My DD looked at ASU, Univ of Arizona, A&M, UT (no NM $), Case Western and choose UT Dallas. Her major was CS and she wanted to take fine arts courses as well. The reasons she choose UTD was flexibility in majors and courses, medium size university in a large metro area, had no desire for large sports or greek system and a full ride. The NM scholarship made a large difference in both her and our lives. There is no debt, she has more opportunities - travel to Italy to study art and completing a masters in 4 years, and she will graduate with money in her pocket. As parents, it is also money in our pocket and we can do other things for her. Win, win!