So far here is my list thus far:Also note that I am still in the process of eliminating
University of Minnesota
University of Iowa
Drake
Marquette
UW- Madison
University of Michigan
Michigan State
Notre Dame
University of Indiana
Indiana State
Purdue
Augustana
Bradley
Loyola
Uic
DePaul
U of I
U of I - Springfield
Illinois State
Illinois Wesleyan
Ohio State
Xavier
University of Cincinnati
University of Kentucky
University of Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Duke
UNC chapel
John Hopkins
Northeastern
Boston University
Georgetown
University of Georgia
Emory
Georgia tech
University of Alabama
UT Austin
Texas A& M
Baylor
UCLA
UC Schools
What are your preferences on size and location? What are your grades and stats? What can you afford? I don’t think you need more on your list…you need to start paring down.
I like a medium sized school and it all comes down to financial aid.
This list is all over the place - what criteria did you use when building this list?
Generally for CS there are more or less a few categories - top CS schools, known CS school, sufficient CS schools, and insufficient CS schools (those who don’t offer enough classes/resources or a degree with enough requirements).
Top or known CS schools from your list, in no order:
UCB
UIUC
Georgia Tech
University of Michigan
UW-Madison
UCLA
UCSD
UCI
Purdue
Northeastern
UT-Austin
Sufficient CS schools:
Most of the rest of the list, if not all.
Do you have residence status in any US state?
If so, then your own state flagship may a good baseline for quality and value.
Run its online net price calculator and discuss the results with your family.
Do the same for any other schools that seriously interest you.
Your list is way to big and far too exotic. Unless you can afford to pay triple the cost to go out of state, it’s not worth going. It’s like paying $80,000 for a Honda Civic because of the shade of baby blue. CS degrees are highly employable. You don’t need to go any further than your state flagship, unless you have a scholarship to go out of state.
@coolguy40
That is assuming OP is full pay. If someone is able to get financial aid, many privates offer far better deals.