<p>Michigan is #1 in Nuclear Engineering (Cornell has no Nuke program) and is among the top 5 in MechE (Cornell is among the top 10). Both are excellent overall and in Engineering. You cannot go wrong, and since cost of attendance is the same, I say go for fit. I personally like the look of Cornell’s campus more than Michigan’s, but I prefer the feel of Michigan’s campus better than Cornell’s. As far as cities go, Ann Arbor >> Ithaca.</p>