Penn State vs UConn

Hi!

I have been admitted as a Computer Science major to both UConn and Penn State for the Fall which are the two schools I have narrowed down to. However, I am having a bit of trouble deciding between the two as I know Penn State’s program is much better and renowned but I love everything else about UConn (Campus, Student Body, Location, etc) better.

I guess my questions would be:

  1. How much of a difference in quality would there be between the two programs?
  2. Niche ranks Penn State's Computer Science program as #57 and UConn as #183, are these rankings reputable?
  3. How much more weight would a Penn State degree carry than one from UConn in terms of employment?
  4. How much distraction would there be at both of these schools, especially Penn State?

I am OOS for both so they would cost around the same

Thank You!

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