<p>The schools you are talking about (PSU, UGA) aren’t what I’d call “run of the mill schools” and I’d even argue that at least Penn St is likely to be better/tougher at engineering. Many of these schools have a multitude of top scorers (Ivy level) and they don’t all get As, much less easy As (pending major as mentioned).</p>
<p>Go down a bit in ranking (public or private) and things change. Those schools usually have far fewer students with top stats. There is still likely to be a bottom line of info one needs to know to graduate if the school is accredited, but you’re less likely to get as much “in depth” info (pending prof and major). Some lower ranked schools have really good programs in things though. Don’t expect those to be “easy.” They likely pull in top students who want to study with a good program.</p>