In our case, SUNY Binghamton is the benchmark, if he is accepted. They rarely give merit-aid and we won’t qualify for need-based aid, so full price is around $24,000/yr. This will be the price against which we will measure all other packages. So in the case of UA, with room and board around $12,000, if we can get UA tuition and fees down to $12,000 or below, its a better deal. Which means he needs to get at least a 29 on his ACT (based on 2016-2017 scholarships).