<p>Why do you keep talking about 3 colleges when you have 6 listed. Did you get accepted directing to the CS program at UW? That is critical because otherwise it is competitive to get into CS and they can’t take everyone. Cal Poly Pomona also boasts high starting salaries. I think they often place in Silicon Valley where cost of living and so salaries are higher. Someone posted a payscale.com chart with CPP at the top #1, over many bigger name colleges for starting and midrange salaries for CS-- I don’t really know if the survey can be trusted, but as a general indicator, you get the idea. So you have all good schools. I’d drop Perdue only because large OOS college with no merit, good for CS but not the best school overall. If you were instate it would be another story.</p>
<p>Sounds like you don’t have your FA offers yet. So one thing will be what is the COA net at each college? Do you parents really not mind the Rose Hulman tuition?</p>