Students at places like Fullerton, Northridge and Long Beach can get the ‘college experience’ but, they have to work a little harder for it. Instead of it falling in your lap like it does in Chico, SLO and San Diego, you have to engage in campus, spend time there hanging out and taking advantage of the live music, sports, clubs, gyms, IM sports and other stuff that happens on campus rather than heading out into the surrounding area where student density drops off rapidly with every step they take.
Your daughter has solid stats, tour SDSU, Sonoma, Chico and LB (and Humolodt if she’s up for it). They are all so different, I bet a favorite emerges pretty quickly. Use the things she likes/dislikes from the tours the narrow things down and perhaps identify other candidates.
It is a fun process… enjoy the ride