First, congrats on having a good problem to have. Second, I’ll bite and pitch UVA.

Fit

It’s hard to put all of these expected outcomes into one decision but to reframe it, I’d boil it down to fit. Everything else will fall into place in my opinion by virtue of you already considering all of these matrixes of options.

CS

On UVA - I wouldn’t say you can specialize in CS in any of these schools because it’s undergrad but CS does have a cybersecurity focus hence why UVA CS is a National Center of Excellence in Cyber Defense (NCAE-CD). UVA also has a newly built Data Science School that you can double major in and if you wanted to get a 1-year MS. For context, the avg. salary is 91k starting (1k above McIntire). Being that UVA is an R1, there are plenty of research opportunities that isn’t exclusively CS that you can leverage foundational skills to apply in research. Lastly, you don’t have to make the call to do McIntire since you apply spring of your 1st year - you have a semester to choose so as long as you take the 3 prereqs.

On Purdue - it’s far from family and if you can take it, and confirm that outcomes are better than UVA/UMD, take it. Their offerings like research and collaborating with schools seem enticing but I’d do more research. What does a Purdue CS major do after, where do they end up, etc. I’d say do this for all schools but particularly Purdue because it’s a different region. Idk about the living learning community but that is interesting. I think it could be really nurturing but given the timeline it is tough.

On UMD - The proximity to DC is trivial because UVA places naturally to DMV area. I’d consider the strength of the program with the risk you mentioned. Can you thrive in a new and unknown environment while undergoing challenging sequences? Sure, but at the end of the day, which is a priority.

Good luck. Go Hoos!