Is University of Manchester or UCL harder to get into?

In results reported by OfferLand users, the admit rate is 87.6% at University of Manchester (122 results) and 57.4% at UCL (117 results). This is a self-reported sample: admitted applicants report more often, so the rates run high, and they depend on which programs people applied to.

What GPA do admitted applicants to University of Manchester and UCL have?

Among applicants who reported an admit, the median GPA is 3.67 at University of Manchester and 3.77 at UCL (on a 4.0 scale; OfferLand sample).

University of Manchester vs UCL: admit rates, GPA and how Taiwanese applicants choose

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OfferLand users have reported 122 application results for University of Manchester and 117 for UCL; 38 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	University of Manchester	UCL
Country	United Kingdom	United Kingdom
QS ranking (2027)	#40	#8
Application results	122	117
Applicants	106	98
Admit rate	87.6%	57.4%
Median GPA (admitted)	3.67	3.77
Median TOEFL (admitted)	104	103
Most-reported fields	Business Administration (MBA/MiM) (33),Finance & Investment (16),Business Analytics (16),Marketing (12)	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.

University of Manchester

Program	Results	Admit rate
MSc Business Analysis and Strategic Management (Master's)	16	100.0%
Masters (MSc) in Finance (Master's)	13	84.6%
MSc Operations, Project and Supply Chain Management (Master's)	11	100.0%
Masters (MSc) in Marketing (Master's)	9	55.6%
Masters (MSc) in Business Analytics: Operational Research and Risk Analysis (Master's)	6	83.3%

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

38 applicants reported results at both schools: 32 were admitted to University of Manchester, 18 to UCL, and 17 to both.

Of those admitted to both who reported a final choice, 0 chose University of Manchester and 9 chose UCL. A small sample; treat it as a hint only.

AI summary (from OfferLand data and posts on the site, 2026-10-21)

In results reported to OfferLand, Manchester's admit rate (87.6%, 122 results) is well above UCL's (57.4%, 117 results), and UCL's admitted students have a higher median GPA (3.77 vs 3.67), while median TOEFL is similar (103 vs 104). Both lean toward business: Manchester's reports are mostly management and business analytics, UCL's mostly finance master's; UCL's Business Analytics MSc has a 28.6% admit rate across 14 results, while all 16 results for Manchester's Business Analysis and Strategic Management were admits. Of the 17 applicants admitted to both, 9 reported a decision and all 9 chose UCL; the sample is small, but it points one way.

A Manchester admit who studied diplomacy at NCCU and had 1.5 years of work experience made Manchester's supply chain master's their first choice after comparing curriculum, location and resources, noting that Manchester is a big city with lower living costs than London.Source: 專訪 Manchester MSc OP&SCM 2024 錄取生
A Manchester BASM graduate now working as a business analyst says BASM centers on cases, organizations and business models with relatively little math or data, while the school's BAOR program teaches more analytics tools such as Tableau and databases.Source: 🇬🇧 英碩商業數據分析 - 在現有領域強化競爭力!? 一篇窺探 BA 世界 👀
A finance graduate from NSYSU with a 3.94/4.3 GPA, IELTS 8.0 and GMAT 680 was admitted to Manchester's Digital Transformation (FinTech track) but not to UCL's Banking and Digital Finance.Source: 2025商學院碩士申請紀錄：英國Imperial, LSE等校 & 荷蘭UvA
A UCL Marketing Science admit describes the Kira interview: three recorded answers followed by two typed ones, mostly the same questions as the previous year, and switching windows during the interview is flagged as cheating.Source: UCL Marketing Science MSc 面試心得

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