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Acceptance Rate 72.43%
Yield 21.60%
SAT Score 1,320
ACT Score 29
Applicants 14,325

UMBC Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 72.43% at University of Maryland-Baltimore County. Total 14,325 students applied and 10,375 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,320 and the average ACT score is 29.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$75
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationundergraduate.umbc.edu/
Online Applicationundergraduate.umbc.edu/apply/index.php
Acceptance Rate72.43%
Average Test Scores1,320 SAT / 29 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 72.43%. A total of 14,325 students (6,776 men and 7,156 women) have applied to and 10,375 (4,838 men and 5,250 women) students admitted to University of Maryland-Baltimore County.
Among them, 1,244 male and 941 female students have enrolled into UMBC and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 21.60%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UMBC
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants14,3256,7767,1563903
Admitted10,3754,8385,2502852
Enrolled2,2411,244941560
Acceptance Rate 72.43% 71.40% 73.37% 73.08% 66.67%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 21.60% 25.71% 17.92% 19.65% -
[Chart] University of Maryland-Baltimore County Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At UMBC, 612 applicants (27% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 65 applicants (3%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,320 at UMBC. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,420 and 25th percentile score is 1,240.
The average ACT score is 29 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 31 and the 25th percentile score is 25.
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 Total124013201420
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing630660700
Math610660720
ACT Composite252931
Math242729
English242734
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Maryland-Baltimore County, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 6 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test, Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc), 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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