Using College Navigator, I looked for schools that had both mechanical engineering and astronomy majors. I then cross-referenced that list with these two SAE lists (one and two). Then I considered which schools had the possibility of getting to budget via merit aid. This is the resulting list:
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Baylor (TX): Would be likely to give your son significant merit aid to bring the price within budget.
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Case Western (OH): If they think your son is seriously considering them, they can be very generous with merit aid.
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Lehigh (PA )
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Ohio State
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Montana State
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Union (NY)
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U. of Delaware
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U. of Florida
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U. of Georgia
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U. of Iowa
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U. of Maryland – seconding
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U. of Pittsburgh – get the app in ASAP if he’s interested in merit aid
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U. of Southern California
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Yale (only if your family qualifies for sufficient need-based aid)
Please note that when I was using College Navigator, I only looked at schools with astronomy. If their major was listed as astronomy and astrophysics, other, or physics and astronomy, or planetary astronomy and science, it would not have popped up. Same thing with any schools where students major in physics with a concentration in astronomy. But with the methodology and resources I provided above, you should be able to replicate the activity with those other majors. (Make sure you select the box for “Only find schools that offer ALL these selections.”)
