Applying to University of Maryland-College Park

The acceptance rate at University of Maryland-College Park was 44.18% - 33,012 students were applied and 14,585 were admitted to the school. Based on the rate, it is relatively hard (lower than the national average) to get into UMD. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 29% where 4,279 out of 14,585 admitted students were enrolled.

The average SAT score is 1,375 and the ACT score is 32 at UMD.

Below tables and charts analyze UMD admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

The application fee is $75 for applying undergraduate school and $75 for graduate school at University of Maryland-College Park. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$75
Graduate Application Fees	$75
Admission Information	www.admissions.umd.edu/
Online Application	www.admissions.umd.edu/apply/
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	2-4 Year Certificate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2019-20, the acceptance rate is 44.18% and the yield is 29.34%. 16,027 men and 16,985 women applied to UMD and 6,801 men and 7,784 women students were accepted. Among them, 2,074 men and 2,205 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2019). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	33,012	16,027	16,985
Admitted	14,585	6,801	7,784
Enrolled	4,279	2,074	2,205
Acceptance Rate	44.18%	42.43%	45.83%
Yield	29.34%	30.50%	28.33%

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2019-2020, 3,264 students (76% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 1,022 students (24%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 710 and the 25^th percentile is 630. The SAT Math score is 760 (75^th) and 650 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 34 (75^th percentile) and 29 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	630	710
SAT Math	650	760
ACT Composite	29	34
ACT Math	27	33
ACT English	30	35

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at University of Maryland-College Park are very competitive and high when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,257, ACT: 77 - Public Research University (very high research activity)).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), and Completion of College Preparatory Program to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA, High School Rank and High School Record (or Transcript). The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply University of Maryland-College Park.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

UMD Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Recommended
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission Test Scores	Required
TOEFL	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended