<p>$61,340 is the estimated COA at UofR. Our D was accepted and will get about $25,000 in merit money. However, that still leaves about $35,500 to cover. She has a full ride at another school, a State school she loves, and full tuition at a school she really likes. End result: UofR will likely come off of the table. There is no reason to spend that much when she has other great options that will cost us much less than $120,000+ over the course of 4 years.
If your child really likes Barrett and it is a strong program, you have a great solution in front of you. I do understand your concern about the view of ASU, but I would think that those in the workplace or graduate schools that pay attention to undergrad institutions would know that Barrett is a different breed.
I know of two other families that are taking other offers (1 headed to Case Western and another to Alabama) over UofR because of merit offers that were simply much better for schools their children liked equally as well.
Good luck. These are tough decisions but if money is truly a factor, they become less difficult to sort through when the numbers are quite different.</p>