University of Maryland - College Park: Statistics

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Acceptance rate
52%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Aid receiving
68%
Undergraduates
30,922
Graduates
10,350
Male:Female Ratio
50:50
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
umd.edu

University of Maryland - College Park Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

University of Maryland - College Park has an acceptance rate of 52% and is among the top 15% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 52% 48% 56%
Applicants 50,183 24,074 26,109
Admissions 26,109 11,507 14,602
Freshmen enrolled full time 6,043 2,859 3,184
Freshmen enrolled part time 29 14 15

11,700 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

1,847 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
2,072 or 34%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1330
or below

75% of them
had 1510
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Maryland - College Park are 1330-1510 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
559 or 9%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 30
or below

75% of them
had 34
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Maryland - College Park are 30-34 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
College-preparatory program Recommended
Recommendations Recommended
Secondary school rank Recommended
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 17853 (43%)
Asian 7184 (17%)
Black or African American 4588 (11%)
Nonresident Alien 4250 (10%)
Hispanic 3693 (9%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 1924 (5%)
Two or more races 1705 (4%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 25 (0.1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 25 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$10,645
Students receiving aid
68%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $9,000$15,360
Tuition in-state $9,000$15,360
Tuition out-of-state $36,681$34,120
Fee in-district $1,955$1,635
Fee in-state $1,955$1,635
Fee out-of-state $1,955$1,635

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 11,846
Combined charge for room and board $13,650
Room charge $8,072
Meal charge $5,578

University of Maryland - College Park majors

University of Maryland - College Park has granted 8,120 bachelor's degrees across 88 programs, 2,662 master's across 84 programs, and 581 doctorate degrees across 73 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Maryland - College Park.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Computer Science 801 90 29
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 534 11 13
Information Science & Studies 526 24 8
Business Administration and Management, General 71 403
Finance, General 343 47
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 329 44 3
Mechanical Engineering 331 18 25
Psychology, General 330 6 12
Engineering, General 335
Public Health, Other 313
Political Science and Government, General 297 4 7
Criminology 283 7 4
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 268 3 8
Accounting 195 65
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 233 4 2
Mathematics, General 181 12
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 156 21 10
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 114 34 38
Business Statistics 185
Public Policy Analysis, General 79 98 8
Civil Engineering, General 127 29 12
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 163
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 20 137
English Language and Literature, General 120 12 12
Journalism 109 30 3
Curriculum and Instruction 138 3
Agricultural Engineering 125 12
Computer Engineering, General 116
Information Technology 115
Architecture 111
Family and Community Services 104
Physics, General 76 4 24
History, General 81 16 6
Library and Information Science 103
Sociology, General 83 9 9
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 52 30 15
Economics, General 61 14 20
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 91 3
Chemical Engineering 66 3 9
Ecology 77
Public Health, General 76
Management Science 75
Animal Sciences, General 67 2 1
Environmental Science 55 7 3
Chemistry, General 44 7 11
Fine & Studio Arts, General 60 1
Biochemistry 56 3
Financial Mathematics 59
Elementary Education and Teaching 58
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General 48 5
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 31 22
Telecommunications Engineering 51
Food Science 41 2 7
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 49
Music, General 5 27 15
Materials Engineering 34 1 11
Engineering, Other 26 15 3
Astronomy 25 8 6
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 38
Spanish Language and Literature 33 4 1
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 37
Agricultural Economics 35 1
Anthropology, General 31 4 1
Veterinary Medicine 33
Special Education and Teaching, General 9 17 3
Human Computer Interaction 28
Business & Commerce, General 12 15
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 16 11
Philosophy 22 2 3
Geology & Earth Science, General 12 7 7
Linguistics 19 7
Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 26
French Language and Literature 20 3 2
Music Performance, General 24
Plant Sciences, General 11 7 6
Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology 23
Kindergarten & Preschool Education and Teaching 23
Agriculture, General 22
American & United States Studies & Civilization 18 1 3
Biological and Physical Sciences 17 5
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General 12 3 5
International Business & Trade & Commerce 19
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 5 12
Land Use Planning and Management & Development 16
Sustainability Studies 10 6
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 10 2 3
Health Services Administration 12 3
Secondary Education and Teaching 15
Urban Studies & Affairs 15
African-American & Black Studies 14
Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching 14
Marriage and Family Therapy & Counseling 11
Arabic Language and Literature 10
Chinese Language and Literature 10
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 6 4
Film & Cinema & Media Studies 10
Music Teacher Education 10
Systems Engineering 10
Women's Studies 10
German Language and Literature 7 1 1
Japanese Language and Literature 9
Statistics, General 6 3
Applied Mathematics, General 2 6
Audiology & Audiologist 8
Dance, General 5 3
Educational Psychology 3 5
Entomology 3 5
Neuroscience 2 6
Signal & Geospatial Intelligence 8
Creative Writing 6
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 5
Comparative Literature 5
Educational Statistics and Research Methods 3 2
Russian Language and Literature 5
Technical Theatre & Theatre Design and Technology 5
Applied and Professional Ethics 4
Biophysics 4
Russian Studies 4
Theatre Literature, History and Criticism 4
Epidemiology 3
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other 1 2
Maternal and Child Health 3
Religion & Religious Studies 3
Chemical Physics 2
Iranian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 2
Musicology and Ethnomusicology 2
Pre-Veterinary Studies 2
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 2
Art Teacher Education 1
Environmental Health 1
Jewish & Judaic Studies 1
Library Science, Other 1
Physical Sciences, General 1
Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology 1
Grand Total 8,120 2,662 581

University of Maryland - College Park has a graduation rate of 88%, which is among the 6% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 88% 87% 89%
  • Full-time retention rate - 95%
  • Part-time retention rate - 82%

Publications & Citations

University of Maryland - College Park is a world-class research university with 158,200 scientific papers published and 5,436,629 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Biology, Chemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Quantum and Particle physics, Environmental Science, Medicine, and Materials Science.

