University of Maryland - College Park: Statistics

Position | Category |
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#42 of 14,131 | In the World |
#37 of 2,597 | In North America |
#34 of 2,496 | In the United States |
#2 of 34 | In Maryland |
#2 of 1,992 | For Remote Sensing |
Top10 | For 14 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 52%
- 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
Undergraduates | Graduates | |
---|---|---|
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% |
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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.
Publication / Citation count by topic
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 |
University of Maryland - College Park alumni
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Sergey Brin
- 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.
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Larry David
- 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.
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Jim Henson
- 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.
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Karen Allen
- 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.





General info
Founded | 1856 |
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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 |
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City population | 35,000 |
Phone | 3014051000 |