<p>My aunt and uncle moved to the Chicago burbs while my cousin was in high school. He got into both engineering schools and there was no way they could justify the extra cost to go to UMich, so he’s starting at Illinois this fall. But I understand often times people don’t want to go where say 24 kids from their high school are going. I don’t think you can get any more similar than Illinois vs. UMich; both large, both Big Ten, both have a strong athletic presence. I’d be curious to know if anyone can really breakdown the engineering program differences of the two and if the employment outcomes are any different.</p>