I think the University of Rochester is a great option, but to get it to your price point your D would need merit….which imo makes it a reach. I would definitely apply and see!
Binghamton is a strong school with a relatively large Jewish presence. It is definitely worth researching.
What about the U of Minnesota?
UMN is on the list 
It was one of S23’s favorites. We also have relatives in Minneapolis and it’s a super easy flight.
Binghamton is a school that I didn’t know much about, but now that we are looking into it, definitely looks interesting!
Bing seems to check a lot of the boxes but I am not sure about music.
It seems like right now she is more interested in neuroscience than engineering?
Here’s an old thread. I see Purdue but maybe others. My son loved Purdue’s food the week he was there.
Hi tamagotchi,
Our daughters seem to be looking for similar things in a school. We are giving University of Rochester some serious consideration in our house and I’ve been using it as a constant while looking into other schools (reaches and safeties). The Fiske Guide to Colleges lists the following schools as overlaps: Cornell, NYU, Tufts, Carnegie Mellon, Boston U, Case Western, Johns Hopkins, and WashU. These are all a bit reachy but we are looking into some of them…they all seem to come with their own strengths and weaknesses, especially for music opportunities. We are still learning and exploring. Best of luck!
Not sure about the location…?
Binghamton does have a music program, although I don’t see any music technology classes or facilities (something that D would like to have access to). I do see that Bing has the most inexpensive private music lessons I’ve noticed at any school ($75 per semester)!
As more background on this, she’s always been interested in neural and sensory prosthetics (alternative ways of seeing / hearing, robot limbs with sensory capabilities, controlling things with your brain, etc). Originally she thought that studying neuroscience would be the best way to get into this area, then she started thinking about a bioengineering major, and then she found out that a lot of people who work in this area have more of a traditional engineering major like EE or MechE. She’s still not sure if she wants to be an engineer, or work in research, or healthcare. She is not sure if she can decide between these paths before she actually starts studying in college and working on bigger projects than she’s been able to do in high school.
It sounds like she might be interested in BME.
Thanks! Purdue has a lot of great things going for it, but is ruled out because it’s in an abortion ban state (as @twogirls also noted).
I suspect that @tsbna44 was mentioning the thread because of the numerous other schools mentioned. Some of those schools are already on your list while others are not, but it could be fruitful in terms of identifying other possibilities (or considerations).
Yes, and there’s also a mention in that thread of UMD’s Gamer Symphony Orchestra… which is actually another college feature that D has already mentioned to me that she wants (that is, a video game / anime music orchestra, similar to the Intermission Orchestra that we have here in Berkeley)
I will say that I think Washington, Pitt, and Minnesota are really hard to beat given a lot of what you are describing.
But I also immediately thought of Rochester, if you can get enough merit.
Also actually the University at Buffalo.
I actually think UB will check many of your D’s boxes if she makes honors.
If good food is important - and it appears to be - University of Massachusetts (Amherst) should be on you list. They’ve been ranked #1 in the country for food for several years. My GS is there in Biomedical Engineering. He is in the Honors program but chose it for the food. 
He hasn’t been disappointed with either the food, the academics, the Honors dorm, or the social life. Even great cafeteria food can get boring and there are also lots of great restaurants in the area when it’s time to try something different.
Mine is at Binghamton and I agree it checks boxes, but not the good food one! A lot of the kids seem to be unhappy with the food. Mine definitely is. I am encouraging her to pursue an on-campus apartment next year so that she has her own kitchen.
Good news from College Board today, 2nd sitting of SAT is 50 points higher.
New score is 1520 (750 E, 770 M)
She’s happy that the math score is higher now, since it aligns with her interests better.
We still can’t afford the expensive private schools where average SAT is higher than this, so we are assuming she does not need another retake?
That’s great!
I’m under the impression that once they’re over 1500, they’ve cleared “the hurdle” for pretty much every school, and at that point other factors become more pressing. For our 2025 twins, once they were over 1500, we said they didn’t have to think about SATs further. Both got in to Pitt’s honors program, but will likely end up going to a smaller school.
What’s the current list ? This was the original and you didn’t need it for these - most of which were test blind. She was already in a great spot for the schools on this list taking the SAT. Congrats
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Most of the schools discussed in this thread are in her spreadsheet of schools under consideration. The thread has been helpful so far! 
However, she still does not have a well-defined college list, since she is still trying to figure out what major(s) she will be applying for. She hopes to get more clarity from exploring her interests further this summer, but is still waiting on summer program notifications.
When she has more of an updated list, I will update.
I’ve mentioned this in other threads, but would highly recommend a jaunt up to Davis for their Picnic Day on April 12th if she’s in town then. They have some tours of the engineering buildings, and also often have a bunch of other STEMmy demos out and about. Also, there’s a killer marching band competition that she’ll absolutely love. Here was my writeup on it from last year.