<p>Hi all. I am majoring in computer science and/or engineering, and I know these are two great schools for those fields.</p>
<p>I am curious as to the differences between the two schools, other than location. Why isn't UT included in CC Top Universities when it is ranked typically on par with UMich?</p>
<p>Also taking into consideration the schools' financial aid and research opportunities.</p>
<p>If anybody considered these two schools at one point, I'd love to hear from you. </p>
<p>Since both schools are similar reputation-wise for CS and engineering and you’re OOS for both, I would take into consideration where you want to settle down and work when you graduate. If you want to remain in the midwest, I would opt for Michigan. Likewise, if you want to end up working in Texas, go to UT. On-campus recruiting is largely regional. You can get a job anywhere with a degree from either, but you’ll do more legwork if you want to work outside your alma mater’s home region. </p>
<p>P.S. You’re in-state for tOSU, which will also get you where you want to go and be a lot cheaper.</p>
<p>^Both universities hire a lot percentage of students outside of their respective regions particularly in CS. In fact I just looked at the Engineering Career fair manual of Michigan and for CS more companies are from outside of the midwest. I’d believe it’d be similar for UT.</p>
<p>I’d go with environment. Visit both schools and try to see where you’d think you fit in better.</p>
<p>If you end up choosing UM, a lot of companies from the West Coast (Google, Facebook, Microsoft) and a lot of companies based in NYC (Goldman, UBS, JP Morgan) actively recruit CS students. UM definitely does less regional recruiting than UT (although UT still does a good amount of out-of-region recruiting).</p>
<p>I have one son who is about to graduate (early!) from UT with a degree in Advertising. Another son is a sophomore at Umich concentrating in Chemistry. Both love their schools. One big difference that we found and I encourage others to consider when they look at schools is that UT is very specific about their required classes. You have very few choices when it comes to fulfilled the requirements for the core classes. UMich is much more broad and gives a lot more choices about how to fill requirements. Another big difference is that UT has hardly any out of state kids. UMich is much more diverse. UT feels like a southwestern school. UMich feels more like an Eastern school. </p>
<p>Make sure to check what type of credit you can get for AP and ACT/SAT scores at each school. UT is far more generous than UMich in giving credit for test scores.</p>
<p>I would listen to UCBChemEGrad. If UT-Austin’s recruiting is more regional, its because Texas has a much more innovative and vibrant economy than Michigan and there are plenty of excellent CS jobs in Austin. Obviously, Michigan CS graduates will have to travel a bit more for employment than alums of schools located in software hotspots like Silicon Valley, Reston (VA), RTP, Austin, and Boston.</p>
<p>Both schools are equal in engineering with a slight edge to Texas for Computer Science specifically.</p>