO major in particular (âQuantitative Analysis of Markets & Organizationsâ) is âDesigned to Combineâ - âMany of our QAMO students have one foot in the Eccles School and one foot out. Around 20% of QAMO students declare a non-business double major, with Math, Computer Science, and International Studies as top choicesâ⊠âAnother 30% of QAMO students declare a non-business minor, with Math, Computer Science, and Political Science leading the pack.â
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2 days ago, OP wrote this in the initial post of this thread.
OP wrote this yesterday in her other thread.
Iâm not sure who added <$30-40k to the title of the thread, but I donât think we have any good idea of budget.
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In addition, Grand Valley State has a solid Honors college for ambitious, hard-working students (good opportunities and perks).
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Yes, Iâm not feeling dialed-in on this thread at all. I thought the Jesuit schools seemed like the best fit with the described vibe, but that evidently was a miss. I didnât mention Utah sooner because it didnât exactly seem like what was being asked for⊠but then the topic of flagship affordability came up, so I went there. At this point, just âthrowing stuff at the wall.â 
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I think that part of the reason why some of us feel that we are throwing spaghetti on the wall (Iâm with you, @aquapt) is that we donât have a real good sense of what OP wants.
When @tsbna44 asked OP for more about her preferences, she indicated that she edited her original post to add the info. This is what we know:
Later on, we found this out:
(for reference, the schools in the post OP quoted were St. Josephâs, DePaul, Stevens, WPI, RPI, and Missouri S&T).
@neha7, for posters here to be most helpful, Iâd recommend that you reflect on what you want your college experience to be like. These questions might help prod your thinking:
- What does medium-sized mean to you?
- What size classes do you prefer?
- What kind of people do you hope to be able to find on campus? What do you want the vibe to be like?
- How do you feel about Greek life (fraternities/sororities)?
- How do you feel about big enthusiasm for intercollegiate sports?
- Are there particular interests/activities you want to pursue while in college?
- Would the political or religious climate/vibe of the campus or surroundings impact your feelings? If so, how?
- Are there any climate preferences or needs (i.e. amount of sunlight, hotter/colder climates, etc)?
And of course, we also need to know the budget as thatâs the biggest piece in the puzzle.
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So it sounds as if the schools deemed âok-goodâ are primarily smaller, STEM-focused schools that also offer business programs. So maybe thatâs the template to focus on. Milwaukee School of Engineering, that we were just discussing on another thread, has a business school and might be another to add to the list in the referenced post, if it isnât too urban. Thereâs also IIT, which is suburban, and has this https://www.iit.edu/academics/programs/business-administration-bs-computer-information-systems-bs as well as business and CS majors.
Another thought is that some Industrial or Systems Engineering programs are CS-heavy and can be another good framework for combining Business + CS. (Whereas other programs are more manufacturing-heavy and wouldnât be as good a fit.) RPIâs department is one example of a possible fit: Industrial and Management Engineering (IME or MGTE), B.S. | Industrial and Systems Engineering
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