University of Maryland, College Park

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 4,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,580 (49%)
Days Without Precipitation 250 (58%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 4,200 (14%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 30,291
Men / Women 51% / 49%
From State 71%
From Region 6%
Athletes 546 (1.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 39%
Asian 24%
Black 13%
Hispanic 11%
Mixed 5%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
A. James Clark School of Engineering 906 73% 50% 22% 8% 8% 2% $107,766 97 +0.21 96 96%
Aerospace Engineering 144 — 83% 57% 14% 6% 9% 2% $101,137 43 -0.19 94 93% — — — —
Agricultural and Biological Engineering 16 — 75% 38% 31% 6% 12% 6% $96,471 88 +0.67 92 98% — — — —
Biomedical Engineering 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $98,313 51 -0.04 93 — — — — —
Biomedical Engineering 92 — 37% 37% 35% 9% 3% 2% $99,323 56 +0.05 93 — — — — —
Chemical Engineering 56 — 55% 55% 29% 5% 5% 0% $99,723 24 -0.59 94 98% — — — —
Civil Engineering 87 — 59% 53% 16% 8% 16% 2% $92,484 48 +0.02 90 98% — — — —
Computer Engineering 88 — 88% 39% 27% 9% 7% 6% $176,248 99 +2.79 100 94% — — — —
Cyber-Physical Systems Engineering 5 — 100% 40% 20% 20% 20% 0% $176,248 99 +2.79 100 94% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 89 — 82% 38% 21% 12% 10% 4% $110,098 42 -0.33 97 95% — — — —
Fire Protection Engineering 24 — 67% 75% 17% 0% 8% 0% $94,122 36 -0.34 91 94% — — — —
Materials Engineering 11 — 55% 55% 18% 9% 0% 0% $96,060 55 +0.18 92 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 292 — 80% 55% 21% 7% 7% 1% $99,518 58 +0.04 94 98% — — — —
Mechatronics Engineering — — — — — — — — $100,121 61 +0.12 94 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources 247 32% 60% 10% 9% 10% 4% $66,237 33 +0.77 59 97%
Ecology 77 — 23% 70% 5% 5% 9% 1% $73,384 95 +1.89 72 98% — — — —
Agricultural Economics 23 +1 52% 43% 4% 22% 4% 13% $79,457 64 +0.48 80 100% — — — —
Agriculture 17 — 47% 76% 12% 6% 0% 0% $61,019 47 -0.04 46 91% — — — —
Animal Sciences 58 — 26% 45% 16% 12% 17% 3% $55,920 54 +0.13 32 97% — — — —
Environmental Science 39 — 41% 62% 13% 8% 13% 3% $61,087 67 +0.31 46 94% — — — —
Food Science 20 — 25% 65% 10% 10% 0% 10% $71,577 80 +0.72 69 100% — — — —
Plant Science 10 — 60% 70% 10% 0% 10% 0% $60,620 46 -0.08 45 — — — — —
Pre-Veterinary Studies 3 — 0% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $60,606 85 +0.64 45 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Humanities 506 40% 55% 11% 13% 11% 1% $59,640 9 +0.62 42 92%
African American Studies 4 +3 25% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $68,298 76 +0.72 63 96% — — — —
American Studies 9 +1 44% 67% 11% 0% 0% 0% $63,185 68 +0.31 51 91% — — — —
Applied and Professional Ethics 50 +4 54% 72% 8% 6% 6% 2% $71,701 81 +0.77 69 87% — — — —
Arabic 9 +1 33% 44% 22% 22% 0% 0% $64,726 73 +0.60 55 — — — — —
Chinese 10 +1 30% 40% 20% 20% 0% 0% $62,971 68 +0.44 51 77% — — — —
Classics 4 +3 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,627 87 +0.75 55 — — — — —
English 93 +11 33% 51% 14% 9% 14% 1% $61,829 91 +1.15 48 95% — — — —
French 7 +7 14% 57% 0% 29% 14% 0% $65,787 77 +0.69 58 88% — — — —
