<p>Be careful that Purdue has GPA requirements for first year engineering students to declare their majors. See <a href=“School of Engineering Education - Purdue University”>School of Engineering Education - Purdue University; . For comparison, Purdue’s grade averages are shown here: <a href=“Purdue University”>http://www.gradeinflation.com/Purdue.html</a> .</p>
<p>So it looks like the OP’s daughter may face a competitive admission process to get into an engineering major at either UIUC or Purdue, although getting a 3.2 GPA and EAI (modified version of GPA) means automatic admission to any Purdue engineering major except BME.</p>