UW:
Pros:
- One of the best, if not the best, institutions for Human-Computer Interaction (subfield in CS) research
- Very good Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence research
- Located in Seattle, so internship opportunities at big tech companies (Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft)
- Relatively small size of CS major (~200 undergrads/graduating class)
- Have enough AP/IB credits to graduate in 2.5-3 years
Cons:
- Gloomy weather
- Intro CS classes are usually 300-600 students (not unlike other big public schools)
- Slightly weaker in robotics but still strong
- $55K cost of attendance
UT Austin Turing Scholars program:
Pros:
- Exclusive group of 60 Turing Scholars out of ~1800 CS undergrads per graduating class, so all CS classes will be small
- Very good Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence research
- Better weather
- Turing Scholars have easy access to research opportunities
- The Turing Scholars name carries enough weight that even many freshmen find good summer internships (unlikely for freshmen at UW or really any other school)
Cons:
- Honors requirements may make it difficult to graduate in less than 4 years
- Austin's tech industry is growing but still not at Seattle's level
- $60K cost of attendance