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<p>You, sir/madame, do not know what you are talking about. The two schools are essentially equivalent as far as engineering departments go (USNWR actually has UIUC ranked ahead of GT, not that it matters that much).</p>
<p>Regardless, the fact that both schools are involved in this grant implies that the two will both benefit roughly equally from it and it won’t actually make their standing with relation to each other change. If anything, it will help the UIUC bioengineering department catch up since it brings them into a close working relationship with schools that already have well known and established departments.</p>
<p>Also, your post really has nothing to do with the point of the original post. The point of the original post was essentially celebrating the fact that UIUC got this grant along with MIT and GT which will help its bioengineering department catch up with the rest of its own engineering school in the rankings.</p>