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Acceptance Rate 96.41%
Yield 8.63%
Applicants 9,306
Admitted 8,972
Enrolled 774

UMES Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 96.41% at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Total 9,306 students applied and 8,972 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$35
Graduate Application Fees$60
Admission Informationwwwcp.umes.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationwwwcp.umes.edu/admissions/apply-for-admission/
Acceptance Rate96.41%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 96.41%. A total of 9,306 students (3,454 men and 5,770 women) have applied to and 8,972 (3,309 men and 5,588 women) students admitted to University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
Among them, 353 male and 421 female students have enrolled into UMES and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 8.63%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UMES
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants9,3063,4545,770082
Admitted8,9723,3095,58800
Enrolled77435342100
Acceptance Rate 96.41% 95.80% 96.85% - 0.00%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 8.63% 10.67% 7.53% - -
[Chart] University of Maryland Eastern Shore Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Maryland Eastern Shore, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for UMES
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 UMES

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