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Acceptance Rate 52.03%
Yield 23.26%
SAT Score 1,420
ACT Score 32
Applicants 50,183

Applying To UMD

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 52.03% at University of Maryland-College Park where a total of 50,183 students applied and 26,109 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,420 and the average ACT score is 32. It requires three items and recommends 3 articles to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to UMD.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$75
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationwww.admissions.umd.edu/
Online Applicationwww.admissions.umd.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate52.03%
Average Test Scores1,420 SAT / 32 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2021-2022, the acceptance rate is 52.03% where a total of 50,183 students (24,074 men and 26,109 women) have applied to UMD and 26,109 (11,507 men and 14,602 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 2,873 male and 3,199 female students have enrolled into UMD and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 23.26%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UMD
TotalMenWomen
Applicants50,18324,07426,109
Admitted26,10911,50714,602
Enrolled6,0722,8733,199
Acceptance Rate 52.03% 47.80% 55.93%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 23.26% 24.97% 21.91%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At UMD, 2,072 applicants (34% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 559 applicants (9%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,420 and the average ACT score is 32 at UMD. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,510 and 25th percentile score is 1,330. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 102 and the 25th percentile score is 84. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at UMD.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at UMD
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing650730
SAT Math680780
ACT Composite3034
ACT Math2734
ACT English2734
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

University of Maryland-College Park requires 3 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), TOEFL) and recommends 3 articles (High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 1 item(s) (Admission Test Scores) are considered but not required to submit.
Application Requirements for UMD
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores△
TOEFL✔
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

The calendar system at University of Maryland-College Park is Semester. University of Maryland-College Park accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of Maryland-College Park accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔

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