2013 is UMD's most competitive application pool yet

<p>Fall 2012 freshman profile:<br>
GPA 4.11
SAT 25th percentile: 1250
SAT 75th percentile: 1400
ACT: (28-32) Middle 50%</p>

<p>~25,250 applicants
~11,800 admitted
Acceptance rating ~47%</p>

<p>Fall 2013 freshman profile:
GPA: Not yet released
SAT 25th percentile: 1260
SAT 75th percentile: 1410
ACT (28-32) Middle 50%</p>

<p>~26,000 applicants
~10,800 admitted
Acceptance rating ~41.5%</p>

<p>It seems like these numbers go up every year. A great accomplishment for all those admitted!</p>

<p>Go Terps!</p>

<p>Wow, very impressive! Congratulations new Terps!!</p>

<p>A thousand fewer admits. Wow. Not sure what that’s about.</p>

<p>^They had a higher than anticipated yield last year. I believe the waitlist is larger this year and will probably be used.</p>

<p>I see. Thanks for the info, plumazul.</p>

<p>“ACT (28-32) Middle 50%”</p>

<p>Jeeze. Of course the year we apply, it’s the most competitive yet lol.</p>

<p>Guess I should be pretty thankful to get in with a 24 to such a numbers-driven school. Wow.</p>

<p>Congrats, Dann36!</p>

<p>Bumped for informational purposes.</p>

<p>Thanks for the stats. Makes me even more proud of my son for getting in this year.</p>