UCB vs UCLA: admit rates, GPA and how Taiwanese applicants choose
OfferLand users have reported 94 application results for UCB and 120 for UCLA; 42 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 | UCB | UCLA |
|---|---|---|
| Country | United States | United States |
| QS ranking (2027) | #20 | #49 |
| US News ranking (2027) | #20 | #20 |
| Application results | 94 | 120 |
| Applicants | 94 | 120 |
| Admit rate | 30.9% | 50.0% |
| Median GPA (admitted) | 3.81 | 3.71 |
| Median TOEFL (admitted) | 102 | 103 |
| Most-reported fields | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (46),General Engineering (12),Materials Science (9),Information Technology (8) | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (52),General Engineering (23),Materials Science (13),Business Analytics (10) |
Most-reported programs
Programs with at least 5 results, by number of results.
UCB
| Program | Results | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (Master's) | 38 | 15.8% |
| Information Management & Systems (Master's) | 8 | 0.0% |
| Materials Science & Engineering (Master's) | 7 | 71.4% |
| Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (PhD) | 6 | 0.0% |
UCLA
| Program | Results | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science (Master's) | 27 | 11.5% |
| Electrical & Computer Engineering (Master's) | 20 | 25.0% |
| Materials Science & Engineering (Master's) | 13 | 92.3% |
| Management – Business Analytics MS (Master's) | 10 | 66.7% |
| Mechanical Engineering (Master's) | 9 | 77.8% |
Applicants to both schools
42 applicants reported results at both schools: 9 were admitted to UCB, 15 to UCLA, and 8 to both.
Too few people admitted to both have reported a final choice (2) to show a preference.
AI summary (from OfferLand data and posts on the site, 2026-10-21)
In OfferLand's application results, UC Berkeley admitted 30.9% of applicants (94 applicants) and UCLA 50% (120), with median admit GPAs of 3.81 and 3.71 and median TOEFL scores of 102 and 103. EECS is the largest field at both, and the flagship programs are hard at both: Berkeley's EECS master's admitted 15.8% of 38 results, UCLA's CS master's 11.5% of 27. Of the 42 people who applied to both, 8 were admitted to both, and the 2 who reported a final decision both chose Berkeley, which is too small a sample to read much into.
- Berkeley's Information Management & Systems master's had a 0% admit rate across 8 results; UCLA's materials science master's admitted 92.3% of 13 results, Berkeley's 71.4% of 7.Source: data on this page
- A Berkeley Haas MBA interviewee said the interviewer explained the format up front, was friendly, and asked several follow-ups on each answer.Source: UC Berkeley Full-time MBA Program 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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