Colleges with strong engineering programs that are low cost OOS or give good merit aid with 29 ACT?

You should try Smith – it’s a top school, has engineering, is empowering for women, is in a lively town, has lots of funding both merit and need-based, and it’s part of a consortium that includes five schools that you can freely take classes at, Amherst, UMass Amherst, Mt. Holyoke and Hampshire. Free buses take you from college to college. You look perfect for Smith.

Here’s the link for the college–
https://www.smith.edu/

Here is their engineering program –
https://www.smith.edu/engineering/

Here is the search engine for finding courses at the other campuses in the consortium–
https://www.fivecolleges.edu/academics/courses