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Acceptance Rate 77.93%
Yield 13.72%
Applicants 4,237
Admitted 3,302
Enrolled 453

McDaniel Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 77.93% at McDaniel College. Total 4,237 students applied and 3,302 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationwww.mcdaniel.edu/admissions-cost/undergraduate-admissions
Online Applicationwww.mcdaniel.edu/admissions-cost/undergraduate-admissions
Acceptance Rate77.93%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 77.93%. A total of 4,237 students (1,977 men and 2,260 women) have applied to and 3,302 (1,490 men and 1,812 women) students admitted to McDaniel College.
Among them, 224 male and 229 female students have enrolled into McDaniel and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 13.72%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at McDaniel
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants4,2371,9772,26000
Admitted3,3021,4901,81200
Enrolled45322422900
Acceptance Rate 77.93% 75.37% 80.18% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 13.72% 15.03% 12.64% - -
[Chart] McDaniel College Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to McDaniel College, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 7 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Work experience, Personal statement or essay, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for McDaniel
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 McDaniel

The calendar system at McDaniel College is Four-one-four plan. McDaniel College accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that McDaniel College accepts.
Calendar SystemFour-one-four plan
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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