I’m sending my 3rd and last child to college. @bluebayou made a point about name recognition that echoes something I’ve mentioned to my kids (first went to a top-tier school, 2nd went to state flagship and 3rd is deciding). I take the perspective that you should always look at quality of education first, but for employment purposes, also think about the broad name recognition of your school. Even if the school you choose is known because they have a competitive sports team(s), you have something to converse about in an interview. Generally, people like and respond favorably to what they know and recognize, so discussing Nova’s basketball season could be a talking point. I live in PA and have never heard of Bentley. I imagine it has a strong regional name recognition, but I don’t know whether the recognition extends beyond those borders. Just a thought if you’re in a tie-breaker situation. As an aside, I work for Silicon Valley startups and am surprised at how few people have heard of Carnegie Mellon University, so that probably casts doubt on my argument.