IMHO, if you want to be an engineer, RPI is a much more respected school. If you have a good reason for wanting engineering at a liberal arts college, that’s fine, but the only one I can think of is that you want to “study” engineering as a stepping stone to something else, and thus are more concerned with getting a broad education . Neither will likely give you financial aid. Don’t know your stats, so can’t tell which will accept you.