- The Inkwell
- Maryland
- University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MDSuburb: largeZIP 20742Founded 1856
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1856
- Motto
- Faits masculins, paroles féminines
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.umd.edu
MarylandPublic
University of Maryland-College Park
University of Maryland-College Park is a public university in College Park, Maryland, with 30,760 undergraduates. It admits 45% of applicants, graduates 88% within six years and costs $14,296 a year after aid.
88%graduate
Admission rate45%
Retention96%
4-year graduation78%
Pell Grant share22%
Federal loans22%
$14,296net price / year
45%admission rate
1473average SAT
88%graduate in 6 years
$89,228median earnings, 10 yrs
$16,000median debt
#118 of 1,704 for earnings#453 of 1,739 for lowest net price#82 of 1,738 for graduation rate#207 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $29,816tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $12,290
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $42,053
- Average net price
- $14,296national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$1,141
$30,001–48,000$5,045
$48,001–75,000$8,768
$75,001–110,000$16,888
$110,001+$27,461
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 45%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1473
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 690–750
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 710–780
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 32–35
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college45%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college96%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college88%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college22%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 88%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 78%
- First-year retention
- 96%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 86%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $74,218
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $89,228middle 50%: $60,900–$126,978
- Median debt at graduation
- $16,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$126,978
Median, University of Maryland-College Park$89,228
Lower quarter$60,900
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 30,760
- Part-time
- 5.5%
- Women / men
- 49% / 51%
- Average age at entry
- 20.8
- First-generation students
- 22%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 22%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 83%
- Average faculty salary
- $17,205 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $20,217
- Endowment, end of year
- $1,171,369,937
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White39%
Hispanic11%
Black13%
Asian24%
Two or more races5.1%
U.S. nonresident3.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown4.7%
24 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Computer & information sciences25%
Business & management12%
Social sciences11%
Engineering10%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.8%
Health professions5.3%
Psychology4.8%
Communication & journalism4.1%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Towson University Towson, MD | $18,120 | 67% | $70,158 |
| University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD | $23,144 | 34% | $68,110 |
| University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD | $25,203 | 68% | $74,881 |
| Morgan State University Baltimore, MD | $14,653 | 42% | $56,585 |
| Salisbury University Salisbury, MD | $17,445 | 61% | $68,206 |
| Bowie State University Bowie, MD | $17,835 | 37% | $61,890 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California-Davis Davis, CA | $14,318 | 86% | $86,999 |
| University of Georgia Athens, GA | $13,636 | 89% | $77,246 |
| University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA | $13,866 | 87% | $83,432 |
| University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA | $14,794 | 86% | $96,197 |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI | $14,362 | 93% | $92,832 |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA | $13,663 | 85% | $83,105 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 163286. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q503415.