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University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

81.9%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$50

Undergraduate

$60

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in UMES during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 7,625 2,541 4,773
Admitted students 6,245 2,064 4,142
Enrolled students 484 213 242
Acceptance rate 82% 81% 87%
Yield rate 8% 10% 6%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, UMES received a total of 7,625 applications. These applications included 2,541 male applicants and 4,773 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 7,625 applicants, UMES admitted 6,245 students. Among the admitted students, there were 2,064 males and 4,142 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 484 students chose to enroll at UMES. This means that 484 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 213 were male and 242 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, UMES had an overall acceptance rate of 82% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 81% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 87%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. UMES had an overall yield rate of 8% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 10%, and for female admitted students, it was 6%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for UMES over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 7,249 2,821 4,428 3,556 1,342 2,214 49% 48% 50% 1,020 445 575 29% 33% 26%
2016 10,231 3,845 6,386 3,928 1,415 2,513 38% 37% 39% 715 276 439 18% 20% 18%
2017 7,827 2,952 4,875 3,053 1,143 1,910 39% 39% 39% 565 256 309 18% 22% 16%
2018 4,923 1,824 3,099 2,664 947 1,717 54% 52% 55% 505 208 297 19% 22% 17%
2019 3,929 1,496 2,433 2,541 902 1,639 65% 60% 67% 509 239 270 20% 26% 16%
2020 8,511 3,001 5,510 5,279 1,758 3,521 62% 59% 64% 469 196 273 9% 11% 8%
2021 7,625 2,541 4,773 6,245 2,064 4,142 82% 81% 87% 484 213 242 8% 10% 6%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

University of Maryland Eastern Shore uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Recommendation letters
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Not Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted