- What is the net price at each, and how much debt would it involve?
- Be aware that Purdue admits engineering students to First Year (pre--)Engineering. From there, students must compete by GPA to enter their desired engineering majors ( https://engineering.purdue.edu/ENE/Academics/FirstYear/T2M ). That link says that many engineering majors are non-competitive or less competitive, but does not say which ones are. You should ask directly if that is a concern -- if the desired engineering major is at or over capacity, the chances of being weeded out are higher.
- Maryland engineering web pages do not mention any GPA requirements or competitive admission to declare or change to an engineering major, but you should ask directly to verify that this is the case for the desired engineering major(s).
- If you are in New York, would SUNYs like Stony Brook be less expensive?