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Acceptance Rate 81.56%
Yield 10.72%
Applicants 6,724
Admitted 5,484
Enrolled 588

UMES Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 81.56% at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Total 6,724 students applied and 5,484 were accepted.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to UMES.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$35
Graduate Application Fees$60
Admission Informationwww.umes.edu/Admissions
Online Applicationwww.umes.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate81.56%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 81.56%. A total of 6,724 students (2,427 men and 4,297 women) have applied to and 5,484 (1,887 men and 3,597 women) students admitted to University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
Among them, 287 male and 301 female students have enrolled into UMES and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 10.72%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UMES
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants6,7242,4274,29700
Admitted5,4841,8873,59700
Enrolled58828730100
Acceptance Rate 81.56% 77.75% 83.71% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 10.72% 15.21% 8.37% - -
[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, Admission Test Scores, 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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