Which is more selective, UT Austin or Georgia Tech?

Georgia Tech is often viewed as slightly more selective in a consistent way for the national applicant pool. It draws a very strong STEM-focused applicant base, and its admissions process tends to be consistently competitive regardless of where an applicant is from.

UT Austin is a little harder to summarize with one label because Texas residency matters so much. The university reserves most of its class for Texas students, and the top-percent automatic admission system changes the landscape in a major way. As a result, overall selectivity at UT Austin can look less straightforward: some in-state applicants benefit from the structure, while out-of-state applicants often face a much steeper process.

So if you mean broad, national reputation for admissions difficulty across applicants, Georgia Tech is often viewed as slightly more selective in a consistent way. If you mean the practical experience of applying, UT Austin can be just as hard or harder for certain groups, especially out-of-state students.