I should also probably mention I am interested in environmental/civil engineering
@Poojee1 Whilst Engineering is difficult and requires more time than many other majors, I would hope that you would have time for fun. It’s an important part of college. I would assume you’ll have the same time at nearly all the schools…limited, but available.
Your revelation of an in-state scholarship changes the math a bit (for me). If you’re serious about Engineering, and what to maximize your parents generous offer, I would suggest you “bank” their money now and use it toward graduate school. Obviously you should visit and decided, but an in-state discount of 50% (ie a ~75% over anywhere else) is difficult to pass up…unless your parents won’t notice the difference financially.
OP, I’m not sure if you’re aware of this resource, but the American Society of Engienering Education (ASEE) keeps very detailed statistics on all these schools. Here’s a link to Purdue’s undergraduate enrollment by class: http://profiles.asee.org/profiles/6807/screen/20
You can search on all the schools you’re considering to compare them to each other.