S22 - Engineering/CS kid
- Strength of engineering school, and CS/CompE programs - validated by rankings, depth and breadth of academics, quality of peer cohort
- Career Outcomes - median salary, 75th %ile salary - validated by college scorecard
- Target recruiting center for careers of interest - quant, consulting, tech
- In-state tuition (or) equivalent
- Proximity to home - closer the better (OR) a record of placing kids in bay area/PNW
- Warm weather
- Quality of dorms, food etc.
- Diversity on campus
- Purple to blue political climate
- College sports