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Acceptance Rate 80.55%
Yield 23.08%
SAT Score 1,300
ACT Score 26
Applicants 11,534

UMBC Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 80.55% at University of Maryland-Baltimore County. Total 11,534 students applied and 9,291 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,300 and the average ACT score is 26.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to UMBC.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$75
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationundergraduate.umbc.edu/
Online Applicationundergraduate.umbc.edu/apply/index.php
Acceptance Rate80.55%
Average Test Scores1,300 SAT / 26 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 80.55%. A total of 11,534 students (5,337 men and 5,892 women) have applied to and 9,291 (4,267 men and 4,780 women) students admitted to University of Maryland-Baltimore County.
Among them, 1,117 male and 963 female students have enrolled into UMBC and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 23.08%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UMBC
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants11,5345,3375,8923050
Admitted9,2914,2674,7802440
Enrolled2,1441,117963640
Acceptance Rate 80.55% 79.95% 81.13% 80.00% -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 23.08% 26.18% 20.15% 26.23% -
[Chart] University of Maryland-Baltimore County Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At UMBC, 657 applicants (31% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 75 applicants (4%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,300 at UMBC. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,390 and 25th percentile score is 1,210.
The average ACT score is 26 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 29 and the 25th percentile score is 23.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at UMBC. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of UMBC with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at UMBC
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total121013001390
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing610650690
Math600650700
ACT Composite232629
Math212527
English232730
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Maryland-Baltimore County, applicants require to submit 6 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 3 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Admission Test Scores, Work experience.
Application Requirements for UMBC
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at UMBC

The calendar system at University of Maryland-Baltimore County is Four-one-four plan. University of Maryland-Baltimore County accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that University of Maryland-Baltimore County accepts.
Calendar SystemFour-one-four plan
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗
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