Since she’s a strong student and social, she will do great regardless of the school. Since your post says cost is not an issue, then she has wonderful options. I’m a Tulane alum as is my wife, from the mid-1990s. My son got into Tulane and several large flagship public universities, and for him, he went with the public university (out of state). Although cost was definitely an issue with us, interestingly enough, if Tulane and the public flagship had cost the same, he would have still gone with the state school and we would have agreed with that decision. UT Austin is a great university, as I’m sure you know, and Austin is a fun city (as is New Orleans). I’ve lived in both. They definitely have different feels to them. There’s no city in the US quite like New Orleans, with the culture, traditions, food, old meets new, etc. Austin has more of a southwest feel, think bbq, music festivals, large campus. Can’t go wrong with either.