What SAT score do you need for Maryland? (Middle 50%: 1410–1520)
First-year students at Maryland who sent an SAT scored 1410–1520, with a median of 1470 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Maryland admits 45% of applicants.
Where your score lands at Maryland
First-year students who sent an SAT: 1410–1520, median 1470
Middle 50% of admitted students Median
Enter your SAT or ACT to see which tier Maryland is for you and whether to send your score.
Maryland by the numbers
- Admit rate
- 45%
- Middle 50% SAT
- 1410–1520
- Median SAT
- 1470
- About on the ACT
- 31–34
- Sent an SAT
- 37%
Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS
Maryland admit rate over 10 years
Applications rose 111%, from 28,434 in 2015 to 60,056 in 2024, and Maryland's admit rate went from 45% to 45%.
- 45%
- 45%
Show the numbers
| Fall | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 60,056 | 26,902 | 45% |
| 2023 | 59,377 | 26,625 | 45% |
| 2022 | 56,761 | 25,320 | 45% |
| 2021 | 50,183 | 26,109 | 52% |
| 2020 | 32,147 | 16,382 | 51% |
| 2019 | 33,012 | 14,585 | 44% |
| 2018 | 33,497 | 15,796 | 47% |
| 2017 | 33,922 | 15,096 | 45% |
| 2016 | 30,291 | 14,557 | 48% |
| 2015 | 28,434 | 12,760 | 45% |
In fall 2024, 5,818 of the 26,902 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.
What each SAT score means at Maryland
Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.
- Under 1360Far reachHold
- 1360–1400ReachHold
- 1410–1460TargetHold
- 1470 and upTargetSend
Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.
Maryland SAT sections and ACT
Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.
| Test | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT Math | 700 | 750 | 780 |
| SAT Reading and Writing | 690 | 730 | 750 |
| SAT total | 1410 | 1470 | 1520 |
| ACT composite | 32 | 34 | 35 |
Of enrolled first-year students, 37% sent an SAT and 7% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.
Maryland waitlist
Waitlist
247 applicants were offered a spot, 0 took it, and 0 were admitted from it.
Common Data Set 2025–26.
Maryland cost and outcomes
What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.
- Average net price
- $15,678
- per year, after grants
- Graduate in 6 years
- 89%
- Median earnings
- $82,860
- 10 years after starting
- Undergraduates
- 33,192
College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.
Colleges like Maryland
Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.
- UIUCChampaign, IL · 42% admitted1390–1520, median 1470
- OccidentalLos Angeles, CA · 44% admitted1400–1510, median 1460
- WisconsinMadison, WI · 45% admitted1400–1490, median 1450
- RochesterRochester, NY · 40% admitted1420–1500, median 1470
- Mount HolyokeSouth Hadley, MA · 36% admitted1410–1510, median 1470
- StevensHoboken, NJ · 48% admitted1390–1490, median 1440
More colleges in Maryland
Sources
- Maryland Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
- College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
- College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
- Maryland website
University of Maryland-College Park
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