<p>I got into University of Illinois, University of Texas, and University of Florida. Illinois for ChemE, UT as undecided (but I appealed for ChemE), and UF for BioE (i plan on switching to ChemE). I had initially thought I would go to Illinois if my appeal got rejected from UT, but UF just offered me 76k over 4 years, so I'd be paying 5k per year for tuition.</p>
<p>Would it be better to go to UIUC, UT as undeclared, or UF paying close to nothing?</p>
<p>Chemical Engineering Rankings</p>
<p>USNWR Undergraduate</p>
<h1>5 — Texas</h1>
<h1>7 — Illinois</h1>
<h1>19 – Florida</h1>
<p>USNWR Graduate</p>
<h1>6 — Texas</h1>
<h1>11 — Illinois</h1>
<h1>23 – Florida</h1>
<p>NRC Graduate</p>
<h1>5 — Texas</h1>
<h1>13 — Illinois</h1>
<h1>43 – Florida</h1>
<p>Hmm… I am not that familiar with Chem E, but it seems UF is better than I thought. Given that list, and assuming that money IS a factor, I would recommend UF. UT and UIUC are both great engineering schools, but not worth an extra 15k+ a year.</p>
<p>Go to UF and save the money for Grad School where the rankings and research dollars matter more. The state of Illinois is also in terrible financial shape and out of state tuition will likely rise every year. </p>
<p>I grew up in C-U. Though I love the town and the UofI, the weather in Gainesville will definitely be better!!</p>
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<p>This isn’t 100% true. More important than rankings is who your advisor is and how well regarded he/she is and the school is in your specific area. If you are studying something and Western Kentucky (for example) is the best research program for that research area in the country, you are better off there than the big names.</p>
<p>Well I don’t plan on getting my masters in chemical engineering - I hope to do the MBA/Biotechnology dual masters program that schools like UPenn and Northwestern offer. As far as money goes, I can afford going to any of the above-listed schools but I have a younger brother going to college soon so having as cheap a tuition cost as UF now offers would make a huge difference. </p>
<p>Also, I plan on getting into the sustainable energy or biotechnology industries, and I’d prefer to work in California (San Francisco or LA area). Would UF prevent me from getting job offers there?</p>