Selectivity
45%
Total Students
42,801
UG 31,050
PG 11,751
Satisfaction Index
95%
Salary After Attending
$60,500
BASIC
| Web Site | www.umd.edu |
| Institution Type | Public |
| Location | College Park |
UNDER GRADUATE
| Total Students | 31,050 |
| Women | 14,431 (46.48%) |
| Men | 16,619 (53.52%) |
GRADUATE
| Total Students | 11,751 |
| Women | 5,631 (47.92%) |
| Men | 6,120 (52.08%) |
| Acceptance Rate | 45% |
| Cost of Attendance | $ 47,927 |
| Graduation Rate | 86% |
| Retention Rate | 95 % |
FRESHMAN ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
| Admission Office URL | www.admissions.umd.edu/ |
| Online Application URL | www.admissions.umd.edu/apply/ |
| Entrance Difficulty (Selectivity) | 45 % |
STANDARDISED TEST REQUIREMENTS
| Exam | Required |
|---|---|
| SAT or ACT | Required |
| SAT Only | - |
| ACT Only | - |
| SAT and SAT Subject Tests, or ACT | - |
| SAT Subject Tests Only | - |
| Regular Admission Deadline | - |
EARLY DECISION & EARLY ACTION
| Early Decision Offered | No |
| Early Decision Application Deadline | - |
| Early Decision Notification Date | - |
| Early Action Offered | Yes |
| Early Action Application Deadline | 01-11-2017 |
| Early Action Notification Date | 31-01-2017 |
FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigor of Secondary School Record | X | |||
| Academic GPA | X | |||
| Standardized Tests | X | |||
| Class Rank | X | |||
| Recommendations | X | |||
| Essay | X | |||
| Interview | X | |||
| Level of Applicant's Interest | X | |||
| Extracurricular Activities | X | |||
| Volunteer Work | X | |||
| Particular Talent/Ability | X | |||
| Character/Personal Qualities | X | |||
| First Generation to Attend College | X | |||
| State Residency | X | |||
| Geographic Residence | X | |||
| Relation with Alumnus | X | |||
| Religious Affiliation/ Commitment | X | |||
| Ethnicity | X | |||
| Work Experience | X |
ADMISSION RATE
| Overall Admission Rate | 45% of applicants were admitted |
| Women | 44% of applicants were admitted |
| Men | 46% of applicants were admitted |
| Students Enrolled | - |
| Women | Not reported |
| Men | Not reported |
| Early Decision Admission Rate | - |
| Early Action Admission Rate | 56% of applicants were admitted |
SCORES OF ENROLLED FRESHMEN
| 25th Percentile | 75th Percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| SAT - R/W | 590 | 690 |
| SAT - Maths | 620 | 620 |
| ACT - Composite | - | - |
| ACT - Writing | - | - |
| ACT - English | - | - |
| ACT - Maths | - | - |
TUITION AND EXPENSES
| Financial Aid Office URL | https://www.financialaid.umd.edu/ |
| Net Price Calculator URL | https://www.financialaid.umd.edu/NetPriceCalculator/index.php |
Cost of Attendance (UG)
Tuition and Fees |
$32,045 |
On Campus Room & Board |
$12,078 |
Books and Supplies |
$1,200 |
Other Expenses |
$2,604 |
| Total | $47,927 |
Cost of Attendance (Master)
Tuition and Fees |
$26,810 |
On Campus Room & Board |
$12,078 |
Books and Supplies |
$1,200 |
Other Expenses |
$2,604 |
| Total | $42,692 |
FINANCIAL AID
| Need Based Aid for International Student | No |
| Merit Based Aid for International Students | No |
| Total International Students Receiving Aid | - |
| Percentage of International Students Receiving Aid | - |
| Average aid awarded to International Students | - |
| Total Aid awarded to International Students | - |
| PROGRAM | BACHELOR | MASTER | DOCTOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, General. | |||
| Agricultural Economics. | 38 | 5 | 7 |
| Animal Sciences, General. | 59 | 5 | 2 |
| Food Science. | 65 | 9 | 4 |
| Category total | 162 | 19 | 13 |
| ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED SERVICES. | |||
| Architecture. | 49 | 28 | - |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. | - | - | 3 |
| Landscape Architecture. | 15 | 6 | - |
| Category total | 64 | 34 | 3 |
| AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES. | |||
| African-American/Black Studies. | 3 | - | - |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization. | 32 | 2 | 8 |
| Russian Studies. | 3 | - | - |
| Women's Studies. | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Category total | 43 | 3 | 10 |
| BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Biochemistry. | 55 | 7 | 7 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General. | 509 | 32 | 15 |
| Biophysics. | - | 1 | 1 |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. | - | - | 6 |
| Conservation Biology. | - | 15 | - |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other. | - | - | 2 |
| Ecology. | 84 | - | - |
| Entomology. | - | 1 | 2 |
| Epidemiology. | - | - | 2 |
| Molecular Biology. | - | - | 2 |
| Neuroscience. | - | 1 | 6 |
| Toxicology. | - | - | 1 |
