UMBC Reaches 10,000 Applications

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation has reached a major milestone: receiving over 10,000 applications for the Fall 2014 entering freshmen class! This represents a 50% increase in applications in the last five years, and is the first time we’ve hit the 10,000 applications mark. This milestone comes at a time when many institutions are experiencing declines in applications. Why the boost for UMBC? Yvette Mozie-Ross, associate provost for enrollment management, shares, “Very academically talented students increasingly identify UMBC as a top choice for a high quality, high value undergraduate education.” “This increase in applications reflects how our reputation …