Yep. If costs end up being somewhat even… all the more reason to base the decision on fit (noting UCLA’s advantage in academics and – no offense – relative disadvantage in the campus experience).
But like I said, if she likes living at home, UCLA is the play. Getting a UCLA degree for ~$60k in today’s money would be a steal.
@Midwest67 I would definitely check with your tax advisor because income earned by a child can be complex and depending on your families circumstances you may have the option to include on your return or the child may include on their own return. Your tax advisor should be able to run the options based on your families circumstances and present you with your choices. The stipend may be able to be taxed at your child’s rate, which is presumably lower than yours.
SCU also has a strong business program. We also know several medical school students or grads who got excellent advising, as well as committee support when applying to med school. My kid was a Peace Corps volunteer after undergrad. Excellent support for aspiring PCVs as well including a time at the student health center for PC physicals.
My kid had a medical emergency surgery two weeks into her winter term senior year at SCU. Her advisor and the dean of students worked with her to be sure she would graduate with her class. I doubt that would,have happened at a larger college. She missed two full weeks of classes.
And as I mentioned earlier…the Jesuit education, and philosophy are excellent.
If you are talking about the scholarships, they are unearned income and cannot be included on the parents’ return. It is not a stipend (for work? for teaching?) and it is taxed according the kiddie tax rules.
If it really is a stipend for work, it may be different but just regular room and board that is part of a scholarship is reported as unearned income on the student’s return, with taxes paid at the kiddie tax rate.
@twoinanddone , no disrespect to Santa Clara was intended. I was just freely admitting that I didn’t know much about it beyond the CS program, therefore my question.
FWIW, I have been a college admissions junkie for a long time, so I had probably heard of a lot more places in other areas of the country than many. 
(I also learned about a lot of excellent midwestern LACs that had been off my radar as a New Englander when I went to grad school at the U of C and met grads of those schools.)
all good choices. Will just throw in my $.02 …don’t underestimate the Jesuit networking opportunities…