Based off the additional information you provided, these are some other schools your family may want to check out. They all offer degrees in engineering (multiple fields, unless specified otherwise) and in engineering technology. They also receive a B+ or higher on their Niche grade for athletics, which I’m interpreting as sports enthusiasm/school spirit. I’ve listed the approximate sticker prices for tuition, room & board, and your son could well receive additional merit to drop the prices further. Paging @EconPop as he may have some additional insight for you about some of the schools on this list.
- Central Michigan: About 10k undergrads, sticker of about $25k
- East Carolina (NC): About 22k undergrads, sticker of about $35k. Only offers a general ABET-engineering bachelor’s, but several engineering technology ones.
- North Carolina A&T: About 12k undergrads at this HBCU with a sticker price just under $30k.
- Southern Illinois-Carbondale: About 8k undergrads, sticker of about $26k
- Tennessee Tech: About 8500 undergrads, sticker of just over $30k
- U. of Dayton (OH): About 8400 undergrads, sticker close to $62k
- U. of Maine: About 10k undergrads, sticker close to $46k. There are several flagship scholarships available to bring tuition in-line with your state flagship’s tuition.
- U. of Massachusetts-Lowell: About 12k undergrads, sticker close to $49k…probably the school I’m least hopeful about meeting your budget.
- U. of North Carolina - Charlotte: About 23k undergrads, sticker close to $35k
- Western Michigan: About 14k undergrads, sticker just under $30k