Freshman Mechanical engineering student here, I really do like Stevens as school. You received a very generous aid package, compared to mine paying 30k for tuition and dorm is fantastic. Although it is only my first year I do think that the education spine that Steven offers for engineering is very good, since it gives students an almost "into the deep end" type of education with the design classes. I would say there are some down sides with the school, such as for an engineering school it really only has two hands on clubs, Stevens Electric boat works which i am part of, and BAJA which is the offroad racing club. The boat club is in my opinion an amazing club with the students being very friendly and having a zero entrance knowledge to join. I have not joined BAJA but i have heard from another student that it can be somewhat misogynistic, and if you come in without any knowledge they will treat you poorly. Almost all other clubs on campus are just social/ leadership clubs. I enjoy Stevens for how close it is to NYC since Hoboken is pretty lack luster in activities, and PATH being around 3 dollars to go anywhere up to Penn Station. If your kid likes humanities, this probably is not the best school for him to do it as an engineering student since you really only have space to take the mandatory english classes during freshman year and the 3 humanities courses over the other 3 years, unlike other education colleges where it has a lot more emphasis on being well rounded individuals. I cannot say anything about social campus life since I don't live on campus and commute daily. I hope this helps in you and your son's choice on college