<p>$20,000 total, or $20,000 per year? $20,000 total is likely manageable; $20,000 per year means $80,000 after four years, which is a lot.</p>
<p>Rutgers is also very good for computer science, but also offers engineering options. If it is free, why isn’t it also on your finalist list? (or are you another NJ resident who does not want to go “where half your high school is going”?)</p>
<p>If those two specialized programs at Alabama are very impressive to you, what is keeping Alabama at $-8,000 per year off your finalist list?</p>