<p>Keep in mind that different departments within engineering tend to have their own ratios. In my experience, computer/electrical engineering tend to be male dominated, while majors like biomedical and materials tend to be more balanced (in my year for materials science there were almost twice as many girls in the class to guys!).</p>
<p>Does your son mind being in the middle of nowhere or would he prefer to be near a city? Does he want a school that’s almost all STEM people or a mix? Does he want the school to have a general tech slant but not be entirely engineering? Is he interested in having extensive research opportunities on campus, or does he want to work at companies over the summer? Would he prefer to stay within a distance drivable by car, or is cross-country not a problem?</p>