University of Maryland-College Park
University of Maryland-College Park publishes an acceptance rate of 45% and is test-optional for the 2026-27 cycle.
Testing
Test-Optional for 2026-27
- Policy
"UMD has decided to extend its practice to make SAT and ACT scores optional through to the Spring and Fall 2027 application cycles." Fall 2027 is the current (2026-27) application cycle, so this is standing current-cycle policy, not a future change.
- SAT middle 50%
- 1400–1530sum of section 25th–75th percentiles
- ACT middle 50%
- 32–35
- Average HS GPA
- 4.44 (weighted)Fall 2024 entering class (CDS 2024-25, item C12) · Source
Applying
Deadlines, essays and AI policy
- Early deadlines
- Nov 1, 2026 (EA)
- Regular decision
- Jan 20, 2027Source
Full cycle calendar: Application Deadlines.
At a glance
Size and cost
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 30,760
- Tuition (out-of-state)
- $41,186
- Category
- Public
- Admissions site
- www.umd.edu
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Sources
- University of Maryland-College Park test policy (2026-27)
- University of Maryland-College Park deadlines
- University of Maryland-College Park GPA (Fall 2024 entering class (CDS 2024-25, item C12))
- Acceptance rate, test-score percentiles, enrollment and tuition: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, pulled 2026-08-19.
Test policy and deadlines last verified 2026-08-17.
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