<p>Take a look at Stevens Institute of Technology.</p>
<p>[Stevens</a> Institute of Technology: Hoboken, New Jersey, USA](<a href=“http://www.stevens.edu/sit/]Stevens”>http://www.stevens.edu/sit/)</p>
<p>Definitely give the UC’s another look. I know a kid who got a combination of scholarships to UCLA this year plus a Cal Grant, leaving him with less than $10,000 per year out of pocket. Be sure to apply for the Cal Grant in any case, as you can use it at any college in California. </p>
<p>Your son would be a good candidate for a Regent’s scholarship, especially at Davis or Santa Barbara. In addition to the scholarship money there are lots of other perks - priority enrollment for classes, better dorm accommodations, etc. A friend of my son’s turned down several elite universities to go to UCLA as a Regent’s Scholar, in part because he got a single room as a freshman and - wait for it - a parking permit! The parking permit was the icing on the cake.</p>
<p>I have no idea what its math and science programs are like, but I believe Whitman does not consider home equity.</p>
<p>ETA, I just checked the college’s website and was correct about that. See [Financial</a> Aid](<a href=“http://www.whitman.edu/content/catalog/financial-aid]Financial”>http://www.whitman.edu/content/catalog/financial-aid) “The college does not take home equity into account in analyzing family assets for determining need.”</p>