These are older lists which may be useful, but some of the schools have changed their scholarships (usually less generous). Check school web sites if the scholarships are still sufficient and if the schools offer your desired engineering major. Competitive scholarships should generally be viewed as reach even though admission may be match of safety.
http://automaticfulltuition.yolasite.com/
http://competitivefulltuition.yolasite.com/
Another vote for Pitt
Also, Ole Miss. They stack scholarships.
Temple
I have one student at Alabama now for Engineering and it has been very good. Lots of opportunities.
My next son is just beginning his search. Although he doesn’t want to follow his brother, he is using Bama as a benchmark. Few facilities impress him as much as Bama does. Temple also has many new facilities. My HS son has ruled out WPI and Drexel because he feels Bama, Temple and Pitt offer more.
Another vote for Alabama.
Pitt is great, but it has been harder and harder each year to get merit and I thought last year if your HS ranked you had to be in the top 3% so it won’t work.
Alabama looks like the best choice you have and is a great option. Sounds like it may be worth putting an application into Pitt and maybe a private school such as Case Western as well. Kudos for making finances an important part of your college search.
I’d say U Alabama is a good option; with the 35 ACT you are getting a full ride! Plus, there are plenty of top students there due to their great scholarship programs 
Wow! Thanks for all the responses! I’m definitely applying to case, @Proudpatriot . If I get their FIRST scholarship (I competed in an FTC team for a year), then I’ll strongly consider going, assuming a good merit scholarship in the first place.
@lots2do I haven’t looked much into UT Dallas, since I was under the impression that it was a commuter school above all else. If there’s a chance of getting my COA that low, I’ll definitely look into applying.
Alabama definitely seems really attractive to me. I met with an admissions representative yesterday afternoon, and was fairly impressed with what I heard (although obviously that info needs to be taken with a grain of salt). Although, @LushLillies , it would just be a full tuition scholarship (+$2.5k per year for engineering), not a full ride. The full ride ones are just for NMFs.
@“Erin’s Dad” I guess I just have them on the list for comparison purposes. If I were able to go to Case or something similar for ~30k, I’d be fine taking some loans to attend – it’s just that I doubt thl be that generous.
Nebraska, Florida State, Texas Tech, OK State, W. Va
I don’t think Case is worth $30K per year more than Alabama for engineering.
@Zinhead well yeah, I’d agree with you, but by my estimations (using their calculator), it would be 25k more per year w/ just automatic scholarships, and with the competitive FIRST scholarship, it would end up being 15k more per year instead – so potentially worth checking out.
How much would my list change were the potential budget raised by $10k, to a maximum annual “budget” of $30k? Are there schools that I should consider?
I would say Case is worth more simply because you will graduate in 4 years and are virtually guaranteed a job when you graduate. Case doesn’t get a lot of respect of CC. I’m not sure why. I also think the OP has to decide if he likes the smaller size of Case. One thing to remember about Case is that you will have small classes after your first year. You will get to know your professors so that if you need recommendations for grad school or employment you will have people to ask. You may not get that at larger schools.
Case also gives a fair amount of AP credit. For comparison purposes my son had 33 ACT. I don’t remember his GPA but he had mostly As, a few Bs, no Cs in a mix of honors/AP classes. Our net was around $29K per year which we were able to pay out of pocket (we had some savings).
Are you in state for Rutgers? If so have you considered the Honors College?
Also Rutgers has a full tuition presidential scholarship
Alabama - The reason we steered our oldest to Bama is because of the job opportunities in the area.
If you are interested in Mechanical Engineering or Aero, the state of Alabama has many auto makers and auto part makers (Mercedes, Honda, many Mercedes suppliers). Huntsville as more engineering jobs then engineers. Boeing is moving more jobs to Huntsville. Take a look at Redstone Arsenal and Cummings Research park.
The co-op opportunities are growing. IMHO, internships are lacking.
There is also a STEM-MBA option you should look into.
Bama is a solid choice before the scholarships. Once you add in the free tuition + $2500/yr engineering, it really is a great choice.
Many more opportunities than kids we know at Tulane and Rutgers for Mechanical. Mind you, it is only a few kids we know at Tulane and Rutgers.
I really like Case, but I have to disagree. A good student graduating Alabama engineering is just as guaranteed of a job, often the exact same jobs. I have a hard time justifying the $60,000+ additional cost for Case. That’s like getting the same job offer from both, but one has a signing bonus of a year’s salary.
That’s all nice, but might seem like a negative for many students. Know that you’re not going to be stuck in Alabama. Most Alabama engineering grads actually get jobs elsewhere. My son graduated last year, had internships in NY and MD, interviewed all over the country, got offers in 5 different states, currently working for Boeing in St. Louis. His roommates and best friends are currently working for Northrop Grumman in MD, Honeywell in AZ, Raytheon in CA, and Bristol Meyer Squibb in NJ.
^^Chardo, I agree that Bama grads get jobs all over the country. At the time we were making the college decision for oldest, we were not relying on that. We looked at our area, where the job market is dried up, and we looked at areas with engineering jobs. Just made sense to “kick the tires” and tryout living in the area with job options.
@Chardo The difference is that nearly 2/3 of Case students graduate in 4 years (64%) and 81% graduate in 6 years. Less than half of students at Alabama graduate in 4 years (41%) and only 67% graduate in 6 years.
If it takes students longer to get out of Alabama, even if students get a scholarship you have to include the cost of the extra year of school plus the year of earnings the student gives up as part of the cost. If a student can get Case down to $30K it is $120K. If the student is paying $12,380 per year for 5 years plus roughly $60K of lost earnings then it winds up costing more to attend Alabama. Only a few thousand more for 5 years but still more (assuming the $12,380 in the OPs original statement).
If the student takes 6 years to graduate Alabama winds up costing much more since the student pays 2 extra years and loses 2 years of earnings. My analysis only works if the student qualifies for a large merit scholarship at Case as my son did. I am sure Alabama is a great school. I don’t know much about it as most of the FL kids I know who want engineering and a large university do UCF.
My kid received a great merit package from Pitt and her stats were lower than yours (though her ECs were strong as were her essays & her choice of major)
@turkle321 - You might find the following thread helpful.