ICL vs UCL: admit rates, GPA and how Taiwanese applicants choose
OfferLand users have reported 58 application results for ICL and 117 for UCL; 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 | ICL | UCL |
|---|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| QS ranking (2027) | #2 | #8 |
| Application results | 58 | 117 |
| Applicants | 57 | 98 |
| Admit rate | 56.9% | 57.4% |
| Median GPA (admitted) | 3.73 | 3.77 |
| Median TOEFL (admitted) | 102 | 103 |
| Most-reported fields | Marketing (8),Finance & Investment (7),General Engineering (6),Others (6) | Finance & Investment (29),Business Administration (MBA/MiM) (27),Business Analytics (14),Marketing (8) |
Most-reported programs
Programs with at least 5 results, by number of results.
ICL
| Program | Results | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|
| MSc Strategic Marketing (Master's) | 8 | 100.0% |
| MSc Investment and Wealth Management (Master's) | 6 | 50.0% |
| MSc Finance & Accounting (Master's) | 5 | 40.0% |
UCL
| Program | Results | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|
| Finance MSc (Master's) | 19 | 52.6% |
| Business Analytics MSc (Master's) | 14 | 28.6% |
| Management MSc (Master's) | 12 | 33.3% |
| Banking and Digital Finance MSc (Master's) | 7 | 57.1% |
| Marketing Science MSc (Master's) | 7 | 42.9% |
Applicants to both schools
32 applicants reported results at both schools: 13 were admitted to ICL, 19 to UCL, and 8 to both.
Too few people admitted to both have reported a final choice (1) to show a preference.
AI summary (from OfferLand data and posts on the site, 2026-10-21)
In OfferLand's records, Imperial (58 results) and UCL (117 results) have almost the same admit rate, 56.9% and 57.4%, with admitted median GPAs of 3.73 vs 3.77 and TOEFL 102 vs 103, so the data does not show either school as clearly harder. Both are dominated by business programs: Imperial has more marketing and finance results, while UCL concentrates on finance, management and business analytics. Of 32 people who applied to both, 8 were admitted to both, and only 1 reported a final choice (Imperial), which is too small a sample to show a preference.
- UCL's Finance MSc has 19 results with a 52.6% admit rate and its Business Analytics MSc only 28.6% across 14; Imperial's MSc Strategic Marketing admitted all 8 reported applicants, though that is a small number.Source: data on this page
- One applicant notes that Imperial's FinTech application has separate Quantitative Experience and Software Experience sections, a sign of how much the school weighs math and coding; the author was admitted to Imperial FinTech and rejected by UCL Banking and Digital Finance.Source: 2025商學院碩士申請紀錄：英國Imperial, LSE等校 & 荷蘭UvA
- An admitted Imperial FinTech student says the Kira video interview just needs calm, logical answers, and felt that admission depends mostly on the applicant's background rather than the interview.Source: Imperial College London (ICL) MSc Financial Technology 面試心得
- An admitted UCL Marketing Science student warns that the Kira interview must be finished within 7 days, the timer starts as soon as you open the next question, the first three answers are recorded and the last two typed, and split-screen lookups are not allowed.Source: University College London (UCL) Marketing Science MSc 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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