<p>@trout:
I’m curious where do you get the stats. So many people asked about stats but I can’t seem to find them anywhere. It would be great if you know any reliable sources. </p>
<p>@naveed:
Personally, I only know this year MIT has less than 5% admission rate while GT has about 8% (both for CS PhD). In general, the PhD admission rates for all top 10 dept are below 10%, but I don’t know the exact figure. Admission into the top 4 is always a crapshoot for international students. Top 5-10 is still very hard, but more predictable. If you’re applying for masters, take note that an institution’s selectivity for PhD program doesn’t always translate for their masters. Stanford for example, has a lot of slots for their masters program, so the admission rate for the masters program is a lot higher. The same goes for GT.</p>