<p>With regard to NAU, have you looked at all their offerings? Sometimes, in order to compete with schools in locations, a school with a healthy endowment will create some fabulous opportunities for their best students. For example an friends son went to a small state school for physical therapy. The school had fantastic internships in place in NYC to study in a hospital with housing etc for a nominal fee. That may apply to study abroad also. Also don’t write off Arizona Universities completely, ASU has a fabulous honors college and school of business. I know some fine lawyers from ASU. Frequently, if you want to do business or practice in a state it is better to go to a state school. You make lifelong contacts. I know that’s not relevant here but I thought I’d state it. But anyway, check out the percs at UofA, they may have opportunities for their students that you might not be aware of that might surprise you, special trips, mentoring, internships, study abroad that gets them out of Flagstaff because it is more remote (and beautiful). While it may look like AZ is in financial trouble, as you know it is home to many generous multi-millionaires who endow the universities in AZ. Hopefully, some endow the arts.</p>