University of Maryland – College Park: Ranking & Review

College Park Rank	Rank	World Rank
1	25	31 Top 1%

University of Maryland - College Park Acceptance rate and Admissions statistics

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	45%	45%	44%
Applicants	33,922	16,748	17,174
Admissions	15,096	7,599	7,497
Enrolled undergraduates	4,156	2,236	1,920
Enrolled total (including graduate students)	40,521	21,462	19,059

4,697 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

876 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Application fee for undergraduates - $75. Application fee for graduates - $75.

Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school rank	Recommended
Secondary school record	Required
Completion of the college-preparatory program	Recommended
Recommendations	Recommended
Formal demonstration of competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission test scores	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)	Required

Number of students submitting SAT scores	2,563
Percent of students submitting SAT scores	62%
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	675
Math	700

Number of students submitting ACT scores	1,588
Percent of students submitting ACT scores	38%
ACT Composite	31
ACT English	32
ACT Math	30

Total cost for students living	In-state	Out-of-state
On-campus	$26,491	$49,698
Off-campus	$29,763	$52,970
The total cost includes tuition and fees, books, supplies, on-campus room and board payment of $12,402 and other expenses per full academic year.

University of Maryland - College Park provides on-campus housing with total dormitory capacity of 12,344 students.

Average Tuition and fees for academic year programs
	In-state	Out-of-state
Tuition for Full-time undergraduates	$8,481	$31,688
Fees for full-time undergraduates	$1,918	$1,918
Per credit hour charge for part-time undergraduates	$353	$1,321
Tuition for Full-time graduates	$12,294	$26,532
Fees for full-time graduates	$1,590	$1,590
Per credit hour charge for part-time graduates	$683	$1,474

Programs	Associate's degree	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctoral	Total
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services	1	983	859	17	1,860
Engineering		1,023	541	124	1,688
Social Sciences		1,227	113	58	1,398
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services		468	226	25	719
Biological and Biomedical Sciences		642	24	48	714
Health Professions and Related Programs		361	106	44	511
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs		458	20	11	489
Education		165	266	44	475
Psychology		284	30	21	335
Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies		288	4	3	295
Visual and Performing Arts		188	52	24	264
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences	12	196	20	23	251
Physical Sciences		141	33	68	242
Multi & Interdisciplinary Studies	3	16	206	9	234
English Language and Literature & Letters		155	34	11	200
Mathematics and Statistics		128	29	19	176
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics		136	17	10	163
Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences		136		4	140
Public Administration and Social Service Professions			120	5	125
History		98	11	5	114
Architecture and Related Services		74	26	5	105
Natural Resources and Conservation		73	24	4	101
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies	36	41	5	13	95
Library Science			68	2	70
Philosophy and Religious Studies		27	3	3	33
Legal Professions and Studies
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-related Fields
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting, and Related Protective Service
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Grand Total	52	7,308	2,837	600	10,797

A total of 7,360 2-year associate's and 4-year bachelor's degrees conferred across undergraduate programs at University of Maryland - College Park.

At the master's and doctor's level 3,437 degrees were conferred in the graduate programs.

	Total	Men	Women
Graduation rate	85%	83%	88%
Full-time retention rate - 96% Part-time retention rate - 88%

Founded	1856
Motto	Fatti maschii, parole femine Strong deeds, gentle words
Religious affiliation	Not applicable
Colors	red, white, black, gold
Academic Calendar	Semester
Total FTE staff	9,398
Instructional FTE	2,098
Research FTE	1,635
Sector of institution	Public, 4-year or above
Control of institution	Public
Carnegie Classification	Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Official Website	umd.edu
Address	Baltimore Boulevard College Park, Maryland, 20742 United States
Urbanization level	Suburb: Large
City population	10,000 - 50,000
Phone	3014051000

Rank 🏆	University name	Country & City	Acceptance rate Acc. rate
17	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor	27%
18	University of Minnesota	Minneapolis	45%
19	University of Wisconsin - Madison	Madison	54%
20	Indiana University - Bloomington	Bloomington	76%
21	New York University	New York	28%
22	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	24%
23	University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	9%
24	Michigan State University	East Lansing	72%
25	University of Maryland - College Park	College Park	45%
26	Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore	13%
27	University of Florida	Gainesville	42%
28	The University of Texas at Austin	Austin	36%
29	Northwestern University	Evanston	9%
30	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	New Brunswick	65%
31	University of California-San Diego	La Jolla	34%
32	University of Southern California	Los Angeles	16%
33	University of Chicago	Chicago	9%