<p>I am also a Marquette engineering alumnus and my daughter currently attends MU. Both schools have very good programs and I know students at both schools love their schools and school pride is very strong. I would give the edge to Marquette though since it seems to be more well known nationally whereas Dayton is a regional school. Plus Marquette’s new engineering building and the well established co-op program as newsdrms mentioned. Good luck.</p>