UIUC vs UW: admit rates, GPA and how Taiwanese applicants choose
OfferLand users have reported 230 application results for UIUC and 124 for UW; 32 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 | UW |
|---|---|---|
| Country | United States | United States |
| QS ranking (2027) | #74 | #92 |
| US News ranking (2027) | #34 | #49 |
| Application results | 230 | 124 |
| Applicants | 214 | 117 |
| Admit rate | 68.3% | 70.2% |
| Median GPA (admitted) | 3.70 | 3.61 |
| Median TOEFL (admitted) | 102 | 101 |
| Most-reported fields | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (100),Finance & Investment (27),General Engineering (25),Information Technology (24) | 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.
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% |
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
32 applicants reported results at both schools: 19 were admitted to UIUC, 22 to UW, and 13 to both.
Of those admitted to both who reported a final choice, 4 chose UIUC and 0 chose UW. 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 records, UIUC (230 results) has a 68.3% admit rate and UW (124 results) 70.2%, a small gap; UIUC's admitted median GPA of 3.70 is slightly above UW's 3.61, with TOEFL 102 vs 101. Nearly half of UIUC results are EECS, with a good share of finance, while UW is spread across EECS, engineering, information and supply chain. Of 32 people who applied to both, 13 were admitted to both, and all 4 who reported a choice picked UIUC, though that is still few people.
- UIUC's Computer Science M.C.S. admitted 39.7% of 58 results and its M.S. in Finance all 27; UW's most-reported program is the Bothell campus Electrical Engineering MSEE at 61.1% across 18.Source: data on this page
- A business analytics applicant highlighted in their UIUC essays that the BA program has a financial track, which matched their earlier financial analysis project.Source: MSBA申請心得(二)
- UW's Master of Supply Chain Management uses a Kira video interview, and the reviewer felt that preparing the known question bank is enough.Source: University of Washington (UW) Master of Supply Chain Management 面試心得
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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