Applying to UMBC

Acceptance Rate	SAT Median
74.24%	1,300

University of Maryland-Baltimore County's acceptance rate is 74.24% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 13,150 students applied and 9,762 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into UMBC.

UMBC's acceptance rate places 10th out of 28 Maryland colleges with competitive admission.

The median SAT score is 1,300 and the ACT score is 27 at UMBC. UMBC's SAT score ranks 4th out of 17 Maryland colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

To apply to UMBC, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of University of Maryland-Baltimore County is 74.24% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 20.25%. 6,163 men and 6,633 women applied to UMBC and 4,556 men and 4,938 women students were accepted.

Among them, 1,092 men and 820 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at UMBC.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at UMBC
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	13,150	6,163	6,633	0	0
Admitted	9,762	4,556	4,938	0	0
Enrolled	1,977	1,092	820	0	0
Acceptance Rate	74.24%	73.93%	74.45%	-	-
Yield	20.25%	23.97%	16.61%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

University of Maryland-Baltimore County 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2024, 636 students (32% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 71 students (4%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at UMBC.

The median SAT score is 1,300 with 650 SAT EBRW and 650 SAT Math median scores. The 75^th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 700 and the 25^th percentile is 610. The SAT Math 75^th percentile score is 710 and 25^th percentile is 610 .

The median ACT composite score is 27 with 75^th percentile score of 30 and 25^th percentile score of 23 at UMBC. The median ACT math score is 26 and the ACT English score is 26.

The SAT and ACT scores at University of Maryland-Baltimore County are similar to the average score compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,255, ACT: 27 - public research university with very high research activity).

2024 SAT and ACT Scores at UMBC
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	1220	1300	1410
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	610	650	700
SAT Math	610	650	710
ACT Composite	23	27	30
ACT Math	22	26	28
ACT English	23	26	32

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

University of Maryland-Baltimore County 2023 SAT and ACT Score Chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 1,977 first-year students enrolled in UMBC. The proportion of full-time students is 99.19% and part-time students is 0.81%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 55.24% and women students is 41.48%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at UMBC.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at UMBC
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,977	1,092	820
Full-time	1,961	1,081	816
Part-time	16	11	4

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at UMBC. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply University of Maryland-Baltimore County.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

UMBC Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered, if submitted
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Not Considered
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $75 for undergraduate schools and $50 for graduate schools of University of Maryland-Baltimore County. The next table provides general admission information for applying to UMBC.

Admission Information for Applying to UMBC
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$75
Graduate Application Fees	$50
Admission Information	undergraduate.umbc.edu/
Online Application	undergraduate.umbc.edu/apply/index.php
Calendar System	Four-one-four plan
Course for High School Students	Offers outside a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	1-Year Certificate, 2-Years Certificate, 2-4 Years Certificate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research)

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