UCSD vs UT Austin: admit rates, GPA and how Taiwanese applicants choose
OfferLand users have reported 190 application results for UCSD and 113 for UT Austin; 36 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 | UCSD | UT Austin |
|---|---|---|
| Country | United States | United States |
| QS ranking (2027) | #81 | #72 |
| US News ranking (2027) | #29 | #34 |
| Application results | 190 | 113 |
| Applicants | 179 | 104 |
| Admit rate | 61.6% | 48.2% |
| Median GPA (admitted) | 3.72 | 3.74 |
| Median TOEFL (admitted) | 102 | 102 |
| Most-reported fields | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (114),Materials Science (22),General Engineering (19),Data Science (12) | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (44),General Engineering (14),Business Analytics (12),Information Technology (11) |
Most-reported programs
Programs with at least 5 results, by number of results.
UCSD
| Program | Results | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering (Master's) | 59 | 47.5% |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering (Master's) | 46 | 65.2% |
| Material Science and Engineering (Master's) | 22 | 86.4% |
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Master's) | 11 | 72.7% |
| Data Science (Master's) | 9 | 33.3% |
UT Austin
| Program | Results | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science (Master's) | 15 | 13.3% |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering - Fifth Year Integrated Program (Master's) | 14 | 21.4% |
| M.S. in Business Analytics (Master's) | 12 | 41.7% |
| Information Studies (Master's) | 8 | 37.5% |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) | 7 | 57.1% |
Applicants to both schools
36 applicants reported results at both schools: 20 were admitted to UCSD, 13 to UT Austin, 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)
UCSD's admit rate in OfferLand results is 61.6% (190 results) against 48.2% for UT Austin (113 results), and admitted students' median GPA (3.72 vs 3.74) and median TOEFL (102 at both) are close. The gap is mostly in CS: UCSD's CSE master's has a 47.5% admit rate across 59 results, while UT Austin's CS master's is at 13.3% across 15, and UT Austin's reports include more business analytics and information programs. Of the 7 applicants admitted to both, 2 reported a decision and both chose UCSD; the numbers are small, so take it as a hint only.
- UCSD has 114 EECS reports plus 22 in materials science and 12 in data science; UT Austin has 44 EECS reports plus 12 in business analytics and 11 information-related.Source: data on this page
- An NTU electrical engineering graduate with a 3.66/4.0 GPA and a TOEFL of 105 got a UCSD CSE master's admit in early March, alongside admits from Cornell Tech, Rice and NYU that year.Source: 2023 Fall CS 申請心得
- A post introducing US marketing master's programs lists UT Austin as one example of a general Master in Marketing.Source: 分享美國四大熱門行銷所分類!
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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