USC vs UT Austin: admit rates, GPA and how Taiwanese applicants choose
OfferLand users have reported 206 application results for USC and 113 for UT Austin; 30 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 | USC | UT Austin |
|---|---|---|
| Country | United States | United States |
| QS ranking (2027) | #153 | #72 |
| US News ranking (2027) | #27 | #34 |
| Application results | 206 | 113 |
| Applicants | 192 | 104 |
| Admit rate | 77.5% | 48.2% |
| Median GPA (admitted) | 3.71 | 3.74 |
| Median TOEFL (admitted) | 100 | 102 |
| Most-reported fields | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (105),General Engineering (21),Business Analytics (18),Finance & Investment (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.
USC
| Program | Results | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Engineering, M.S. (Master's) | 54 | 61.1% |
| Electrical Engineering, M.S. (Master's) | 25 | 92.0% |
| Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) (Master's) | 18 | 72.2% |
| MS Finance (MSF) (Master's) | 12 | 90.9% |
| Mechanical Engineering, M.S. (Master's) | 10 | 90.0% |
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
30 applicants reported results at both schools: 25 were admitted to USC, 9 to UT Austin, and 9 to both.
Of those admitted to both who reported a final choice, 0 chose USC and 3 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 records, USC (206 results) has a 77.5% admit rate and UT Austin (113 results) 48.2%, so UT Austin is clearly harder; admitted median GPAs are 3.71 vs 3.74 and TOEFL 100 vs 102. EECS leads at both, and both have business analytics results. Of 30 people who applied to both, 25 got into USC and 9 into UT Austin, all 9 of whom were also admitted to USC; the 3 who reported a choice all picked UT Austin, few people but a consistent direction.
- In business analytics, USC admitted 72.2% of 18 results and UT Austin 41.7% of 12; UT Austin's CS master's admitted only 13.3% of 15.Source: data on this page
- A USC business analytics student says one reason they chose USC was the 16-month program, which leaves more time than 10 to 12-month programs to settle in and prepare for internships and job hunting.Source: MSBA 申請｜把興趣當優勢拿下夢校 Offer？美國、新加坡商業分析申請分享！
- A post sorting US marketing master's programs puts both USC and UT Austin under the mainstream Master in Marketing type, which the author describes as broad, mixing theory with data analysis courses.Source: 分享美國四大熱門行銷所分類!
- An applicant admitted to UT Austin's physics PhD says students must be matched with an advisor at admission; both professors they wanted were full that year, so they went to Northeastern first.Source: 博士申請心得｜直攻美國博士申請到美國買房經驗分享
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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