Finding Cheaper Schools for a Math and CS student

I’d check out UT-Dallas and U. of Central Florida. I believe at either one if you receive even a small merit scholarship that you would then qualify for in-state tuition. At UCF in-state costs are about $17k or less/year (tuition, room & board), and you might get even more. At UT-Dallas, in-state costs are closer to $26 or $27k, but I suspect you’d be getting additional merit there, too.

I’d also take a look at some of the big state schools in “flyover” states: U. of Iowa, Iowa State, U. of Nebraska, U. of Kansas, etc. They can be very generous in merit aid. They offer very strong programming, but because of their location, they give more money to bring students in.

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