McDaniel College is known for being a somewhat selective school. The school receives approximately 4,240 applications every admission cycle. The overall acceptance rate is around 78 percent which equals about 3,300 students who passed the admission process of the school. However, when the semester starts, only about 450 or 14% of the students will have decided on McDaniel College as their future school. Based on the application data, 46% of the students were men while 53% were women, however, after receiving the letter of acceptance, only 50 percent of the women decided to study at McDaniel College as compared to 49 percent of men who decided to enroll. Students should submit their ACT or SAT scores to McDaniel College when filling out the application. Usually, an ACT score between 21 - 26 or an SAT score between 1,060 - 1,250 is the range that applicants have greater chances to be accepted. This institution also allows submissions of Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Credit for life experiences. McDaniel College’s undergraduate application fee is $0.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2025 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2018
Applications
4,237
Male 1,977
Female 2,260

 

Acceptance
3,302
Male 1,490
Female 1,812

 

Enrollment Total
453
Male 224
Female 229


Acceptance Rate
77.9%
Male
75.4%
Female
80.2%

 

Yield
13.7%
Male
15%
Female
12.6%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$0


Graduate

$0



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits
  • Credit for life experiences


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