USC vs UW: admit rates, GPA and how Taiwanese applicants choose
OfferLand users have reported 206 application results for USC and 124 for UW; 35 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 | UW |
|---|---|---|
| Country | United States | United States |
| QS ranking (2027) | #153 | #92 |
| US News ranking (2027) | #27 | #49 |
| Application results | 206 | 124 |
| Applicants | 192 | 117 |
| Admit rate | 77.5% | 70.2% |
| Median GPA (admitted) | 3.71 | 3.61 |
| Median TOEFL (admitted) | 100 | 101 |
| Most-reported fields | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (105),General Engineering (21),Business Analytics (18),Finance & Investment (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.
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% |
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
35 applicants reported results at both schools: 26 were admitted to USC, 22 to UW, and 17 to both.
Too few people admitted to both have reported a final choice (1) to show a preference.
AI summary (from OfferLand data and posts on the site, 2026-10-21)
USC and UW have similar admit rates on OfferLand, 77.5% (206 results) vs 70.2% (124 results), with median admitted GPAs of 3.71 vs 3.61 and TOEFL medians of 100 vs 101. Half of USC's reports are EECS (105), while UW's are more spread out, with 31 in EECS, 25 in engineering, plus supply chain management, information systems and business analytics master's programs. Of the 35 people who applied to both, 17 were admitted to both, and only 1 reported a final decision (UW), which is not enough to say how most people choose.
- UW's most reported EE master's is the MSEE at the Bothell campus (18 results, 61.1% admitted), so check the campus when comparing.Source: data on this page
- USC's Electrical Engineering master's admitted 92% of 25 results, and its Computer Engineering master's 61.1% of 54.Source: data on this page
- An applicant switching to CS for a second master's was admitted to USC's CS37 master's but rejected by its CS Networking master's; the applicant counted USC among the schools with relatively rigorous coursework.Source: 美國二碩ECE轉CS MS錄取心得 — Georgia Tech
- An applicant to UW's Master of Supply Chain Management reported a Kira video interview and found that preparing the question bank was enough.Source: University of Washington 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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