| Category total | 648 | 57 | 44 |
| BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Accounting. | 314 | 143 | - |
| Business Administration and Management, General. | 64 | 430 | - |
| Business/Commerce, General. | - | 5 | 12 |
| Finance, General. | 348 | 192 | - |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce. | 48 | - | - |
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. | 82 | 54 | - |
| Management Science. | 24 | - | - |
| Marketing, Other. | - | 34 | - |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General. | 174 | - | - |
| Category total | 1054 | 858 | 12 |
| COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS. | |||
| Journalism. | 157 | 24 | 1 |
| Radio and Television. | 1 | - | - |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric. | 299 | 8 | 1 |
| Category total | 457 | 32 | 2 |
| COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 303 | 30 | 33 |
| Information Science/Studies. | 102 | 53 | - |
| Information Technology. | - | 94 | - |
| Category total | 405 | 177 | 33 |
| EDUCATION. | |||
| Art Teacher Education. | 1 | - | - |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. | - | 17 | 7 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | - | 208 | 15 |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General. | - | 25 | 24 |
| Educational Statistics and Research Methods. | - | 3 | 3 |
| Elementary Education and Teaching. | 75 | - | - |
| Health Teacher Education. | 71 | - | 4 |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching. | 18 | - | - |
| Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching. | 23 | - | - |
| Music Teacher Education. | 10 | - | - |
| Secondary Education and Teaching. | 22 | - | - |
| Special Education and Teaching, General. | 20 | 45 | 8 |
| Category total | 240 | 298 | 61 |
| ENGINEERING. | |||
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering. | 101 | 31 | 12 |
| Agricultural Engineering. | 104 | - | - |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. | - | 6 | 13 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 76 | 4 | 8 |
| Civil Engineering, General. | 136 | 29 | 22 |
| Computer Engineering, General. | 62 | - | - |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 125 | 73 | 38 |
| Engineering, General. | - | 193 | - |
| Engineering, Other. | 30 | 7 | 2 |
| Materials Engineering. | 38 | 3 | 10 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 338 | 40 | 32 |
| Nuclear Engineering. | - | - | 1 |
| Systems Engineering. | - | 8 | - |
| Telecommunications Engineering. | - | 116 | - |
| Category total | 1010 | 510 | 138 |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS. | |||
| Creative Writing. | - | 15 | - |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 148 | 5 | 7 |
| Category total | 148 | 20 | 7 |
| Work and Family Studies. | |||
| Family and Community Services. | 162 | - | 1 |
| Category total | 162 | 0 | 1 |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS. | |||
| Arabic Language and Literature. | 20 | - | - |
| Chinese Language and Literature. | 12 | - | - |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 4 | 3 | - |
| French Language and Literature. | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| German Language and Literature. | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Iranian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 3 | - | - |
| Italian Language and Literature. | 4 | - | - |
| Japanese Language and Literature. | 9 | - | - |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other. | - | 4 | 3 |
| Linguistics. | 22 | - | 6 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | - | - |
| Russian Language and Literature. | 7 | - | - |
| Spanish Language and Literature. | 41 | 3 | 4 |
| Category total | 147 | 14 | 17 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | |||
| Communication Sciences and Disorders, General. | 58 | - | - |
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine. | 91 | - | 1 |
| Health Services Administration. | - | 7 | 1 |
| Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling. | - | 9 | - |
| Maternal and Child Health. | - | - | 3 |
| Public Health, General. | - | 41 | - |
| Public Health, Other. | 59 | - | - |
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. | - | 21 | - |
| Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General. | - | - | 1 |
| Category total | 208 | 78 | 6 |
| HISTORY. | |||
| History, General. | 111 | 7 | 7 |
| Category total | 111 | 7 | 7 |
| PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS. | |||
| Public Policy Analysis, General. | - | 163 | 7 |
| Category total | 0 | 163 | 7 |
| LIBRARY SCIENCE. | |||
| Library and Information Science. | - | 111 | 8 |
| Category total | 0 | 111 | 8 |
| MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS. | |||
| Applied Mathematics, General. | - | 10 | 18 |
| Mathematics, General. | 129 | 7 | 9 |
| Statistics, General. | - | 17 | 2 |
| Category total | 129 | 34 | 29 |
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. | |||
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | - | 10 | 10 |
| Human Computer Interaction. | - | 2 | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 19 | 156 | - |
| Science, Technology and Society. | - | 1 | - |
| Category total | 19 | 169 | 10 |
| NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION. | |||
| Environmental Science. | 68 | 4 | 2 |
| Land Use Planning and Management/Development. | - | 24 | - |
| Category total | 68 | 28 | 2 |
| PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS STUDIES. | |||
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science. | 262 | 4 | 7 |
| Category total | 262 | 4 | 7 |
| PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. | |||
| Jewish/Judaic Studies. | 11 | 1 | - |
| Philosophy. | 22 | - | 5 |
| Category total | 33 | 1 | 5 |
| PHYSICAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Astronomy. | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General. | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| Chemical Physics. | - | - | 4 |
| Chemistry, General. | 36 | 6 | 19 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General. | 13 | 1 | 5 |
| Physical Sciences. | 12 | - | - |
| Physics, General. | 54 | 3 | 34 |
| Category total | 134 | 24 | 73 |
| PSYCHOLOGY. | |||
| Educational Psychology. | - | 9 | 10 |
| Psychology, General. | 338 | 17 | 7 |
| Category total | 338 | 26 | 17 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Anthropology. | 34 | 9 | 2 |
| Criminology. | 347 | 25 | 1 |
| Economics, General. | 377 | 23 | 16 |
| Geography. | 86 | 7 | 8 |
| Political Science and Government, General. | 249 | 8 | 12 |
| Sociology. | 106 | 6 | 5 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | - | 24 | - |
| Category total | 1199 | 102 | 44 |
| VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS. | |||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation. | 11 | 3 | 3 |
| Dance, General. | 11 | 5 | - |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. | 32 | - | - |
| Film/Cinema/Video Studies. | 15 | - | - |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General. | 83 | 1 | - |
| Music Performance, General. | 30 | - | - |
| Music, General. | 6 | 41 | 27 |
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology. | - | 2 | 2 |
| Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology. | - | 6 | - |
| Theatre Literature, History and Criticism. | - | 3 | 2 |
| Category total | 188 | 61 | 34 |
| Grand total | 7229 | 2830 | 590 |
FACULTY & INSTRUCTION
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 18 to 1 |
| Regular Class Size | 2-9 students: 11% of classes 10-19 students: 35% of classes 20-29 students: 20% of classes 30-39 students: 12% of classes 40-49 students: 6% of classes 50-99 students: 11% of classes Over 100 students: 6% of classes |
STUDENT BODY
| On Campus Housing | Yes |
| On Campus Housing Details | Coed dorms, women's dorms, single student apartments, disabled student housing, fraternity/sorority housing, cooperative housing |
| Coeducational | Yes |
| All Undergraduates | 31,050 |
| Women (% of total) | 14,431 (46.48%) |
| Men (% of total) | 16,619 (53.52%) |
| Diversity of Student Body (UnderGraduates) | American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.14 % Asian - 16.13 % Black/African-American - 13.01 % Hispanic/Latino - 9.51 % Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino) - 4.08 % Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander - 0.07 % White - 51.06 % Unknown - 1.81 % International Students - 4.17 % |
| All Graduate Students | 11,751 |
| Women (% of total) | 5,631 (48%) |
| Men (% of total) | 6,120 (52%) |
| Diversity of Student Body (Graduate Students) | American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.1 % Asian - 6.75 % Black/African-American - 7.92 % Hispanic/Latino - 4.11 % Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino) - 1.82 % Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander - 0.05 % White - 41.83 % Unknown - 7.31 % International Students - 30.1 % |
UNDERGRADUATE RETENTION AND GRADUATION
| First-Year Students Returning | 95 % |
| Students Graduating (Within 6 Years) |
86 % |
AFTER GRADUATION
| Graduates Offered Full-Time Employment Within 6 Months | Not reported |
| Average Starting Salary | Not reported |
| Graduates Pursuing Advanced Study Directly | 20.5% |
| Disciplines Pursued | Not reported |
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