University of Maryland

Baltimore, MD · Public research
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Acceptance rate
72.4%
10,375 admitted
SAT · 50th
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6-yr grad
70.0%
Retention 85.0%
Undergrads
10,767
17:1 S-F
Admissions
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75.1% / 57.7%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications14,325
Overall admit rate72.4%
In-state admit rate75.1%
Out-of-state admit rate57.7%
Enrolled2,236 · 21.6% yield
Admitted from waitlist645 of 1,592
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsClass rank, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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SAT composite · 50th %ile
SAT
255075
R&W630660700
Math610660720
Comp———
ACT
255075
Comp252931
Cost & aid
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$9,423
in-state tuition
out-of-state $27,392
Tuition (in-state)$9,423
Tuition (out-of-state)$27,392
Fees$3,833
Room & board$14,771
Books$1,600
Avg need-based grant$12,646
% need met47.0%
Avg debt at graduation$22,450
Academics
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17 : 1
student-faculty ratio
85.0% retention
Student-faculty17 : 1
Retention85.0%
4-year graduation47.6%
6-year graduation70.0%
Enrollment
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10,767
undergraduates
4.0% out-of-state · 117 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates10,767
First-year2,241
Transfer790
Full-time87%
Female46%
Out-of-state4.0%
International (freshmen)117
Rankings
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#36
Princeton Review
Best Value Colleges (Public Schools)
SourceListRankYr
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Public Schools)#3626
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#9826
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#12726
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#13426
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#16526
NicheBest Colleges in America#18526
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#18726
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceAmerica East Conference8
Athletic divisionNCAA D142
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingMaryland colleges11
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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no application-fee data
Early actionoffered
Admissions URLhttps://undergraduate.umbc.edu/apply/
Admissions emailadmissions@umbc.edu
Admissions phone410-455-2292
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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University of Mary…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of Maryland MD · Public45.0%147031K
Towson University MD · Public80.6%107016K
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA · Public54.6%137031K
George Mason University VA · Public86.5%126028K
James Madison University VA · Public68.8%126021K
Penn State University Park PA · Public—1340—
Drexel University PA · Private (nonprofit)69.9%135012K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — University of Maryland-Baltimore County

7 years of University of Maryland-Baltimore County's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.