Engineering School Fit [NY resident, 3.8 GPA, 1500 SAT, 33 ACT, <$50k]

tsbna44
Mon, 04 May 2026 20:59:32 +0000

Your son likely doesn’t need hospital experience but should target internships at medical device type companies.

As others have said, he needs to find the right school for him - whether it’s large or small, urban or rural, etc. Does he wants sports? Certain weather or Greek life.

Because you have a budget, you should include schools that will 100% make budget - so you have a safety valve - ie very safe admission wise and affordability.

A Delaware, for example, may hit $50K or may not. A Penn State is unlikely to. Pitt has a small chance to.

U Buffalo has all the majors so that’s a safety, home run.

Here are all the schools ABET accredited in both bio and chemical engineering. You could check schools of interest to see who has a first year program or will hit budget. The three you mentioned - maybe U Del hits budget….maybe. But you could be 0 for 3 on budget.

I bolded the ones that are admission and budget safeties. Others will be too - I just don’t know about them off the top of my head. I don’t know your geographic limitations - hence all. But I would not worry about being close to hospitals - as he’s not looking at medical school, etc.

But when you are looking at a PSU but need affordable - WVU would be a good sub (for similar athletic culture) or UB as you are in state.

PSU - today - would be upwards of $60K or close to it. Merit is - highly, highly unlikely.

btw - I assumed you are full pay so that you wouldn’t qualify for need ait.

Good luck.

University of Arkansas
Auburn University
Brown University
Bucknell University
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
California Baptist University
California State University, Long Beach
University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Riverside
University of California, San Diego
Case Western Reserve University
University of Cincinnati
Clemson University
University of Colorado Boulder
Colorado State University
Columbia University in the City of New York
University of Connecticut
Cornell University
University of Delaware
Drexel University
Florida A&M University - Florida State University
Florida Institute of Technology
University of Florida
University of Florida
Georgia Institute of Technology
University of Georgia
University of Houston
University of Idaho
The University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign
Illinois Institute of Technology
Iowa State University of Science and Technology
The University of Iowa
The Johns Hopkins University
Kansas State University
University of Kentucky
Lehigh University
Louisiana State University and A&M College
Louisiana Tech University
University of Louisville
University of Massachusetts Lowell
University of Maine
University of Maryland College Park
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Miami University
Michigan State University
Michigan Technological University
University of Michigan
Milwaukee School of Engineering
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Mississippi State University
University of Mississippi
University of Missouri - Columbia
Montana State University - Bozeman
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
University of Nevada, Reno
University of New Hampshire
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Stony Brook University
State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
New York University Tandon School of Engineering
City University of New York, City College
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
University of North Dakota
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
The Ohio State University
Oklahoma State University
University of Oklahoma
Oregon State University
The Pennsylvania State University
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
Purdue University at West Lafayette
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
The University of Rhode Island
Rice University
Rochester Institute of Technology
University of Rochester
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Rowan University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
San Jose State University
University of South Carolina
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
University of South Florida
University of Southern California
Stevens Institute of Technology
Syracuse University
Temple University
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Texas A&M University
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at San Antonio
The University of Toledo
Trine University
Tufts University
Tulane University
The University of Utah
Vanderbilt University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
University of Virginia
Washington State University
Washington University
University of Washington
Wayne State University
Wentworth Institute of Technology
West Virginia University
Widener University
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Worcester Polytechnic Institute