UCSD vs UW: admit rates, GPA and how Taiwanese applicants choose
OfferLand users have reported 190 application results for UCSD and 124 for UW; 39 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 | UW |
|---|---|---|
| Country | United States | United States |
| QS ranking (2027) | #81 | #92 |
| US News ranking (2027) | #29 | #49 |
| Application results | 190 | 124 |
| Applicants | 179 | 117 |
| Admit rate | 61.6% | 70.2% |
| Median GPA (admitted) | 3.72 | 3.61 |
| Median TOEFL (admitted) | 102 | 101 |
| Most-reported fields | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (114),Materials Science (22),General Engineering (19),Data Science (12) | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (31),General Engineering (25),Others (11),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% |
UW
| Program | Results | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering MSEE - Bothell (Master's) | 18 | 61.1% |
| Mechanical Engineering MS in Engineering (Master's) | 12 | 100.0% |
| Master of Supply Chain Management (Master's) | 11 | 72.7% |
| Information Systems MS (Master's) | 10 | 80.0% |
| MS in Business Analytics (Master's) | 10 | 66.7% |
Applicants to both schools
39 applicants reported results at both schools: 24 were admitted to UCSD, 31 to UW, and 19 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 admitted 61.6% of OfferLand applicants (179 applicants) and the University of Washington 70.2% (117), with median admit GPAs of 3.72 and 3.61 and median TOEFL scores of 102 and 101. UCSD's results are concentrated in EECS (114), with its CSE master's admitting 47.5%; UW's are more spread out, led by the electrical engineering master's at the Bothell campus (61.1% admitted) plus supply chain, information systems and business analytics programs. Of the 39 people who applied to both, 19 were admitted to both, and the 2 who reported a decision split one each, so there is no clear preference.
- Mechanical engineering is not a hard admit at either: UW's mechanical engineering master's had a 100% admit rate across 12 results, UCSD's mechanical and aerospace engineering master's 72.7% of 11.Source: data on this page
- UCSD's Data Science master's admitted only 33.3% of 9 results, the lowest among its most-reported programs.Source: data on this page
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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