<p>This should not even be a question. UT Austin all the way. UT is a top 10 computer science program where as Stony Brook is not even a first tier computer science program.</p>
<p>I feel I am uniquely qualified to answer this question because I was an undergrad at Stony Brook and now I am a graduate student at UT. In my personal opinion, UT wins across the board. Tons of school spirit, athletics are big and very exciting, the campus is much more beautiful with much better facilities (recreational centers, etc), there are tons of places to get good food along Guadalupe, Austin is a wonderful city with so much to offer, the nightlife is orders of magnitude better, etc.</p>
<p>There is a different feel at both campuses. UT always has something going on and so many things to do, whereas Stony Brook is empty during weekends. The students attitude toward college is much different. I found more motivated students at UT whereas at Stony Brook it seemed that whoever I spoke to was only concerned about where to party on the weekend.</p>
<p>UT has many departments in the top 10 and many world respected faculty. I have been to career fairs at SBU and at UT and there are just many, many more opportunities at UT. </p>
<p>Sure SBU is cheap but UT has also been ranked as one of the most affordable universities so it’s not like you will be paying Ivy League price. </p>
<p>I could keep going on and on about the things I love about UT. I have spent significant time at both institution and I can easily say there is just no comparison.</p>