University of Maryland, College Park

For Fall 2025, 67,101 first-year students applied to UMD, 30,218 were admitted and 6,559 enrolled: an acceptance rate of 45%.

Source: UMD Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C1. Read Oct 1, 2026.

By residency, first-year applicants, Fall 2025

Source: UMD Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C1, residency table (no separate international count). Read Oct 1, 2026.

By school or major. UMD's Common Data Set reports one first-year acceptance rate for the whole university, with no rate by college, major or Limited Enrollment Program.

Source: UMD Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Early action. UMD has no early decision plan. Its early action is non-binding and not restrictive, and the Common Data Set does not report early action counts, so it gives no early acceptance rate.

Source: UMD Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), sections C21 and C22. Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

You name a preferred major on the application. It does not affect whether you are admissible to UMD, but some majors add a review:

• Limited Enrollment Programs. Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Business, Chemistry, Computer Science, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Engineering, Immersive Media Design, Neuroscience and Psychology have limited space and more competitive criteria. If you choose one, the program also reviews you. Most applicants are admitted to their preferred major; those who are not are placed in Letters & Sciences to work toward the gateway requirements.

  Source: UMD Undergraduate Admissions, Limited Enrollment Programs (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

• School of Music. An online application supplement and an audition, used only to decide admission to the School of Music, not to UMD.

  Source: UMD Undergraduate Admissions, Freshman Applicants (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

• Scholarships and special programs. Applying by the November 1 early action deadline gives you priority consideration for admission, merit-based scholarships and invitations to special programs.

  Source: UMD Undergraduate Admissions, Freshman Applicants (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Source: UMD Undergraduate Admissions, Limited Enrollment Programs (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

110 majors across 13 schools. Every undergraduate major in UMD's official 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog for the College Park campus, grouped by the college or school that offers it. Minors, certificates, majors offered only at Shady Grove or Southern Maryland, and graduate programs are left out.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

UMD strongly encourages applying by the early action deadline for priority consideration. Applications are complete only when every required document is in, submitted electronically or postmarked by the deadline. Applications received after January 20 are considered on a rolling, space-available basis. Fall applicants are automatically considered for spring admission. Admitted students confirm by May 1. The deadlines table carries no year.

Source: UMD Undergraduate Admissions, Application Deadlines (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

UMD is test-optional through the spring and fall 2027 application cycles. You say on the application whether you want your SAT or ACT scores considered, and that choice is final once you submit. If you send scores, UMD superscores both tests. Limited Enrollment Programs, merit scholarships and special programs are test-optional too. UMD says it is assessing the policy to set its requirement for cycles beyond fall 2027.

Source: UMD Undergraduate Admissions, Freshman Application FAQs (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

The Common Data Set also marks the SAT or ACT as not required for admission, but considered if submitted, for fall 2027 applicants.

Source: UMD Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C8. Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2027, entering fall 2028

Not announced yet. When we checked UMD's admission pages on October 1, 2026, we found no announced changes for fall 2028 entry. The deadlines and rules above are for fall 2027 entry.

Source: UMD Undergraduate Admissions, Freshman Application FAQs (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

The published cost of a year at UMD, 2026-2027:

For a full-time undergraduate living on campus, fall and spring. Business, engineering and computer science majors pay additional tuition by semester hour, not shown here.

Source: UMD Office of Student Financial Aid, Cost of Attendance 2026-2027 (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Average net price per year, by family income, 2023-24:

What first-year, full-time, in-state students who received federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, by family income, in 2023-24, the latest year the Department of Education publishes. Your own price comes from UMD's aid offer.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Chosen for how close each is to University of Maryland, College Park on acceptance rate, public or private, location and majors offered.

• University of Central FloridaOrlando, FL · Public42.8% admitted$10,411 average net price
• Clemson UniversityClemson, SC · Public42.4% admitted$22,253 average net price
• University of South FloridaTampa, FL · Public40.7% admitted$9,812 average net price
• North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, NC · Public39.5% admitted$17,303 average net price
• Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL · Public46.9% admitted$24,323 average net price

Admitted: each school's latest first-year acceptance rate, so the year can differ from school to school; each school's page names its year and source. Average net price: what federal aid recipients paid per year after grants, 2023-24, and the in-state figure for a public university.