<p>In terms of name recognition and rankings - Texas A and M I think has the highest of the three you mentioned. (UCF, UH, A&M). It has a fine reputation as a science and engineering school. It tends to be “conservative” in its political leanings- lots of ROTC on campus. </p>
<p>UH is huge, with many commuters. It has certain departments that rank very highly indeed- hotel and restaurant management, pharmacy for example. But it’s prestige/ranking is much lower than A and M overall. </p>
<p>I know nothing about UCF. </p>
<p>The WUSTL scholarships you mention are extremely competitive and difficult to get. As are the various full tuition scholarships at UT-Austin. My daughter, now a freshman at Princeton, was in the running for these scholarships, but alas, did not get them.</p>