Word documents, internet, and social media? Just get a Chromebook.
If it absolutely needs a full OS, I suppose the cheapest Mac you can spec will get through 4 years of college with no fuss. Not that a Windows machine wouldn't, but Macs in general are less buggy and require less software maintenance. I wouldn't invest too much either way. Depending on her career path, she may need a higher specced machine later on, and by that point it makes sense to upgrade to a longer term machine.
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