Outcome figures are institution wide, from the US Department of Education College Scorecard.
GRENot required
English test (TOEFL or IELTS)Required
TOEFL/IELTS/PTE ( international graduate students )
Minimum GPARequired
3.0 GPA or equivalent
Recommendation lettersRequired
3 letters
Prior degreeNot stated
Statement of purposeRequired
“When funding is available, the Department offers a limited number of graduate assistantships and Graduate School fellowships to full-time Ph.D. students.”
“Note that the GRE is not required.”
“To be recommended for full admission to the TLPL Ph.D. program, a minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 is required.”
Extracted from academiccatalog.umd.edu (opens in new tab) and gradschool.umd.edu (opens in new tab) · verified 2026-09-08