Which University should I attend for computer science?

[Noor_Muneeb1]

1. Stony Brook University
2. Farmingdale State College
3. Hofstra University (With Scholarships)
4. Old Westbury College
5. Adelphi University
6. Rutgers University
7. UC Merced

[ucbalumnus]

How does cost differ and matter to you?

[eyemgh]

Have you been accepted to all of them? What’s your home state? What are the price differences? Which ones have support for your extracurricular interests and hobbies?

[aquapt]

Are you a New York resident? (Guessing that’s the case from the predominance of NY schools.)

UC Merced is clearly the outlier here. Why is it on the list? Merced is a solid school, but not a “destination” school that would be worth traveling across the country and paying upwards of 67K/year in OOS costs.

Beyond that… one of the guiding principles of programming is GIGO - “garbage in, garbage out.” The same applies to CC - you won’t get useful guidance unless you provide enough relevant information for commenters to work with. What is your situation, and what are you looking for in a school?

If we’re simply talking CS reputation, Stony Brook and Rutgers would be the frontrunners. But there could be valid reasons to prefer one of the others.

[DadOfJerseyGirl]

Rutgers New Brunswick or Newark?

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