Schools for Engineering/Business [4.871 W GPA] (WV resident)

[AustenNut]

@DadOfJerseyGirl

I am hopeful @AustenNut anr other posters can suggest additional schools that are affordable, better than UWV and easier to get into than your super reaches.

I’m not going to say that these schools are better, but they are definitely additional options.

@MAmomto4 has an S24 with strong stats and these were two of the offers on the table that would be within budget.

@MAmomto4

• Kansas State (accepted to IE; didn’t apply to honors; OOS tuition waiver plus $3000 Engineering scholarship makes it about $21,000/year)
• Mississippi State (accepted to IE & honors, auto-merit + $3K/year engineering scholarship, plus first year housing scholarship makes total cost ~$6000 first year, and about $14,000/year after)

This post also gives more details about the costs: Low-cost [<$30k] (with merit?) schools with engineering [MA resident, 3.91, 1500, not NMSF] - #50 by AustenNut

But looking at the figures from that thread,

• U. of Kansas: Probably would be about $21k/year (your GPA was over a 3.95, so an extra $2k that the other student wasn’t eligible for). Lawrence is considered one of the top college towns in the country.

• Kansas State: K-State often makes the list for having one of the happiest student bodies. @momocarly might be able to share more info if you’re interested or @bgbg4us. @MAmomto4’s son had an offer making it about $21k/year.

• U. of New Mexico: You’d probably be able to get costs down to about $15k/year here, looking at the links I provided in post #50 linked above.

If you’re a National Merit Finalist (which I strongly suspect you will be), these are some other offers to consider (this was created for someone interested in pure math):

@AustenNut

• New Mexico State: NMF covers full tuition + $5k/year stipend and an additional $4k for housing the first year. So this would be about $3k for the first year and then about $7k/year for subsequent years. Here’s its math website: https://math.nmsu.edu/
• Oklahoma State: NMF covers tuition, $6500/year toward housing, about another $4k/year in stipends, and an additional $3k for the first year. Essentially, this comes very close to a full ride. Here’s its math department: Department of Mathematics | Oklahoma State University
• U. of Houston: NMF would cover tuition & fees, leaving about $11k for room & board. Here’s the math department: Department of Mathematics - University of Houston
• U. of Idaho: NMF would bring a full ride here. Here’s the math department: Department of Mathematics and Statistical Science - College of Science - University of Idaho
• U. of Nebraska - Lincoln: If he becomes a NMF then he would get free tuition here, leaving room & board costs of around $14k/year. Here’s its math department: https://math.unl.edu/
• U. of Oklahoma: It has a rather complex NMF award, but essentially it looks like you’d pay about $8k/year for tuition (it’s $2k off of in-state tuition) and all years would get a reduction of $5500/year for room & board & books, which would bring the costs down to about $16k/year. But the first year there’s an additional $5k for housing and there’s an additional cash stipend (average of about $1250/year) and first year NMFs get an additional $1k. So it won’t be the least expensive NMF offer, but it is one that will bring the school within budget. Here’s its math department: https://math.ou.edu/

UT - Dallas and Texas Tech have already been mentioned and should be within budget (and I’m too tired to keep pulling the numbers/sites). I would take a careful look at Washington State’s course offerings.

But for the vibe I think you’re going for, I’d take a good look at these schools if you’re looking for sure things that you may prefer over WVU:

• U. of Kansas
• Kansas State
• Oklahoma State
• U. of Oklahoma
• U. of Nebraska