In reality that’s how the vast majority of college students make their decision as they just don’t have a different choice as budget is driving 100% of the decision. When you have the luxury of choice, there is usually SOMETHING that still drives the decision. For some it’s brand name, for some it’s strength of a particular program, for some location, people prioritize all kinds of things.
Extra curriculars actually ended up driving the final decision for both my kids. They’d narrowed down based on other factors, but when it came to ultimate fit one picked based on recruiting and wanting to continue their sport and one based on availability of pointe classes and performance opportunities for non-dance majors.
Considering the age of your child and the fact that recruiting is still a possibility, I’d leave everything else aside and just figure out if they want to continue their sport and what that looks like. It’s a huge decision and team fit and time commitment varies tremendously. My sophomore kid thought D1 or bust and then ultimately decided that combining D1 with engineering wasn’t what he was looking for - those are the things to really figure out.