<p>@texaspg: All the numbers I’ve seen online suggest that UT Austin is an extremely reasonably priced institution. It seems to be similar in price to Georgia Tech and LSU.</p>
<p>People tend not to leave Louisiana for school because of TOPS. All you need is a decent GPA and a slightly above average ACT score, and the state will help you pay for school.</p>
<p>@OP: I also reccomend that he apply to all the schools he’s interested in, see where he gets in, and visit a few of the CS programs at the respective institutions before he graduates. My friend had a choice between UL and LSU, but chose UL because their engineering program tour was more thorough.</p>