CMU vs Georgia Institute of Technology: admit rates, GPA and how Taiwanese applicants choose
OfferLand users have reported 176 application results for CMU and 100 for Georgia Institute of Technology; 41 applicants applied to both. The table puts admit rates, admitted applicants’ scores, top fields and programs side by side.
Self-reported sample from OfferLand users, not official school data; figures based on fewer than 5 results are not shown. Data as of 2026-10-22.
Side by side
Admit rate = (admitted + enrolled) ÷ (admitted + enrolled + rejected); waitlisted and pending results are left out. Median GPA and TOEFL count each admitted applicant once. Figures based on fewer than 5 results are not shown.
| Metric | CMU | Georgia Institute of Technology |
|---|---|---|
| Country | United States | United States |
| QS ranking (2027) | #55 | #142 |
| US News ranking (2027) | #14 | #29 |
| Application results | 176 | 100 |
| Applicants | 138 | 91 |
| Admit rate | 59.8% | 35.0% |
| Median GPA (admitted) | 3.76 | 3.73 |
| Median TOEFL (admitted) | 105 | 102 |
| Most-reported fields | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (69),Information Technology (30),General Engineering (18),Biology/Ecology (13) | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (60),General Engineering (18),Pharmacy (8),Languages/Literature (3) |
Most-reported programs
Programs with at least 5 results, by number of results.
CMU
| Program | Results | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical & Computer Engineering (Master's) | 26 | 73.1% |
| Computer Science (Master's) | 17 | 29.4% |
| Information Systems Management (Master's) | 15 | 26.7% |
| Computational Biology (Master's) | 13 | 53.8% |
| Information Networking Institute (Master's) | 10 | 90.0% |
Georgia Institute of Technology
| Program | Results | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science (Master's) | 29 | 20.7% |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering (Master's) | 15 | 40.0% |
| Computational Science and Engineering (Master's) | 8 | 37.5% |
| Industrial Engineering (Master's) | 6 | 50.0% |
Applicants to both schools
41 applicants reported results at both schools: 27 were admitted to CMU, 16 to Georgia Institute of Technology, and 13 to both.
Too few people admitted to both have reported a final choice (2) to show a preference.
AI summary (from OfferLand data and posts on the site, 2026-10-21)
In OfferLand's data, CMU admitted 59.8% of applicants (138 applicants) and Georgia Tech 35% (91), with median admit GPAs of 3.76 and 3.73 and median TOEFL scores of 105 and 102, so admitted profiles look similar. Both draw mostly EECS applicants: CMU's ECE master's admitted 73.1% and its CS master's 29.4%, while Georgia Tech's CS master's admitted 20.7% and its ECE master's 40%, so CS is the harder program at both. Of the 41 people who applied to both, 13 were admitted to both, and the 2 who reported a decision both chose CMU, a very small sample.
- Programs within CMU differ a lot: the Information Networking Institute master's admitted 90% of 10 results, Information Systems Management only 26.7% of 15.Source: data on this page
- A second-master's applicant switching from ECE to CS saw CMU, Georgia Tech, Purdue and USC as schools with relatively rigorous coursework; rejected by CMU's INI and ECE programs, the applicant enrolled in Georgia Tech's CS master's.Source: 美國二碩ECE轉CS MS錄取心得 — Georgia Tech
- CMU ISM's recorded video interview gives 90 seconds to prepare and 90 to answer, with three attempts; one applicant prepared 40 past questions and all three questions asked were among them.Source: CMU Information Systems Management 面試心得
Written by AI from the data on this page and the cited posts and interview reports. It may contain mistakes and is neither official school information nor application advice; check the original posts and the schools’ own announcements.
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