Is your father @kishorekp ? Because @kishorekp posted the exact same question from the parent perspective at http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/2184735-urbana-champaign-uiuc-vs-uc-irvine-computer-science-major.html .
Anyway, the answer is the same: taking the extra $100k of debt (that will have to be parent loan or cosigned loan) is a bad idea.