UC Irvine vs UIUC: admit rates, GPA and how Taiwanese applicants choose
OfferLand users have reported 149 application results for UC Irvine and 230 for UIUC; 57 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 | UC Irvine | UIUC |
|---|---|---|
| Country | United States | United States |
| QS ranking (2027) | #252 | #74 |
| US News ranking (2027) | #34 | #34 |
| Application results | 149 | 230 |
| Applicants | 137 | 214 |
| Admit rate | 69.8% | 68.3% |
| Median GPA (admitted) | 3.67 | 3.70 |
| Median TOEFL (admitted) | 99 | 102 |
| Most-reported fields | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (77),Business Analytics (19),General Engineering (13),Materials Science (12) | 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.
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% |
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
57 applicants reported results at both schools: 40 were admitted to UC Irvine, 35 to UIUC, and 27 to both.
Of those admitted to both who reported a final choice, 2 chose UC Irvine and 6 chose UIUC. 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, UCI and UIUC have almost the same overall admit rate (69.8% vs 68.3%), with UIUC admits reporting a slightly higher median GPA (3.70 vs 3.67) and TOEFL (102 vs 99). Of the 57 people who applied to both, 27 were admitted to both and 8 reported a final choice: 6 chose UIUC and 2 chose UCI, a lean toward UIUC from a small group. CS master's admit rates are around 40% at both; UIUC also has many finance (MSF) and information management results, while UCI has business analytics and software engineering master's results.
- The CS master's is about equally hard at both: UCI admitted 42.9% of 42 reports and UIUC's MCS 39.7% of 58. Every reported finance master's applicant was admitted at both schools (12 reports at UCI, 27 for UIUC's MSF).Source: data on this page
- An MSBA applicant mentions that UIUC's business analytics program has a financial track, which matched their earlier finance analytics project and 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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