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Contact Information Office of Undergraduate Admissions Mitchell Building College Park, MD 20742-5235 Phone: (301)314-8385 (800)422-5867 Fax: (301)314-9693 Online Application: http://www.uga.umd.edu Email/Contact Info: um-admit@uga.umd.edu Application Dates and Fees Application Deadline: January 20 Application Fee: $55 Fee waiver available for students with financial need: Early Action Offered: Early Action Deadline: December 1 Early Decision Offered: Early Decision Deadline: —

Academic Criteria   Rigor of high school classes   Class rank   Academic GPA   Standardized test scores   Application Essay   Recommendation(s)

Non-Academic Criteria   Interview   Extracurricular activities   Talent/Ability   Character/Personal qualities   First generation   Alumni/ae relation   Geographical residence

State residency   Religious affiliation / Commitment   Racial/Ethnic status   Volunteer work   Work experience   Level of applicant’s interest

Admissions Criteria Key
	= Very Important		= Important		= Considered		= Not Considered

Selectivity Selectivity (% of Applicants Admitted): 39% Yield (% Accepted that Enroll): 36%   Male Female Applied 13,470 14,584 Accepted 5,498 5,491 Enrolled 2,081 1,834   SAT Scores ACT Scores Percent of Freshman Submitting: 95% — Wait List Policy Place students on a waiting list: # of applicants offered a place on waiting list: — # accepting a place on the waiting list: — # of wait-listed students admitted: — % of students admitted from waiting list: — Transfer Admission Accept transfer students: Accept transfers students in: Fall Winter Spring Summer High School Credits Required/recommended high school credits for applicants: Subject Recommended Required   English — 4   Foreign Language — 2   Mathematics 4 3   Science — 3   Science Lab — 2   Social Studies — 3 SAT and ACT Policies Use SAT, ACT, or SAT Subject Test scores in admission decisions: Policy for the following tests: SAT or ACT Required ACT only — SAT only — SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT Not used SAT Subject Tests Not used ACT Writing Component Required

GPA/Class Rank of Entering Freshmen Average High School GPA of Freshmen: 3.9 Percent of entering freshmen by GPA: GPA % of Freshmen 3.75-4.0 65% 3.5-3.74 17% 3.25-3.49 11% 3.0-3.24 5% 2.5-2.99 2% 2.0-2.49 0% 1.0-1.99 0% 0.0-0.99 0% Percent of entering freshmen by Class Rank: Class Rank % of Freshmen Top 10% 73% Top 25% 91% Top 50% 99% Bottom 25% — Bottom 50% 1% Test Scores of Freshman Class SAT Scores 25th Percentile 75th Percentile   SAT Math 600 700   SAT Critical Reading 570 680   SAT Writing — — ACT Scores   ACT Composite — —   ACT Math — —   ACT English — — Percent of entering freshmen with the following SAT and ACT scores: Score Range SAT Critical Reading SAT Math SAT Writing   700-800 17% 30% —   600-699 49% 46% —   500-599 27% 18% —   400-499 7% 6% —   300-399 0% 0% —   200-299 0% 0% — Score Range ACT Composite ACT Math ACT English   30-36 — — —   24-29 — — —   18-23 — — —   12-17 — — —   6-11 — — —   1-5 — — —