German 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,500 77 +0.67 57 — — — — —
History 68 +9 47% 72% 6% 4% 9% 0% $60,342 76 +0.33 44 99% — — — —
Italian — — — — — — — — $65,787 77 +0.69 58 88% — — — —
Japanese 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,971 68 +0.44 51 77% — — — —
Jewish Studies 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,053 70 +0.46 56 — — — — —
Linguistics 15 +5 27% 53% 13% 13% 0% 0% $66,263 80 +0.73 59 87% — — — —
Persian 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,556 77 +0.67 57 — — — — —
Philosophy 20 +3 90% 45% 5% 10% 25% 0% $71,701 81 +0.77 69 87% — — — —
Religious Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,689 94 +1.46 50 — — — — —
Romance Languages 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $65,787 77 +0.69 58 88% — — — —
Russian 5 — 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,429 77 +0.66 57 — — — — —
Spanish 21 +11 19% 38% 10% 14% 33% 0% $65,787 77 +0.69 58 88% — — — —
Women's Studies 8 — 12% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $68,298 95 +1.48 63 96% — — — —
Art History 9 +4 0% 56% 22% 11% 11% 0% $56,527 77 +0.37 34 93% — — — —
Dance 14 +1 7% 50% 7% 21% 14% 0% $43,568 54 +0.07 7 — — — — —
Film Studies 17 +5 47% 53% 12% 12% 12% 0% $47,999 47 -0.15 13 100% — — — —
Music 12 +1 42% 67% 8% 17% 0% 8% $46,035 46 -0.08 10 89% — — — —
Music Performance 26 — 54% 54% 8% 12% 4% 4% $46,035 46 -0.08 10 89% — — — —
Studio Art 75 +6 28% 36% 24% 21% 13% 0% $56,527 90 +1.04 34 93% — — — —
Theatre 22 — 45% 64% 0% 9% 14% 0% $38,239 20 -0.65 4 87% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences 1,360 36% 49% 11% 12% 14% 2% $73,741 54 +0.88 73 97%
Economics 254 +21 67% 46% 17% 7% 12% 6% $89,200 45 -0.33 88 97% — — — —
Anthropology 21 +3 33% 52% 10% 14% 5% 0% $50,182 22 -0.61 18 94% — — — —
Developmental and Child Psychology 44 +4 7% 55% 2% 7% 20% 2% $67,814 79 +0.71 62 — — — — —
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 26 +1 73% 62% 8% 8% 8% 0% $71,066 85 +1.03 68 99% — — — —
Political Science 253 +16 39% 52% 10% 14% 11% 2% $81,963 83 +0.72 82 98% — — — —
Psychology 369 +23 19% 52% 13% 10% 15% 1% $65,243 94 +1.54 57 98% — — — —
Sociology 80 +11 34% 34% 6% 30% 16% 2% $61,806 77 +0.45 48 94% — — — —
Criminology 313 +46 30% 49% 10% 12% 16% 2% $70,259 94 +1.43 67 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences 1,254 44% 42% 26% 10% 9% 3% $79,947 72 +0.82 80 94%
Immersive Media Design 38 +6 50% 11% 42% 21% 11% 5% $104,969 75 +0.80 96 — — — — —
Astronomy 22 +3 64% 45% 27% 9% 5% 9% $90,943 76 +0.53 89 — — — — —
Atmospheric and Oceanic Science 10 — 70% 60% 0% 0% 10% 0% $73,852 85 +0.79 73 — — — — —
Chemistry 49 +5 35% 47% 31% 8% 4% 2% $78,864 84 +0.70 79 100% — — — —
Geosciences 10 — 20% 80% 0% 10% 10% 0% $74,343 87 +0.84 74 — — — — —
Mathematics 171 +67 75% 39% 31% 5% 6% 4% $104,236 85 +0.71 95 93% — — — —
Physics 67 +3 82% 46% 21% 3% 10% 7% $100,167 89 +1.19 94 85% — — — —
Biochemistry 43 — 40% 28% 44% 12% 9% 0% $81,407 85 +0.88 82 96% — — — —
Biology 448 — 37% 34% 34% 11% 9% 2% $71,316 76 +0.56 69 94% — — — —
Neuroscience 104 — 31% 41% 22% 9% 8% 4% $72,036 74 +0.44 70 — — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 54 +2 4% 74% 7% 6% 9% 0% $71,843 91 +1.27 70 99% — — — —
