Hi,
Can someone shed light on what to expect for Out-of-state students? A good or a bad thing to get admitted to Maryland?
Assuming from your moniker that you are from NY…?
Since Maryland is a public state university, the school is mandated to take a certain percentage of IS (in-state) students. However, compared to other public universities, they do have a relatively high number of OOS (out-of-state) students. I couldn’t state the exact percentage but I seem to recall somewhere in the 20ish% range. Of those OOS, a majority of them hail from the NY, NJ, PA region.
Of course, everyone has their pet theories about admissions. I’ve seen MD residents state they think it’s easier for OOS students to get admission because (of course) the university would want more people paying the higher tuition. The truth is that based on the sheer percentages of required admission offers for Maryland students, it is actually “easier” for IS students to be admitted. However, since the standards of the university as a whole have continuously elevated from year to year, Maryland is no longer a “safety” school for IS students like it used to be, so it isn’t exactly easy for Maryland students these days.
As for OOS, I would say (personal opinion, of course) that if your stats are not within the mid-range 50% of accepted student stats, you are likely looking at spring admission or no admission. With only smaller percentage of spaces available to OOS students, and huge interest in Maryland, the reality is that it is more competitive for OOS students. Yes, admissions are holisitic (which is why they have spring admissions) BUT I have yet to see anyone on this forum (and of course, that is only a small percentage of applicants) other than Maryland students be offered admission for the fall if their stats are not within range. HOWEVER, there is ALWAYS the exception to the rule, so please don’t take my comment as fact.
Thanks @maryversity! My S is well within the 50% mid-range so we’re hopeful he gets in. He applied to the Engineering college though which is probably a bit more difficult still.
Awesome! Yes, getting into engineering as a direct admit as a freshman is definitely more challenging than admission to the university itself, but honestly not an issue in the long run. Let me know if you have any questions about the program (my S got his undergrad and masters in engineering there).
@maryversity do you mean that it is relatively easy to still get into engineering even when not admitted straight away?
@WilliamNYC - Transfers into Engineering at UMD are not competitive. All a student has to do is complete the Engineering Gateway courses, with the required grades, and fill out the transfer paperwork. These Gateway courses are the exact same courses that direct admit Engineering students take.
Here are 2 applicable links
Yup!
SoofDad gave the university links above, and see post #5 on this thread http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/university-maryland-college-park/1732708-everything-you-want-to-know-about-engineering-at-maryland-p1.html
The updated info on stats for direct engineering admits is found at https://eng.umd.edu/facts-and-figures but I copied and pasted the relevant info here for quick reference
AT/ACT/GPA information for the class of 2020 is as follows:
Average GPA: 4.44
Combined math/critical reading SAT scores:
Average: 1402
25th percentile: 1340
75th percentile: 1470
SAT math scores:
Average: 730
25th percentile: 700
75th percentile: 770
SAT critical reading scores:
Average: 671
25th percentile: 620
75th percentile: 720
ACT scores:
Average: 32
25th percentile: 30
75th percentile: 34
109 under-represented minorities: 17 percent
213 women: 34 percent
398 (63 percent) of these students have been selected for the Honors College. Another 93 students (15 percent) are listed in College Park Scholars.