My S got accepted to Computer Sci at Purdue and CS +X (anthro) at UIUC. Which is the better program/school and why? Thanks.
In-state UIUC CS/EngPhys student here, turned down a big scholarship from Purdue to go to UIUC.
Both are good, but UIUC is slightly better if you go by CS rankings (Especially if your son is actually interested in anthropology, the plus X programs are really cool). I personally wasn’t a fan of Purdue’s campus and liked C-U much more than West Lafayette.
Either way, both are good schools academically and I think either is a good choice. I’m loving UIUC so far, so much so that Im staying for grad school next year heh.
One word of caution is that if you’re in CS/Stats/Math or CS+X, make sure you actually like the second part because that will be like 1/3 of your classes when you’re an upperclassman.
Congrats on having two wonderful choices! The quality of both CS programs is top notch. I would go by cost and fit rather than by finer points in rankings.