Kinesiology 211 +1 40% 54% 10% 11% 15% 1% $73,830 91 +1.41 73 95% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 12 +1 33% 42% 0% 25% 8% 0% $83,744 98 +2.53 84 94% — — — —
Sustainability Studies 15 — 40% 33% 40% 7% 20% 0% $65,208 73 +0.44 57 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 198 13% 46% 14% 14% 18% 1% $59,952 10 +0.89 43 94%
Family Science 66 +6 15% 26% 15% 27% 18% 0% $61,897 96 +1.02 48 96% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 27 — 4% 56% 11% 11% 15% 0% $58,070 89 +0.86 38 92% — — — —
Elementary Education 45 — 7% 60% 11% 4% 18% 0% $58,070 89 +0.86 38 92% — — — —
Middle School Education 3 — 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% 0% $58,070 71 +0.35 38 92% — — — —
Secondary Education 27 +7 22% 48% 26% 7% 19% 0% $58,070 71 +0.35 38 92% — — — —
Special Education 14 — 0% 71% 7% 7% 7% 7% $57,036 58 +0.17 35 100% — — — —
Art Education 6 +2 17% 50% 17% 0% 33% 0% $66,484 98 +2.11 59 93% — — — —
Music Education 10 — 40% 70% 0% 20% 10% 0% $66,484 100 +2.12 59 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Information Studies 2,135 72% 21% 44% 14% 7% 4% $123,194 99 +0.45 99 99%
Computer Science 1,178 +9 79% 22% 50% 8% 4% 6% $129,924 66 +0.15 99 100% — — — —
Cybersecurity 33 +2 30% 12% 48% 15% 9% 0% $94,275 48 +0.03 91 — — — — —
Information Science 924 +90 63% 21% 36% 22% 10% 3% $115,647 80 +0.85 98 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Philip Merrill College of Journalism 353 33% 64% 5% 11% 13% 1% $77,381 65 +1.49 77 95%
Communication 263 +3 30% 62% 5% 12% 16% 2% $79,060 95 +1.60 79 94% — — — —
Journalism 90 +2 40% 70% 4% 8% 4% 1% $72,478 86 +1.14 71 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Robert H. Smith School of Business 991 52% 49% 19% 7% 13% 4% $106,438 97 +0.87 96 95%
Accounting 184 +9 54% 43% 20% 10% 18% 4% $100,951 81 +0.90 94 94% — — — —
Business Administration 133 +23 44% 51% 14% 12% 17% 4% $95,669 87 +0.94 92 97% — — — —
Business Analytics 61 +52 46% 41% 25% 3% 10% 7% $111,291 88 +1.08 97 100% — — — —
Finance 376 +50 65% 49% 21% 5% 11% 4% $120,813 87 +0.75 99 93% — — — —
International Business 18 +21 28% 22% 22% 17% 17% 0% $82,704 64 -0.04 83 90% — — — —
Marketing 178 +50 29% 56% 19% 6% 11% 3% $93,009 89 +1.20 90 96% — — — —
Supply Chain Management 41 +50 56% 54% 17% 5% 10% 2% $95,669 61 +0.19 92 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation 162 51% 45% 10% 14% 15% 3% $79,744 72 +0.54 80 94%
Real Estate 29 +1 69% 55% 10% 10% 7% 0% $113,672 90 +0.76 98 — — — — —
Architecture 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $68,786 52 +0.08 64 94% — — — —
Architecture 131 — 46% 43% 11% 15% 17% 4% $72,401 74 +0.50 71 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Public Health 402 16% 35% 23% 23% 12% 1% $76,604 63 +1.15 77 94%
Public Health 329 — 18% 34% 26% 20% 11% 1% $76,604 84 +1.06 77 94% — — — —
Community Health Education 73 +1 8% 37% 10% 37% 14% 0% $76,604 94 +1.56 77 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Public Policy 103 33% 49% 14% 16% 15% 1% $64,418 24 -0.57 55 97%
Public Policy 103 +11 33% 49% 14% 16% 15% 1% $64,418 30 -0.57 55 97% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,912
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $44,738
Est. In-State Cost $16,703
Est. Out-of-State Cost $57,873
