UIUC vs UT Austin: admit rates, GPA and how Taiwanese applicants choose
OfferLand users have reported 230 application results for UIUC and 113 for UT Austin; 44 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 | UIUC | UT Austin |
|---|---|---|
| Country | United States | United States |
| QS ranking (2027) | #74 | #72 |
| US News ranking (2027) | #34 | #34 |
| Application results | 230 | 113 |
| Applicants | 214 | 104 |
| Admit rate | 68.3% | 48.2% |
| Median GPA (admitted) | 3.70 | 3.74 |
| Median TOEFL (admitted) | 102 | 102 |
| Most-reported fields | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (100),Finance & Investment (27),General Engineering (25),Information Technology (24) | 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.
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% |
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
44 applicants reported results at both schools: 27 were admitted to UIUC, 17 to UT Austin, and 13 to both.
Of those admitted to both who reported a final choice, 4 chose UIUC and 4 chose UT Austin. A small sample; treat it as a hint only.
AI summary (from OfferLand data and posts on the site, 2026-10-21)
In OfferLand's data, UIUC's overall admit rate (68.3%) is higher than UT Austin's (48.2%), admits report similar median GPAs (3.70 vs 3.74), and both have a median TOEFL of 102. The main programs differ a lot: UIUC's MCS admitted 39.7% of 58 results, while UT Austin's CS master's admitted only 13.3% of 15 and its ECE Fifth Year Integrated Program 21.4% of 14; UIUC also has programs such as the MS in Finance and Information Management that admit over 90%. Of the 44 people who applied to both, 13 were admitted to both, and the 8 who reported a decision split evenly, 4 to UIUC and 4 to UT Austin, so neither school stands out.
- CS only: UIUC's MCS admitted 39.7% of 58 results and UT Austin's CS master's 13.3% of 15; the UT Austin sample is smaller.Source: data on this page
- An MSBA applicant wrote in their SOP that UIUC's business analytics program has a financial track, which tied in with their earlier financial analysis project.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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