Rice University vs UC Irvine: admit rates, GPA and how Taiwanese applicants choose
OfferLand users have reported 78 application results for Rice University and 149 for UC Irvine; 35 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 | Rice University | UC Irvine |
|---|---|---|
| Country | United States | United States |
| QS ranking (2027) | #122 | #252 |
| US News ranking (2027) | #16 | #34 |
| Application results | 78 | 149 |
| Applicants | 78 | 137 |
| Admit rate | 68.8% | 69.8% |
| Median GPA (admitted) | 3.67 | 3.67 |
| Median TOEFL (admitted) | 103 | 99 |
| Most-reported fields | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (60),Data Science (6),General Engineering (4),Physics & Chemistry (3) | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (77),Business Analytics (19),General Engineering (13),Materials Science (12) |
Most-reported programs
Programs with at least 5 results, by number of results.
Rice University
| Program | Results | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|
| Master of Computer Science (Master's) | 55 | 70.4% |
| Data Science (Master's) | 6 | 33.3% |
UC Irvine
| Program | Results | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science (Master's) | 42 | 42.9% |
| Business Analytics (Master's) | 19 | 78.9% |
| Software Engineering (Master's) | 17 | 64.7% |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering (Master's) | 14 | 100.0% |
| Finance (Master's) | 12 | 100.0% |
Applicants to both schools
35 applicants reported results at both schools: 24 were admitted to Rice University, 23 to UC Irvine, and 18 to both.
Too few people admitted to both have reported a final choice (0) to show a preference.
AI summary (from OfferLand data and posts on the site, 2026-10-21)
In OfferLand reports, Rice and UCI have almost the same overall admit rate (68.8% vs 69.8%), the same median admitted GPA of 3.67, and median TOEFL scores of 103 at Rice and 99 at UCI. The difference is in the programs: about 70% of Rice reports are for the Master of Computer Science (55 results, 70.4% admitted), while UCI's Computer Science master's admitted only 42.9% (42 results), though UCI also has business analytics, software engineering and ECE options. Of the 35 people who applied to both, 18 were admitted to both, but none reported which one they chose, so the data cannot answer that yet.
- For CS, Rice's MCS admit rate on OfferLand (70.4%, 55 results) is clearly higher than UCI's CS master's (42.9%, 42 results).Source: data on this page
- UCI's reports are more spread out: besides 77 in EECS, its Business Analytics master's has 19 results with a 78.9% admit rate, and all 14 reported ECE master's results were admits.Source: data on this page
- An applicant switching from ECE to CS for a second master's was admitted to the CS master's at both Rice and UCI and went to Georgia Tech. The applicant only targeted core CS or top ECE programs and first asked themselves whether they would really attend if admitted.Source: 美國二碩ECE轉CS MS錄取心得 — Georgia Tech
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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