There is no ABET-accredited engineering at Washington and Lee University.
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A full ride may be available here: https://www.pvamu.edu/faid/types-of-aid/scholarships/university-scholarships/ . Has chemical, civil, computer, electrical, and mechanical engineering.
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Yes I pointed this out in my first post. They have, rightly or wrongly, purposely not pursued it. Their outcomes are terrific and obviously itâs one of the top universities overall in the country.
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If Catholic schools are ok check out Manhattan College. Also look at NYS publics such as Binghamton, Stony Brook, Buffalo.
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A friend of my kidâs has similar stats to your daughterâs and basically got a free ride to University of Utah. Sheâs a biochem major or similar, not engineering. It sounds like they have some very generous scholarships for excellent OOS applicants.
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Yes this. Very reputable program with campus spirit that will rival any Big Ten School⊠As stated, you can apply right now online Instructions - Iowa State University
You will get it soon so itâs a good feeling but look at the scholarships. Itâs a fun city also. Itâs not less thanâŠ
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Also look at Michigan State. Their honors program is great and like 1/2 scholarship with lots of advantages.
You will get better suggestions if we know your state.
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Any chance she will be a National Merit Semifinalist?
Lots of good suggestions so farâŠ.is your state flagship affordable? Any of the state directional signs? Do note that PVAMU linked to above is an HBCU (historically black college/uni)
She most likely will be a commended status on the national merit, but not a semifinalist. Her score in the top 1% but most likely will just barely miss our state cutoff. State flagship is over $30K. With financial aid, more expensive private colleges will bring their cost to the same as the state flagship. So in that instance, it may be better to go to a private school depending on the school. But still trying to get it lower than that.
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With an income of $140,000, your daughter should qualify for a half tuition scholarship at Rice if she can gain admittance:
In the Northeast, all students admitted to Cooper Union and to Olin College of Engineering receive half tuition scholarships. She should be a prime candidate for a scholarship at Manhattan College School of Engineering. RPI has a stated goal of balancing their gender ratio and are actively seeking young women as engineering students. Again, she should be a prime candidate for scholarship money here.
In general, young women who are interested in engineering have an advantage in admissions and in competing for scholarships. Nationally only 22% of engineering students are female. So, check the make:female ratio at any college youâre interested in, looking specifically at engineering majors if you can find it. (Look at degrees awarded to recent graduates.) The further away from 50:50 the engineering school is, the higher a priority she will be for them and therefore the stronger she will be as a candidate for scholarship money. This makes even expensive colleges potentially available to you depending on their gender balance.
Every year lots of private scholarship money goes unclaimed. Googling engineering scholarships for female high school seniors will turn up many such lists. The SMART scholarship from the Dept. of Defense will cover up to $38,000 of tuition annually for award winners.
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Webb Institute provides full tuition and is on the east coast.
1/2 tuition at rice is going to leave this family still with a very sizable amount to pay.
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Itâs a start. And I donât know what $140,000 means. If they do a net cost calculator, they may find that the round number posted actually falls under $130,000. Check the link. Under $130,000 = full tuition scholarship. Itâs worth it for them to look into.
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RightâŠis that net income or gross income? That makes a difference. And assets matter too. They should run the NPC with their accurate numbers.
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Beside New Mexico Tech mentioned above, consider the University of New Mexico.
Your daughter would auto-qualify for the Amigo Scholarship (merit) which would give her instate tuition rates plus a $200/year stipend.
UNMâs COA in-state COA comes under $20K (tuition, fees, housing, meals)
UNM has an ABET accredited engineering program that offers all the typical engineering majors plus a few that are harder to findâlike nuclear engineering.
Proximity to TWO National Research Laboratories (Sandia and Los Alamos), Air Force Research Lab, (AFRL), Intel, Netflix, and NBCUniversal, plus numerous smaller tech start ups means there are plentiful opportunities to do internships.
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Hello there,
My daughter is freshman electrical engineering major. We (me as a single mom with an unaffordable EFC and no college savings) chased HUGE merit. I could only afford to cash flow around 8K a year and I did not want to take any loans and preferred if my daughter did not take Federal Student loans. She ended up at our local school, Texas Tech University with a full cost of attendance merit package from stacked scholarships. Presidential gave her 9K year but engineering dept gave her 18.5 K year. The bill for first semester was just paid by the scholarships and she had 1751.39 left over for books. She moved into the dorms last week. Her stats were: Rank #1, 36 ACT, 1590 SAT, 14 APs, engineering ECs.
Your daughter would get 7K for the 1490 and rank but if she got 1500 or 34 ACT she would get 9K off instate tuition (your daughter qualifies for instate tuition because of her stats). My daughterâs semester bill including tuition/fees, room, board and parking (has her car) was 11, 997. before scholarship was applied. Also have your daughter try ACT, My D thought is was way easier. Best of luck to your daughter.
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My daughter only had a 33 (thank you covid). Her sister had a 34 but didnât apply there (but will be applying for their DPT program this week).
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my OOS S20 applied at Texas Tech; partly because we have two family friends/relatives who attend and LOVE it there! We were impressed with the scholarships and total package for sure; it was on the short list! then covid hit 
no touring.
PS - meant to reply to @tvbingewatcher2 â not mjkacmom! oops
Tech kids love their school, so much school spirit/pride. Where did you D end up at?
My midwest S20 applied at several high merit schools that had engineering to keep within the budget weâve given our 4 kids. These schools all offered tuition that ranged from $0-9K: Bama, Arizona, Miami of Ohio, UNL, Texas Tech, Tulsa University and Florida State. Heâs going to Bama. Their engineering dept. is pretty impressive.
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