Hi guys. Recently was accepted into UMD, just curious to know: what was their acceptance rate for 2019? I honestly searched a lot of areas and didn’t seem to find anything regarding it, even on their home page on the james clark website.
I have never seen any data on this. I don’t think UMD releases the number of applications by major
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There is no data about the current admitted student profile for engineers since they are still reviewing regular decision applications. However, I will tell you that if you go to an admitted student program for engineering students, they will show that data in a slide. They do post the previous year’s class admission profile online, and there typically is not a dramatic change in stats from year to year. (info found here https://eng.umd.edu/facts-and-figures)
Information about the class of 2022 is as follows:
Average GPA
4.454
ACT Scores
Composite
25th Percentile: 32
75th Percentile: 35
Math Scores
25th Percentile: 31
75th Percentile: 35
Science Scores
25th Percentile: 31
75th Percentile: 35
New SAT Scores
Combined Math/Critical Reading SAT Scores
25th Percentile: 1380
75th Percentile: 1500
SAT Math Scores
25th Percentile: 710
75th Percentile: 780
Women and Underrepresented Racial/Ethnic Minorities (URMs)
268 women (31 percent)
129 URMs (15 percent)
Honors College and College Park Scholars
353 (41 percent) of all ENGR confirmed students have been selected for the Honors College
252 students (29 percent) are listed in College Park Scholars
If you are really set on knowing what the acceptance rate is, I can give you the numbers for my son’s class (class of 2016)…Of the 5,000 applicants that were first admitted to Maryland before their applications were sent to engineering for consideration that year, only 1625 were admitted. That translates to about 32.5% of ADMITTED students were also admitted to engineering. Someone told me that if you consider the total number of applicants to engineering (including those that were rejected by Maryland so their applications were never even considered by the school of engineering) the number was even lower.
Hope that helps.
Hey @maryversity, thank you for the response. I did find this online after some scouring: http://profiles.asee.org/profiles/7208/screen/19?school_name=. It seems like everyone got admitted in your son’s year. This website may be wrong too so I’m not sure.
Lol, yeah, I can promise you not everyone my son’s year was admitted.
Regardless, some of those figures on the link you gave are likely correct while others are likely in error. I would think one the numbers for “B” or “C” on the site you gave are probably correct for total admissions to engineering (and of those admits, only 612 chose to enroll at Maryland). I suspect that the person entering the data question probably couldn’t find the actual answer to question “A” correctly because the only way to get that figure is the admitted student session I mentioned previously - it is never posted online.
40% in 2017
40% of all who applied to UMD for engineering?
^ Yes ~6k.
@greymeer where are you seeing those numbers?
^ ASEE college engineering profiles.
http://profiles.asee.org/profiles/8172/screen/19?school_name=University+of+Maryland%2C+College+Park
Awesome, thank you. Funny, same source that johnnytesting found but looks like they realized the way the figures were reported were not right so subsequent years (specific to year you gave link for) were listed differently. Those numbers make a lot more sense now and I’d think they are correct.
it is possible that the 6k applications were filtered through the admissions office first, and that the admit rate is lower… but who knows?.
@greymeer. You are correct that the 6k represents only those that were first admitted to the University of Maryland. The total number of applicants to engineering is definitely higher, but the engineering school only considers applications of students that are admitted to the University. All applicants go through a several stage process of consideration, the first being admission to the university in general. If they are admitted, only then will their application be reviewed by the school (major) that they apply to, which is really only an issue for LEP majors.
So, 6k sounds right given that my son’s year was 5k. Certainly, if you based the number of direct admits to engineering relative to the total number applying to Maryland (so including those that were not offered admission to the university) then the admit rate to engineering is much lower. But, for most intents and purposes, it is really only important to know the number of students admitted to engineering based on the number that was considered (so only those admitted to the university itself). I know they have been making efforts to expand resources to be able to offer more students direct admission, so that sounds about right.
It is important that everyone understands that the reason that engineering is a LEP major is specifically so that they can ensure that every student they admit to engineering has the support they may need (whether they opt to take advantage of the resources or not). They care about retention in engineering, not just admission.
If you look at ASEE’s website, back in 2012 they did a study on retention in engineering education. While the entire report is interesting to read (download the pdf from the link) and look on page 22, you will see that Maryland is highlighted as a school that has created a really positive/successful model for retention in engineering: https://www.asee.org/retention-project
So, @johnnytesting, I guess the question is (more rhetorical, I’m honestly not looking to put you on the spot) why you are asking for the engineering admission rate.
If you were admitted to engineering and wanted to know how difficult/competitive engineering admissions are, then that figure is only relatively helpful since that number represents percentage of students that applied. Based on number of students that apply compared to number admitted, Smith School of Business would be considered “more competitive” because there is a greater interest in business/more numbers applying so the admission rate is going to be lower.
If you consider how competitive a major is based on the average stats for admitted students, then that’s a whole different ballpark. Looking at the average test scores of admitted students, A James Clark School of Engineering students have the highest average stats compared to other majors, including business. So, it could be argued that engineering is more competitive/difficult to be admitted to. But that’s really potato, potatoe.
If you were not admitted to the school of engineering, but want to apply again (called internal transfer after you start school at Maryland), the application process is NOT competitive at all. As long as you get the minimum grades in the gateway courses they list, you apply and you get in. My son had lots of friends in that situation, both in College Park Scholars and even Honors College. Every one of his friends got into engineering. All graduated in engineering. With one exception (and that person changed disciplines within engineering so had to “catch up” on some classes so needed one extra semester), every single friend of his that was not a direct admit to engineering graduated with him at the same time with a degree in engineering. It’s not as big a deal as it might seem to not be a direct admit. The only potential “handicap” would not being able to participate in VIRTUS/FLEXUS, BUT that doesn’t mean that there are not any tutoring resources available for internal transfers…just not the living learning program.
It is important to note that students that are direct admits to engineering also have to maintain a minimum gpa in coursework and if they don’t meet the requirements at the various review points, they can be dropped from engineering. Maryland makes every effort to provide the resources for engineering students so that it doesn’t become an issue for those that make an effort, but I do know it has happened. It even happened to a B/K student - a couple years back that student went on a rant about it - not important to go into detail but the point was that I got the distinct impression that student didn’t make any effort to seek help in classes when they were over their head because they had a bit of an ego based on their B/K status. They were used to being #1 in everything in high school, but in an environment where most other students were tops in their high schools also, the playing field is quite different.
So, hopefully that gives some perspectives - feel free to ask any questions if what I typed isn’t clear or raised different types of questions. My son got both his undergrad (MechE) and grad (Robotics) degrees at Maryland so I have some working knowledge specific to engineering, and hopefully can point you in the right direction to get the answers to things I don’t know. Plus, I’m an alum myself, and I am a huge cheerleader for the school, lol. I had a great experience myself as a (non-engineering) student back in the day when Maryland was more of a party school, but I had an equally great experience as a parent of a Terp. I think the way the school has evolved has actually made me even more of a cheerleader, especially when I compare my experience as a parent of a student at another university. Maryland really does things right. Check out this thread that shows I’m not the only fan… http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/university-maryland-college-park/1743639-things-to-love-about-maryland-p1.html