[joeconyers]

The Seidenberg School of Computer Science at Pace University has a growing population of web-minded hackers and entrepreneurs. A few years ago Ivan Seidenberg(CEO Verizon) established a scholars program for top computer science students that provides nearly a full ride, free laptop, subsidized research projects, meetings with proven entrepreneurs, and internship opportunities.

Essentially if you are considering NYC and don't want to graduate with nearly 100k in loans(which is likely at NYU/Columbia), want small class sizes and a chance to work with a tight nit group of hackers Pace is a good bet.

http://www.pace.edu/seidenberg/

Details on scholarship: http://www.pace.edu/page.cfm?doc_id=25567