<p>If your son’s focus is engineering, I would choose Stanford over Harvard provided he likes them equally. Stanford is number 2 in engineering right after MIT. Harvard is #65 on the USNWR list for engineering schools. </p>
<p>My daughter is interested in engineering and did not even apply to Harvard becuase the undergraduate engineering program does not seem to be as well developed there are other schools. </p>
<p>If your son was interested in a different subject I may recommend Harvard over Stanford but in engineering I really think Stanford has the edge.</p>
<p>good luck! Those are amazing choices to have!</p>