We haven’t discussed DII schools yet - many aren’t as academically competitive as DIII’s but there are a few great engineering schools on that list:
- Colorado School of Mines: Highly-regarded mid-sized (about 6K undergrads) STEM-focused school with lots of fun campus traditions. (Notably, “Engineering Days”) The MechE major is particularly strong, and can be paired with the Biomechanical Engineering minor. There’s also a Business Engineering and Management Science major, and a Design Engineering major and minor.
- U of Alabama Huntsville: mid-sized (7K undergrads), STEM-focused with strong engineering and also a business school, gives great automatic merit - he’d get a full-tuition scholarship here.
- Missouri S&T: AustenNut already mentioned this one - 5500 undergrads, highly-regarded engineering, and he’d get significant merit: Scholarship Calculator – Student Financial Assistance | Missouri S&T Wide range of majors and minors including MechE, Biomedical, Business, etc.
- Cal Poly Pomona might not be as much of a contender on “vibe” (It’s larger and more commuter-ish than the others) but it has some great offerings academically, with Cal Poly’s “learn by doing” philosophy, and being on a team could provide the necessary social “glue.”
I agree that it’s late in the recruiting cycle already, but worth contacting coaches to see where things stand.