<p>I've recently been accepted to each school's respective engineering programs and I'm having difficulty deciding between the two. I am out of state for both schools, so difference in price is negligible. Which school is considered more prestigious/has better nationwide reputation for engineering? Are they both equally rigorous? Where would I have the best college experience?</p>
<p>(I'm also waiting to hear back from UMich. If accepted, I will most likely attend there, however, I'm not really expecting to get in. 1540/2230 SAT (single-sitting), 3.63 UW GPA (upward-trend, most rigorous schedule))</p>
<p>UIUC is slightly better known and respected for EE, but at the same price, I personally would choose UT for location/lifestyle reasons. You can’t go wrong, though. Plenty of people have a great experience at Illinois.</p>
<p>I think UT has the slight edge.
Overall, I think it depends on where you live. </p>
<p>Both schools are great for engineering so you can’t go wrong either way. I’ve heard Austin is way netter than champaign in terms of college life.</p>
<p>There have been quite a few threads comparing these two university’s engineering programs so you might want to search for those as well.</p>