<p>^Don’t formulate lies, aside from Stony Brook usually winning ACM competitions, ranking first place in robotics competitions, winning and sometimes coming 2nd out of 67 universities in ACM competitions(defeating schools like Princeton, Yale, Columbia, etc), Stony Brook is ranked 17th in the nation according to Gourman Report and a top 30-40 institution according to US World News. Stony Brook has more faculty members, from the same if not better institutions. Stony Brook also has more place to do research, and is associated with a national lab, something UT doesn’t have. About the ‘more companies’ opinion of yours, you have no evidence for that. What we do have evidence for is the quality of Stony Brook’s alumni. From the president of Stanford, to the current global manager of C#, to the countless Google and Microsoft employees, I think it’s fair to say Stony Brook produces quality students, and has a quality program, with QUALITY FACULTY.</p>
<p>Scroll down the faculty list, and then question it. One last thing, Manhattan, which is an hour away, makes Stony Brook just as an attractive please. Please, don’t try to embarrass yourself by comparing Austin to NYC, spare it. Stony Brook has Google, Microsoft, Cognizant, Yahoo, and many big banks recruiting on campus. For the cost, and quality, both are great options. If UT-Texas is way more $, one would be a fool to choose UT-Austin.</p>
<p>To be honest, I laughed at your post since you don’t even know what 1st-tier means, yet you are here spewing nonsense about a top-notch department. With the new CS building that Stony Brook has going up soon($100 million), along with the old CS building, CEWIT, Brookhaven National Lab, don’t be childish by saying the department is not competitive.</p>
<p>Notice how I am not downplaying UT-Austin, I know UT is a good school as well, but let’s not act like the very same companies recruit on both schools, so it is up to the student and his interests. Since we have more faculty, from the same prestigious schools, and are actively hiring, only the student can make the difference. </p>
<p>Educate yourself,
[Stony</a> Brook University - Department of Computer Science](<a href=“http://www.cs.sunysb.edu%5DStony”>http://www.cs.sunysb.edu)</p>