Looks like FSU with the Presidential scholarship would have a net price of around $16,000 per year total, or about $11,000 for billed expenses only (not including books, travel, and personal expenses which total about $5,000 in FSU’s estimate). Without the Presidential scholarship, probably $18,000 per year total, with about $14,000 in billed expenses only.
VT’s in-state costs are about $21,000 for billed expenses. The books, travel, and personal expenses would probably be smaller due to less costly travel.
FAMU, which shares the engineering division with FSU, would likely be just $5,000 or less in books, travel, and personal expenses ($0 in billed expenses only) if she has a 3.50 HS GPA and 29 ACT as an out-of-state applicant. http://www.famu.edu/Scholarships/DSA%20Scholar%202015-2016.pdf
Summary of costs:
School Billed costs Total estimated
VT $21,000 $25,000
FSU w/current sch $13,000 $18,000
FSU w/Presidential $11,000 $16,000
FAMU if full ride $ 0 $ 5,000
FSU also admits to pre-engineering (not sure about FAMU). But both FSU and FAMU only require C grades in the math and science prerequisites to enter an engineering major.
http://www.academic-guide.fsu.edu/Maps/Mapindustrialengineering.html
http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?Registrar&RegistrationRequirementsandProcedures
For comparison, VT requires a 3.0 college GPA to have assured entry into an engineering major; students with lower college GPAs may be admitted to engineering majors on a space available basis.
http://www.enge.vt.edu/_files/undergraduate/com_requirements/COM_GE.pdf
The other question is, would FSU be worth $44,000 more than FAMU if she can get the full ride at FAMU?