ROI Percentile 90th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 96%
4-Year Graduation Rate 77%
6-Year Graduation Rate 89%
Transfer-Out Rate 8%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Computer Science 25.2% 2,173 71% 21% 44% 14% 7% 5% $122,875 69 +0.45 99 99% —
Social Sciences 15.4% 1,330 29% 53% 10% 13% 14% 1% $71,169 90 +1.03 68 97% —
Business & Economics 14.8% 1,274 55% 48% 19% 7% 13% 4% $103,166 88 +0.63 95 95% —
Engineering 10.5% 906 73% 50% 22% 8% 8% 2% $107,767 73 +0.21 96 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.8% 672 35% 39% 30% 10% 9% 2% $72,310 74 +0.72 70 95% —
Health Sciences 6.9% 594 25% 45% 19% 16% 12% 1% $75,186 41 +1.20 75 95% —
Humanities 4.0% 343 42% 58% 9% 11% 11% 1% $65,360 89 +0.83 57 92% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.8% 329 68% 44% 27% 5% 7% 5% $96,908 81 +0.80 92 92% —
Arts 3.8% 324 39% 47% 13% 16% 14% 2% $60,033 82 +0.50 43 92% —
Professional 3.6% 313 30% 49% 10% 12% 16% 2% $70,259 55 +1.43 67 97% —
Education 2.2% 189 9% 49% 12% 19% 16% 1% $65,152 93 +1.00 56 93% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.0% 170 36% 55% 12% 11% 11% 5% $63,001 62 +0.27 51 97% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $503M #25 51% $25.9M 29 #68 150 9
Physical Sciences & Math $254M #6 79% $1.7M 107 #16 746 197
Engineering $218M #17 62% $2.1M 115 #27 838 79
Life & Natural Sciences $207M #25 60% $3.9M 54 #47 334 29
Humanities & Social Sciences $116M #10 57% $0.5M 138 #27 458 35
Computer Science $94.1M #8 58% $1.3M 53 #8 503 25
Agriculture & Food Science $78.1M #30 53% $0.8M 19 #31 119 34
Education $14.2M #42 75% $0.2M 50 #60 — —
Business & Economics $3.4M #128 16% $0 37 #19 141 —
Total $1,491M #15 60% $36.3M 602 #27 3,289 408

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 120 $63.1M $35.5M $27.6M
Lacrosse 50 $971K $3.2M -$2.2M
Baseball 38 $511K $2.5M -$2.0M
Wrestling 31 $323K $1.9M -$1.6M
Soccer 29 $542K $2.9M -$2.3M
Track & Field (outdoor) 25 $247K $1.2M -$999K
Basketball 15 $16.5M $13.0M $3.5M
Golf 8 $185K $764K -$578K
Total 316 $82.3M $61.0M $21.3M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 100 $456K $2.2M -$1.7M
Lacrosse 34 $585K $2.2M -$1.6M
Soccer 32 $291K $2.0M -$1.7M
Field Hockey 27 $717K $2.0M -$1.2M
Gymnastics 23 $406K $2.0M -$1.6M
Softball 20 $307K $1.8M -$1.5M
Volleyball 18 $812K $2.4M -$1.6M
Basketball 15 $1.4M $8.2M -$6.8M
Tennis 11 $227K $1.3M -$1.0M
Golf 9 $253K $998K -$745K
Total 230 $5.5M $24.9M -$19.5M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 120 $63.1M $35.5M $27.6M
Track & Field (combined) 100 $456K $2.2M -$1.7M
Lacrosse 84 $1.6M $5.4M -$3.8M
Soccer 61 $834K $4.8M -$4.0M
Baseball 38 $511K $2.5M -$2.0M
Wrestling 31 $323K $1.9M -$1.6M
Basketball 30 $17.9M $21.2M -$3.3M
Field Hockey 27 $717K $2.0M -$1.2M
Track & Field (outdoor) 25 $247K $1.2M -$999K
Gymnastics 23 $406K $2.0M -$1.6M
Softball 20 $307K $1.8M -$1.5M
Volleyball 18 $812K $2.4M -$1.6M
Golf 17 $438K $1.8M -$1.3M
Tennis 11 $227K $1.3M -$1.0M
Total 546 $128.7M $128.7M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 45%
Yield (non-ED) 22%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 44% 46% 46%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 44%
SAT Range 1410 – 1520
SAT Math Range 700 – 780
SAT RW Range 690 – 750