$11,130 + $3591 school fees per year
$400 per month for apartment (estimated)
$1,800 for book and supplies
$2,760 for other expenses
Total cost would be around $72,243, not including interest.
BU
$23,278 + $890 school fees per year
$850 per month for apartment (estimated)
$1,462 for books and supplies
$2,990 for other expenses
Total cost would be around $116,460, not including interest.
Expenses/etc. are taken from university website. Apartment cost is a rough estimate I got from surveying the area. If I'm off in any of the estimation, please tell me. Might be able to pay for the apartment cost as I go to lower to overall debt.
Would prefer Boston over Chicago/mid-west, but have zero interest in New York.
Another point of interest is that UIUC locks in the tuition price for three year. So there's that.
Which one should I choose? Would BU hold any realistic benefits over UIUC, when considering actual job prospects?
My original break-even point was at $25,000 from BU, but it doesn't seem like that's happening.

Here's UIUC's admission outcomes for this year.
http://illinois.lawschoolnumbers.com/stats/1112/
I'm going to attribute their lower admission stat with the scandal. This tells me that their ranking would almost certainly drop well below 35 by next year.
While I'm sure it'll recover eventually, dropping out of top 50 isn't healthy by any extend.
So given all this, which one would you choose? Any input, as usual, would be very much appreciated. Are my concerns with the UIUC scandal irrelevant?