Stanford University vs UIUC: admit rates, GPA and how Taiwanese applicants choose
OfferLand users have reported 69 application results for Stanford University and 230 for UIUC; 37 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 | Stanford University | UIUC |
|---|---|---|
| Country | United States | United States |
| QS ranking (2027) | #2 | #74 |
| US News ranking (2027) | #5 | #34 |
| Application results | 69 | 230 |
| Applicants | 68 | 214 |
| Admit rate | 14.5% | 68.3% |
| Median GPA (admitted) | 3.92 | 3.70 |
| Median TOEFL (admitted) | 105 | 102 |
| Most-reported fields | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (38),Materials Science (10),General Engineering (8),Environmental Science (3) | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (100),Finance & Investment (27),General Engineering (25),Information Technology (24) |
Most-reported programs
Programs with at least 5 results, by number of results.
Stanford University
| Program | Results | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science (Master's) | 16 | 0.0% |
| Electrical Engineering (Master's) | 15 | 6.7% |
| Materials Science and Engineering (Master's) | 8 | 12.5% |
UIUC
| Program | Results | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science, M.C.S. (Master's) | 58 | 39.7% |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering, M.Eng. (Master's) | 35 | 60.0% |
| M.S. in Finance (MSF) (Master's) | 27 | 100.0% |
| Information Management, Master of Science (Master's) | 21 | 95.2% |
| Materials Science & Engineering, MS (Master's) | 12 | 83.3% |
Applicants to both schools
37 applicants reported results at both schools: 5 were admitted to Stanford University, 22 to UIUC, and 3 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)
The two schools differ sharply in selectivity: Stanford's admit rate in OfferLand results is 14.5% (69 results) against 68.3% for UIUC (230 results), with admitted students' median GPA at 3.92 vs 3.70 and median TOEFL at 105 vs 102. Both schools' reports center on EECS; none of Stanford's 16 CS master's results were admits, while UIUC's MCS has a 39.7% rate across 58, and UIUC also has many finance and information management master's reports with admit rates above 90%. Three applicants were admitted to both and the one who reported a decision chose Stanford, too few to show a trend.
- A statistics graduate from NCKU with a 4.1/4.3 GPA and a TOEFL of 109 was rejected by Stanford's MS&E financial engineering track, while being admitted to programs at CMU, Oxford and Yale the same year.Source: 【MFE, Stats, DS 碩士申請】Yale | CMU | Oxford | MIT
- A physics graduate from NCHU who applied straight to PhD programs received offers from Stanford and UT Austin among others, and ultimately chose Northeastern.Source: 博士申請心得｜直攻美國博士申請到美國買房經驗分享
- An MSBA applicant says UIUC's business analytics master's has a financial track that matched a financial analysis project from their past, and made that the core of why they were applying in the SOP.Source: MSBA申請心得(二)
- An NTU electrical engineering graduate with a 3.66/4.0 GPA and a TOEFL of 105 was rejected by UIUC's MCS, and was admitted to CS programs at UCSD, Rice and others the same year.Source: 2023 Fall CS 申請心得
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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