UCB vs UIUC: admit rates, GPA and how Taiwanese applicants choose
OfferLand users have reported 94 application results for UCB and 230 for UIUC; 40 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 | UIUC |
|---|---|---|
| Country | United States | United States |
| QS ranking (2027) | #20 | #74 |
| US News ranking (2027) | #20 | #34 |
| Application results | 94 | 230 |
| Applicants | 94 | 214 |
| Admit rate | 30.9% | 68.3% |
| Median GPA (admitted) | 3.81 | 3.70 |
| Median TOEFL (admitted) | 102 | 102 |
| Most-reported fields | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (46),General Engineering (12),Materials Science (9),Information Technology (8) | 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.
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% |
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
40 applicants reported results at both schools: 8 were admitted to UCB, 26 to UIUC, and 7 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)
UC Berkeley admitted 30.9% of OfferLand applicants (94 applicants) and UIUC 68.3% (214); Berkeley's median admit GPA of 3.81 is higher than UIUC's 3.70, and both have a median TOEFL of 102. EECS is the largest field at both: Berkeley's EECS master's admitted 15.8%, while UIUC's CS M.C.S. admitted 39.7% and its ECE M.Eng. 60%. Of the 40 people who applied to both, only 7 were admitted to both, and the 2 who reported a decision both chose Berkeley, a very small sample.
- UIUC has several high-admit programs outside EECS, such as the MSF in finance (100% of 27 results) and the MS in Information Management (95.2% of 21); Berkeley's Information Management & Systems master's had a 0% admit rate across 8 results.Source: data on this page
- An NTU electrical engineering graduate with a TOEFL of 105 was turned down by both Berkeley's EECS MEng and UIUC's MCS, and was admitted to Rice and UCSD among others.Source: 2023 Fall CS 申請心得
- A business analytics applicant wrote that UIUC's BA program has a financial track matching their past financial analysis project, which was one reason they applied.Source: MSBA申請心得(二)
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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