Maryland is a great engineering college, so it is good to be in-state in Maryland! Obviously the issue is College Park can be a tough admit, but UMBC is also very good for engineering.
Out of state, I would look at Iowa State. A real engineering powerhouse and they have both auto admissions and auto merit. So if Iowa State was affordable for you, that would set a strong floor.
A couple more you might look at OOS would be Michigan State and Minnesota, both excellent engineering colleges with OOS merit.