My daughter wanted a more hands on career readiness approach to engineering. She wanted schools with first year engineering design programs, strong co op supports and lots of tech electives. Purdue fit the bill for her. RPI was also high on her list.
Other programs we visited were more theoretical focused and had higher percentages of engineers going to grad school instead of industry.
Core classes are the same amongst abet accredited programs, but the approach to those classes can differ widely.