University of Maryland acceptance rate and admissions statistics
University of Maryland admitted 30,218 of 67,101 first-year applicants in its 2025-26 Common Data Set, an official acceptance rate of 45.0%. Every number below comes from the college’s own Common Data Set, each year linked to its document; a figure the college leaves blank says “Not published”, and the notes at the foot of the page say where a total is the sum of rows the college printed.
What did admitted applicants have? How to get into University of Maryland counts the grades, scores and activities they posted.
University of Maryland acceptance rate by year
| CDS year | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate | Enrolled | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 67,101 | 30,218 | 45.0% | 6,559 | 21.7% |
| 2024-25 | 60,042 | 26,897 | 44.8% | 5,818 | 21.6% |
| 2023-24 | 59,369 | 26,623 | 44.8% | 6,197 | 23.3% |
Acceptance rate is admitted divided by applied; yield is enrolled divided by admitted. Both are computed by Aristo Scholars from the two counts printed beside them.
Early decision at University of Maryland
Early decision counts: Not published. University of Maryland’s Common Data Set prints no early decision applicant or admit counts (section C21) for any year shown.
University of Maryland waitlist
University of Maryland SAT and ACT scores
What University of Maryland says matters in admission
In section C7 each college rates its own admission factors as Very Important, Important, Considered or Not Considered. These are the factors University of Maryland rated in the top two tiers.
- 2025-26
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record
- Important: Academic GPA, Application essay, Recommendations, Extracurricular activities, Talent/ability, Character/personal qualities
- 2024-25
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA
- Important: Application essay, Recommendations, Extracurricular activities, Talent/ability, Character/personal qualities
- 2023-24
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA
- Important: Recommendations, Application essay, Extracurricular activities, Talent/ability, Character/personal qualities
University of Maryland testing policy for students applying in 2026-27
Test-optional through the Spring and Fall 2027 application cycles; applicants choose whether to submit SAT/ACT scores and indicate their test-optional status on the application.
From University of Maryland’s admissions site, read 2026-11-05. Policies change; the college’s page is the authority.
How these numbers were read
UMD has no early decision plan. C2 reports applicants offered a waitlist place, with 0 accepting and 0 admitted, as printed. The share submitting an SAT is printed as a decimal and shown as a percent. In 2025-26, C7 moves Academic GPA from Very Important to Important.
University of Maryland acceptance rate questions
- What is the University of Maryland acceptance rate?
- University of Maryland's Common Data Set for 2025-26 reports 67,101 first-year applicants and 30,218 admitted, an acceptance rate of 45.0%. It was 44.8% in 2024-25 and 44.8% in 2023-24.
- What SAT scores do University of Maryland students have?
- In 2025-26, the middle half of enrolled first-year students who submitted the SAT scored 1410 to 1520, and ACT submitters scored 32 to 35. 37.0% of enrolled students submitted an SAT score.
- How many students get off the University of Maryland waitlist?
- In 2025-26, University of Maryland offered 247 applicants a place on the waitlist; 0 accepted one, and 0 were admitted from it.
- Does University of Maryland require the SAT or ACT for students applying in 2026-27?
- Test-optional through the Spring and Fall 2027 application cycles; applicants choose whether to submit SAT/ACT scores and indicate their test-optional status on the application.
Applying to University of Maryland?
An acceptance rate describes the whole pool, not one student. A Specialist can read your student’s file against what University of Maryland says it weighs.
Source: University of Maryland Common Data Set, sections C1, C2, C7, C9 and C21, each year linked above, read 2026-11-05. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with University of Maryland. All official acceptance rates