Does anyone know when and where you can register for admitted student days? Thanks in advance.
Anyone know where to find stats about admit rates for the EA round? By major would be a bonus. I wish they were as transparent and UGA.
UMD does not break out by EA vs RD or by major, but here are overall stats:
EA fills over 90% of spots, so safe to assume the admit rate for RD is far, far less. Also acceptance rates will be much lower for OOS because more than half of applicants are OOS but only compete for 25% of spots.
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Post from @tsbna44 on Jan 10th on this thread should have what you are looking for. Expand "Enrollment > Headcount Enrollment Program Area by Level " should show by majors.
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Very helpful! Are OOS and instate percentages both 20% or is one higher than the other?
I would guess the the instate percentage is higher since the Deanâs Scholarship is only available to Maryland residents.
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The Data Dashboard link only shows the Total number of undergraduate students enrolled in a given major. It includes freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors. It does not identify how they got there (EA admits, RD admits, or Transfers) As @DadOfJerseyGirl stated the detail you want is not reported by UMD
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I pulled from CDS. Section H2A. N which is all minus P which is athletes on merit and they get a lot -
If itâs 20% then the schoolâs CDs is wrong. But 15%, 20% - the difference isnât significant to most and the expected dollars that most will get likely wonât create a wow, I got a steal vs full price.
One thing to note - If you look at the $$ overall but then look at the $$ per athletes (two lines later) - the $$ the non athletes are getting are even less.
So you wonder how I came up with 15%. 959 - 90 (athletes) first years earned $$ so 869. 5821 enrolled per CDS section C1. If I take out 90 athletes here - thatâs now 869 / 5731 or 15.1%. If you include athletes (who are also getting five times the dollars, itâs be 959/5821 or 16.5%. Iâm not saying those saying 20% are wrong - but Iâm pulling direct from their latest common data set which I would hope would be accurate.
| Full-time First-time First-year |
Full-time Undergrad (Incl. Fresh.) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| N | Number of students in line a who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid (exclude those who were awarded athletic awards and tuition benefits) | 959 | 4202 |
| O | Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based scholarship and grant aid awarded to students in line n | $ 6,733 | $ 7,214 |
| P | Number of students in line a who were awarded an institutional non-need-based athletic scholarship or grant | 90 | 428 |
| Q | Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic scholarships and grants awarded to students in line p | $ 34,054 | $ 37,052 |
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I think that part of the difference is due to the CDS rules for reporting need based and non-need based aid and I have a specific example of this.
When my D applied to UMD back in 2013, she had a friend, a classmate, who also applied. This girl had been to our house many times and my D to hers. Her family was poor.
There was no way that she could go to UMD without significant financial aid and I know that she submitted a FAFSA,
Well, that girl got a Full B/K scholarship and it looks like the CDS rules would require that money to be identified as Need-Based aid (Rule H2) on the CDS, because there was an obvious financial need in this case.
Maybe I am wrong, but if not there may be other cases where B/K, Presidents, or Deans Scholarship are identified as need-based when it is advertised as Merit.
Just something to consider. It would be better if the CDS allowed UMD to Identify scholarships the same way that they are advertised - B/K, Presidents, and Deans.
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Iâm sure for B/K, the process is holistic. One of my daughterâs friend, who received B/K has a very impressive profile, including stats and ECs. UMD is very stingy when giving scholarships and itâs very expensive to attend,even for instate.
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Since @STEMX works for UMD, I would take their word about the percent of merit awardees and percent of honors/scholars offers.
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Iâm not disputing the numbers given by @STEMX , just trying to address what I see as a disconnect in the CDS. in terms of identifying dollars as need-based or merit.
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Yes, of course. I was responding to the thread in general, not to you. Youâve always been a great source of information!
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I appreciate all the information in this thread. It has been helpful. My daughter is thrilled that she was accepted OOS for engineering (no honors). Sheâs seriously considering UMD. But reading the above, Iâm thinking that she may not get merit aid or a scholarship or much financial aid. She was also accepted to UMASS Amherst (our flagship) for engineering (honors). With no aid from UMD, the cost difference is 27K. Is this decision a no-brainer?
Hi, another question about Computer Science- how difficult would it be to pursue say math as a major (non-LEP) and computer science as a minor (LEP) given that there are gateway requirements to being able to apply for CS as a minor? There are 3 gateway classes listed for the minor, and 2 of the 3 would be met through AP credit. But the third would need to be taken (CMSC 241 I think). Are non-majors going to be able to take that class to even meet gateway requirements for CS as a minor? Or is that unlikely/difficult as well?
Just thinking of all the possible alternatives to CS major. Thank you for answering questions on this forum!
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Maybe but I think 15, 20% - it doesnât matter. Most shouldnât expect aid - 80 or 85%. And when they get it, in most cases, itâs not going to greatly impact the high OOS COA. Thatâs really the message.
When youâre on a board like this itâs funny. Everyone wants to go to UMD. Yet they applied UMich. Or Wisconsin. They want to go there too. And likely canât afford any.
UMD yield is less than 25% so there you go.
Most who get in arenât going anyway :).
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If you canât afford or donât want to afford UMD, then yes.
If you want UMD because she likes it so much more and you can afford it - go for it.
Will she likely have the same opprtunities for career success at both - yes.
Will she eat better at Umass - yes - my counterpart said sheâd rather eat there than any restaurant she goes to for work. I guess their top rated food rank is legit.
Why go to UMD ? Because your kid loves it that much more and you can afford it. Otherwise no.
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As an OOS student I believe she wonât get any need based aid. If you wait a month youâll know if she got any merit. But itâs unlikely to exceed $12.5k a year at most, so assume the COA to be at least $47k/year.
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Thank you! DC area is appealing. We looked at UMD last spring and she loved it (our dreary winters are not for the faint of heart). More waiting and seeing in terms of the $.
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I heard Banneker Key is about 10% OOS students.
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