Also, the quality difference between ABET-accredited engineering programs is narrower than it may be in other majors due to the relatively high standards required for ABET accreditation.
This does not mean that all ABET-accredited programs in the same major are the same as is sometimes claimed. They may organize their curricula differently, some may have greater requirements that the minimum (that meets ABET accreditation) in technical subjects and/or humanities and social studies general education, and strength of subarea options within the major may differ between programs (as can be seen by looking at technical elective options within the major). These are all things that can affect how good an academic fit a given college’s program is for a given student, regardless of ranking.