Publications
158,200
Citations
5,436,629

Publication / Citation count by topic

Engineering
87,498 / 2,987,244
Physics
86,531 / 2,969,387
Computer Science
69,361 / 2,499,119
Biology
67,232 / 2,611,799
Chemistry
66,827 / 2,448,225
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
65,802 / 2,147,408
Quantum and Particle physics
65,302 / 2,226,331
Environmental Science
63,653 / 2,250,981
Medicine
38,972 / 1,386,700
Materials Science
37,188 / 1,223,516
Geology
36,688 / 1,377,384
Geography and Cartography
36,478 / 1,286,091
Mathematics
34,869 / 1,232,529
Organic Chemistry
33,016 / 1,179,777
Philosophy
32,689 / 1,055,345
Political Science
30,728 / 908,883
Psychology
30,217 / 1,162,806
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
28,747 / 990,805
Law
28,747 / 874,772
Optical Engineering
27,709 / 854,248
Ecology
26,104 / 1,073,230
Business
25,340 / 945,531
Sociology
25,236 / 836,829
Statistics
25,150 / 921,308
Biochemistry
25,078 / 1,085,041
Genetics
24,429 / 1,038,848
Astrophysics and Astronomy
22,096 / 833,324
Electrical Engineering
21,160 / 626,678
History
20,263 / 608,065
Economics
18,725 / 620,665
Paleontology
18,398 / 691,898
Nuclear Physics
17,008 / 600,783
Linguistics
16,993 / 547,579
Archaeology
16,777 / 567,504
Telecommunications
15,685 / 448,761
Mechanical Engineering
14,773 / 455,950
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
14,723 / 554,415
Aerospace Engineering
14,564 / 478,731
Computer Vision
13,995 / 506,884
Machine Learning
12,932 / 501,093

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1990 1905 17947
1991 1936 19424
1992 2105 22764
1993 2051 23089
1994 2046 25928
1995 2167 27571
1996 2356 30248
1997 2425 33636
1998 2429 36338
1999 2531 39906
2000 2619 45814
2001 2811 52187
2002 2788 58284
2003 3270 66501
2004 3324 77355
2005 3709 91617
2006 3905 102523
2007 4027 117174
2008 4108 131151
2009 4153 149754
2010 4533 162976
2011 4671 185099
2012 5040 206504
2013 5377 231410
2014 5591 249590
2015 5864 267700
2016 5725 279545
2017 6094 297438
2018 6229 311784
2019 6561 358868
2020 6822 413227
2021 7580 498480
2022 5562 432161
Academic rankings

University of Maryland - College Park alumni

  1. Sergey Brin

    Sergey Brin
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1973-.. (age 50)
    Enrolled in the University of Maryland - College Park
    1990-1993 graduated with Bachelor of Science in computer science and mathematics
    Occupations
    international forum participantcomputer scientistbusiness executiveinventor
    Biography

    Sergey Mikhailovich Brin is an American business magnate who co-founded Google with Larry Page. Brin was the president of Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc., until stepping down from the role on December 3, 2019. He and Page remain at Alphabet as co-founders, controlling shareholders and board members. As of February 2023, Brin is the 9th-richest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of $89.0 billion.

  2. Larry David

    Larry David
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1947-.. (age 76)
    Enrolled in the University of Maryland - College Park
    In 1970 graduated with bachelor's degree in study of history and business administration
    Occupations
    actorfilm actorscreenwritertelevision directortelevision actor
    Biography

    Lawrence Gene David is an American comedian, writer, actor, and television producer. He and Jerry Seinfeld created the television sitcom Seinfeld, on which David was head writer and executive producer for the first seven seasons. He gained further recognition for the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm, which he created and stars in as a fictionalized version of himself. He has written or co-written the story of every episode since its pilot episode in 1999.

  3. Jim Henson

    Jim Henson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1936-1990 (aged 54)
    Enrolled in the University of Maryland - College Park
    In 1980 graduated with Bachelor of Science
    Occupations
    film producertelevision producerscreenwriteranimatorfilm director
    Biography

    James Maury Henson was an American puppeteer, animator, cartoonist, actor, inventor, and filmmaker who achieved worldwide notability as the creator of The Muppets and Fraggle Rock (1983–1987) and director of The Dark Crystal (1982) and Labyrinth (1986). He was born in Greenville, Mississippi, and raised in both Leland, Mississippi, and University Park, Maryland.

  4. Karen Allen

    Karen Allen
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1951-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    television actorstage actorfilm actor
    Biography

    Karen Jane Allen is an American film and stage actress. After making her film debut in Animal House (1978), she portrayed Marion Ravenwood opposite Harrison Ford in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), a role she reprised for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008). She also co-starred in Starman (1984) and Scrooged (1988). Her stage work has included performances on Broadway, and she has directed both stage and film productions.

All 100 notable alumni

General info

Founded 1856
Motto Fatti maschii, parole femine
Strong deeds, gentle words
Colors red, white, black, gold
Academic calendar September to May (September - December; January-May). Also Summer Session (June-August); Winter Term (January)
Total FTE staff 9,256
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address College Park, Maryland, 20742
United States
City population 35,000
Phone 3014051000

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