CMU vs UT Austin: admit rates, GPA and how Taiwanese applicants choose
OfferLand users have reported 176 application results for CMU and 113 for UT Austin; 32 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 | UT Austin |
|---|---|---|
| Country | United States | United States |
| QS ranking (2027) | #55 | #72 |
| US News ranking (2027) | #14 | #34 |
| Application results | 176 | 113 |
| Applicants | 138 | 104 |
| Admit rate | 59.8% | 48.2% |
| Median GPA (admitted) | 3.76 | 3.74 |
| 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 (44),General Engineering (14),Business Analytics (12),Information Technology (11) |
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% |
UT Austin
| Program | Results | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science (Master's) | 15 | 13.3% |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering - Fifth Year Integrated Program (Master's) | 14 | 21.4% |
| M.S. in Business Analytics (Master's) | 12 | 41.7% |
| Information Studies (Master's) | 8 | 37.5% |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) | 7 | 57.1% |
Applicants to both schools
32 applicants reported results at both schools: 17 were admitted to CMU, 14 to UT Austin, and 8 to both.
Of those admitted to both who reported a final choice, 1 chose CMU and 2 chose UT Austin. A small sample; treat it as a hint only.
AI summary (from OfferLand data and posts on the site, 2026-10-21)
CMU's admit rate on OfferLand is 59.8% (176 results) and UT Austin's is 48.2% (113 results), with nearly identical median admitted GPAs of 3.76 and 3.74 and TOEFL medians of 105 and 102. The CS master's is hard at both, 29.4% at CMU (17 results) and 13.3% at UT Austin (15 results), while CMU's ECE master's admitted 73.1% (26 results). Of the 32 people who applied to both, 8 were admitted to both; of the 3 who reported a decision, 2 chose UT Austin and 1 chose CMU, too small a sample to read as a preference.
- Admit rates vary widely across CMU programs: 26.7% for the Information Systems Management master's (15 results) and 90% for the Information Networking Institute (10 results).Source: data on this page
- In OfferLand's EECS master's statistics, UT Austin admitted 18% (34 results), among the hardest schools, and CMU showed a large gap between ECE (73%) and CS (29%).Source: CS／電資碩士錄取率、GPA 與托福：1,497 筆申請結果
- An applicant switching to CS for a second master's was rejected by CMU's INI and ECE, was still waiting on UT Austin ECE in June, and went to Georgia Tech; the applicant counted CMU among the schools with relatively rigorous coursework.Source: 美國二碩ECE轉CS MS錄取心得 — Georgia Tech
- CMU ISM applicants report a Kira video interview with 90 seconds each to prepare and answer and three attempts; one prepared 40 past questions and all three questions asked were in that bank.Source: Carnegie Mellon University 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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