Applying to UMD

Acceptance Rate	SAT Median
44.84%	1,460

University of Maryland-College Park's acceptance rate is 44.84% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 59,377 students applied and 26,625 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is around the national average.

UMD's acceptance rate places 4th out of 28 Maryland colleges with competitive admission.

The median SAT score is 1,460 and the ACT score is 33 at UMD. UMD's SAT score ranks 2nd out of 17 Maryland colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

To apply to UMD, 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-College Park is 44.84% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 23.28%. 29,365 men and 30,012 women applied to UMD and 12,323 men and 14,302 women students were accepted.

Among them, 3,080 men and 3,117 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 UMD.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at UMD
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	59,377	29,365	30,012	0	0
Admitted	26,625	12,323	14,302	0	0
Enrolled	6,197	3,080	3,117	0	0
Acceptance Rate	44.84%	41.96%	47.65%	-	-
Yield	23.28%	24.99%	21.79%	-	-

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

University of Maryland-College Park 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2024, 2,578 students (42% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 504 students (8%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at UMD.

The median SAT score is 1,460 with 710 SAT EBRW and 750 SAT Math median scores. The 75^th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 740 and the 25^th percentile is 670. The SAT Math 75^th percentile score is 780 and 25^th percentile is 700 .

The median ACT composite score is 33 with 75^th percentile score of 35 and 25^th percentile score of 32 at UMD. The median ACT math score is 32 and the ACT English score is 34.

The SAT and ACT scores at University of Maryland-College Park are competitive and high compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,255, ACT: 27 - public research university with very high research activity).

2024 SAT and ACT Scores at UMD
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	1370	1460	1520
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	670	710	740
SAT Math	700	750	780
ACT Composite	32	33	35
ACT Math	29	32	35
ACT English	32	34	35

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

University of Maryland-College Park 2023 SAT and ACT Score Chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 6,197 first-year students enrolled in UMD. The proportion of full-time students is 99.66% and part-time students is 0.34%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 49.70% and women students is 50.30%.

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

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at UMD
	Total	Men	Women
Total	6,197	3,080	3,117
Full-time	6,176	3,069	3,107
Part-time	21	11	10

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

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School Record (or Transcript), 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 UMD. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply University of Maryland-College Park.

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

UMD Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Considered, if submitted
High School Rank	Considered, if submitted
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Considered, if submitted
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Considered, if submitted
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Considered, if submitted
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 $75 for graduate schools of University of Maryland-College Park. The next table provides general admission information for applying to UMD.

Admission Information for Applying to UMD
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$75
Graduate Application Fees	$75
Admission Information	www.admissions.umd.edu/
Online Application	www.admissions.umd.edu/apply/
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers outside a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	2-4 Years Certificate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

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