@liwen6 Purdue is definitely more renowned than Texas A&M in the engineering field.
@Axonta Texas A&M is huge and very impersonal. Here’s a quote from my friend whose son graduated from A&M with a 3.4 GPA in mechanical engineering: “The professors there are more interested in research and don’t want to be bothered with teaching, especially teaching undergraduate students.”
All my engineering profs did research, but they were great profs & seemed to enjoy teaching. When we visited the campus of my alma mater in 2013 & met one-on-one with a Chem Engr prof, we got the impression that profs there still care.
At Purdue, you’ll be more likely to have access to and form relationships with profs who can write good references for you and help you find internships & jobs. The Aggie Network is good, but there aren’t enough Aggies to offer jobs to the number of engineers A&M is cranking out right now.