I have gotten into both schools and am trying to decide between the two.
Have you done a deep dive on the 4 year plan of study for each school/program? CIT is in polytechnic at Purdue and is quite different from the majors in the College of Data Science. Hopefully someone familiar with UIUC’s program will chime in here too.
Are costs equal?
Have you visited both campuses yet?
If you have any Purdue specific questions, unrelated to your major, I’m happy to help. My D is a current engineering student at Purdue.