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Acceptance Rate 44.79%
Yield 21.63%
SAT Score 1,465
ACT Score 34
Applicants 60,056

UMD Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 44.79% at University of Maryland-College Park. Total 60,056 students applied and 26,902 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,465 and the average ACT score is 34.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$75
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationwww.admissions.umd.edu/
Online Applicationwww.admissions.umd.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate44.79%
Average Test Scores1,465 SAT / 34 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 44.79%. A total of 60,056 students (30,014 men and 29,998 women) have applied to and 26,902 (12,660 men and 14,213 women) students admitted to University of Maryland-College Park.
Among them, 2,798 male and 2,999 female students have enrolled into UMD and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 21.63%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UMD
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants60,05630,01429,998440
Admitted26,90212,66014,213290
Enrolled5,8182,7982,999210
Acceptance Rate 44.79% 42.18% 47.38% 65.91% -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 21.63% 22.10% 21.10% 72.41% -
[Chart] University of Maryland-College Park Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At UMD, 2,448 applicants (42% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 411 applicants (7%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,465 at UMD. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,530 and 25th percentile score is 1,400.
The average ACT score is 34 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 35 and the 25th percentile score is 32.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at UMD. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of UMD with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at UMD
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total140014651530
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing690720750
Math710745780
ACT Composite323435
Math293235
English323435
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Maryland-College Park, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School Record, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 7 item(s) are considered for admission - High School GPA, High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc), Work experience.
Application Requirements for UMD
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 UMD

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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