CMU vs UCB: admit rates, GPA and how Taiwanese applicants choose
OfferLand users have reported 176 application results for CMU and 94 for UCB; 39 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 | UCB |
|---|---|---|
| Country | United States | United States |
| QS ranking (2027) | #55 | #20 |
| US News ranking (2027) | #14 | #20 |
| Application results | 176 | 94 |
| Applicants | 138 | 94 |
| Admit rate | 59.8% | 30.9% |
| Median GPA (admitted) | 3.76 | 3.81 |
| 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 (46),General Engineering (12),Materials Science (9),Information Technology (8) |
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% |
UCB
| Program | Results | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (Master's) | 38 | 15.8% |
| Information Management & Systems (Master's) | 8 | 0.0% |
| Materials Science & Engineering (Master's) | 7 | 71.4% |
| Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (PhD) | 6 | 0.0% |
Applicants to both schools
39 applicants reported results at both schools: 30 were admitted to CMU, 11 to UCB, and 10 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)
CMU admitted 59.8% of OfferLand applicants (138 applicants) and UC Berkeley 30.9% (94), with median admit GPAs of 3.76 and 3.81 and median TOEFL scores of 105 and 102. EECS dominates at both, but CMU's ECE master's admitted 73.1% while Berkeley's EECS master's admitted only 15.8%, making Berkeley's EECS master's the much harder admit in this data. Of the 39 people who applied to both, 10 were admitted to both, and the 2 who reported a decision both chose Berkeley, a very small sample.
- Information-focused programs differ sharply: CMU's Information Networking Institute master's admitted 90% of 10 results, while Berkeley's Information Management & Systems master's had a 0% admit rate across 8.Source: data on this page
- An NTU electrical engineering graduate with a TOEFL of 105 was not admitted to CMU's MCDS or MSE programs, nor to Berkeley's EECS MEng.Source: 2023 Fall CS 申請心得
- CMU ISM's Kira video interview gives 90 seconds each to prepare and answer, with up to three attempts; one applicant felt the first take went badly, used a second attempt, and thought it was worth it.Source: CMU Information Systems Management 面試心得
- A Berkeley Haas MBA interviewee said the interviewer was friendly and asked several follow-ups on each answer.Source: UC Berkeley Full-time MBA Program 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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