<p>SCU’s location in Silicon Valley is favorable for EE and CS recruiting (same goes for SJSU and UCSC). Schools in Texas and other oil areas may be more favorable for petroleum engineering.</p>
<p>Note that SMU, Baylor, and TCU are different denominations (Methodist, Southern Baptist, and Disciples of Christ), and perhaps different levels of religiousness. Depending on your religion and level of religiousness, that may factor into the desirability of those schools (and Catholic schools like SCU) for you.</p>
<p>University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a perfectly respectable school, and relatively low in out of state cost of attendance. Virginia Tech is also relatively low in out of state cost of attendance.</p>
<p>If you plan to work in California, the UCs and Cal Polys are well known enough to be on most California recruiters’ list of visits.</p>