University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Baltimore, Maryland · Public · 10,701 undergraduates · umbc.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
74%
of 14,802 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1250 to 1400
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$37,620Est.Estimate
$58,090 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of Maryland-Baltimore County
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
74% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
58% of freshmen had a weighted high school GPA of 4.0 or higher (average 4.06).
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$58,090
a year in 2027-28, from a $58,090 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1320
Send your score
About 65% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1200, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
Source: Are You Application Ready? - UMBC: University Of Maryland, Baltimore County · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Feb1Regular Decision · February 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
74%
of applicants were admitted: 10,949 of 14,802 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 12/15.
Wait list
1,680 students were offered a spot; 758 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 33% of them sent SAT scores and 3% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1250 to 1400
Reading and Writing 620 to 710
Math 610 to 710
ACT composite 26 to 31
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160036%
- 1200 to 139949%
- 1000 to 119910%
- 800 to 9995%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 4.06
- 4.058%
- 3.75 to 3.9919%
- 3.50 to 3.7415%
- 3.25 to 3.495%
- 3.00 to 3.242%
- 2.50 to 2.991%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$37,620
a year, in state
$58,090
a year, out of state (tuition $30,750)
- Tuition (in state)$10,280
- Fees$4,210
- Food and housing$16,240
- Books and supplies$1,690
- Transportation and other$5,200
University of Maryland-Baltimore County published $35,525 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$21,797
- $30,001 to $48,000$21,831
- $48,001 to $75,000$23,232
- $75,001 to $110,000$26,911
- Over $110,000$29,330
Financial aid
57%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$13,899
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
44%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $5,566 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
40 of 40
Earn credit with a score of 3
40 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,030Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART lower-level elective |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART lower-level elective |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | AFST 100 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ART 216 |
| Biology | 3 | 3 | BIOL 101 |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIOL 141 + BIOL lower level elective with Lab |
| Biology | 5 | 8 | BIOL 141 & 142 + Lab |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 150 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 151 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MATH 151 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 151 & 152 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3 | CHEM 100 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM 101 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | CHIN 201 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | CHIN 202 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 7 | CHIN 202 & 301 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLI 260 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CMSC 104 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | IS 125 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | IS 125 (BTA major) or IS 147 (IS major) |
| Computer Science A | 5 | 3 | CMSC 201 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CMSC lower-level elective |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 214 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL lower-level elective |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL 100 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL lower-level elective |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENGL 100 & 210 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | GES 120 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST 110 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | FREN 201 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | FREN 202 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 7 | FREN 202 & 301 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | GERM 201 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | GERM 202 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 7 | GERM 202 & 301 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GES 102 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | Meets 201 language proficiency |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | Meets 201 language proficiency |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | JPNS 201 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | JPNS 202 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 7 | JPNS 202 & 301 |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | LATN lower-level elective |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 102 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 101 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUSC 101 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 111 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 112 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 122 (no lab) |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 121 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 4 | MATH 150 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 100 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | Lower-level elective |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | Lower-level elective |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | SPAN 201 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPAN 202 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 7 | SPAN 202 & 301 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 4 | SPAN 202 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPAN 300-level elective |
| Statistics | 3 | 4 | STAT 121 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLI 100 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST 101 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 200 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
68%
Come back for a second year
85%
Typical earnings
$74,881
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County$58,137
- All colleges$54,104
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 26 majors here have earnings data.
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