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University of Maryland, College Park

Basic Information

Type Public

Location College Park, MD

Population 4,500,000

Website http://www.umd.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 30,246

Men / Women 51% / 49%

White 37%

Asian 19%

Black 14%

Hispanic 12%

Mixed 5%

International 3%

Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 25%

Computer Science & Math 23%

Business & Economics 16%

Life & Natural Sciences 12%

Engineering 11%

Health Sciences 7%

Arts 4%

Education 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,290

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $42,053

Est. In-State Cost $15,898

Est. Out-of-State Cost $54,400

10-Year ROI $292,000

ROI Percentile 97th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 96%

4-Year Graduation Rate 77%

6-Year Graduation Rate 89%

Transfer-Out Rate 8%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71th pctl)

Sunshine Hours 2,580 (49th pctl)

Days Without Precipitation 250 (58th pctl)

Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 45%

Yield (Unbound) 22%

Early Action Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Humanities & Social Sciences	$82M	#10
Engineering, Computing & Math	$320M	#16
Life & Natural Sciences	$1,037M	#21

Graduate Degrees

Engineering, Computing & Math	202	#17
Humanities & Social Sciences	224	#104
Life & Natural Sciences	202	#129

Honors College

Name Honors College

Students 4,200 (14%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional

Submitted Test Scores 49%

SAT Range 1420 – 1500

SAT Math Range 710 – 780

SAT RW Range 690 – 750

ACT Range 32 – 35

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted 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; +1 is one standard deviation above. The emphasized lines at +2 and −2 mark two standard deviations. One chart per macro-category; all charts share a common y-axis.

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
A. James Clark School of Engineering	917	77% / 23%	2%	$97,739
Aerospace Engineering	130 —	83% / 17%	3%	$102,338
Agricultural and Biological Engineering	88 —	41% / 59%	0%	$101,982
Biomedical Engineering	5 —	80% / 20%	0%	—
Chemical Engineering	39 —	59% / 41%	0%	$88,868
Civil Engineering	118 —	74% / 26%	2%	$86,960
Computer Engineering	94 —	88% / 12%	4%	—
Electrical Engineering	99 —	88% / 12%	3%	$103,902
Fire Protection Engineering	26 —	69% / 31%	4%	$88,736
Materials Engineering	12 —	58% / 42%	0%	—
Mechanical Engineering	302 —	83% / 17%	1%	$98,636
Mechatronics Engineering
Cyber-Physical Systems Engineering	4 —	75% / 25%	25%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources	291	36% / 64%	2%	$59,014
Agriculture	15 —	47% / 53%	7%	$61,005
Animal Sciences	56 —	23% / 77%	0%	$54,475
Ecology	112 —	31% / 69%	0%	$53,194
Environmental Science	45 —	49% / 51%	0%	$62,838
Food Science	25 —	20% / 80%	8%	$66,757
Plant Science	6 +1	33% / 67%	0%	—
Pre-Veterinary Studies	7 —	14% / 86%	14%	—
Agricultural Economics	25 —	80% / 20%	8%	$79,438

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Arts and Humanities	489	36% / 64%	1%	$54,605
African American Studies	3 +1	33% / 67%	0%	$57,600
American Studies	5 +1	40% / 60%	0%	$62,062
Applied and Professional Ethics	55 +5	42% / 58%	0%	$57,162
Arabic	9 —	56% / 44%	0%	—
Chinese	3 +2	100% / 0%	0%	$67,108
Classics	6 +1	33% / 67%	0%	—
English	103 +11	26% / 74%	1%	$56,168
French	6 +6	33% / 67%	0%	$54,850
German	2 +3	100% / 0%	0%	—
History	59 +8	68% / 32%	0%	$53,317
Italian
Japanese	9 —	44% / 56%	0%	$67,108
Jewish Studies	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	—
Linguistics	14 +1	50% / 50%	0%	$61,759
Persian	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	—
Philosophy	13 +2	62% / 38%	0%	$57,162
Romance Languages	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	$54,850
Russian	4 +2	50% / 50%	0%	—
Spanish	19 +8	21% / 79%	5%	$54,850
Women's Studies	5 —	0% / 100%	0%	$57,600
Art History	12 +4	8% / 92%	0%	$54,464
Dance	11 +3	0% / 100%	0%	—
Film Studies	21 +6	57% / 43%	0%	—
Music	10 —	70% / 30%	0%	$47,627
Music Performance	26 —	38% / 62%	0%	$47,627
Studio Art	71 +4	14% / 86%	1%	$54,464
Theatre	18 +1	28% / 72%	0%	$37,169

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences	1,362	36% / 64%	2%	$69,462
Economics	250 +20	70% / 30%	6%	$83,555
Anthropology	26 +4	42% / 58%	0%	$59,680
Criminology	290 +24	29% / 71%	3%	$66,870
Developmental and Child Psychology	33 +2	18% / 82%	0%	—
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	24 +2	54% / 46%	0%	$74,068
Political Science	254 +22	44% / 56%	2%	$76,560
Psychology	395 +25	16% / 84%	1%	$60,788
Sociology	90 +8	34% / 66%	3%	$58,310

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences	1,168	43% / 57%	3%	$76,682
Human Computer Interaction	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	—
Mathematics	185 +35	68% / 32%	6%	$97,699
Astronomy	17 +6	59% / 41%	0%	—
Atmospheric and Oceanic Science	18 —	61% / 39%	0%	—
Biochemistry	42 —	43% / 57%	0%	$52,232
Biology	428 +4	36% / 64%	2%	$69,254
Chemistry	41 —	39% / 61%	2%	$75,430
Geosciences	8 —	75% / 25%	0%	—
Neuroscience	107 +1	26% / 74%	5%	—
Physics	63 +4	75% / 25%	11%	$106,533
Communication Sciences and Disorders	50 +1	2% / 98%	0%	$67,385
Kinesiology	179 +1	41% / 59%	1%	$70,306
Interdisciplinary Studies	15 —	13% / 87%	0%	$83,036
Sustainability Studies	14 —	57% / 43%	7%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Education	164	17% / 83%	1%	$58,176
Family Science	55 +5	20% / 80%	2%	$54,155
Early Childhood Education	21 —	0% / 100%	0%	$58,859
Elementary Education	42 —	7% / 93%	0%	$58,859
Middle School Education	7 —	14% / 86%	0%	$58,859
Secondary Education	17 +2	47% / 53%	0%	$58,859
Special Education	6 —	0% / 100%	0%	$62,242
Art Education	2 +1	0% / 100%	0%	$66,767
Music Education	14 —	36% / 64%	0%	$66,767

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Information Studies	1,678	72% / 28%	4%	$109,409
Computer Science	948 +8	78% / 22%	6%	—
Cybersecurity	28 —	29% / 71%	0%	—
Information Science	702 +88	66% / 34%	3%	$109,409

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
Philip Merrill College of Journalism	361	35% / 65%	1%	$70,659
Communication	253 +5	36% / 64%	2%	$72,863
Journalism	108 +4	31% / 69%	0%	$65,498

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
Robert H. Smith School of Business	971	51% / 49%	3%	$105,766
Accounting	134 +5	44% / 56%	5%	$93,604
Business Administration	145 +36	51% / 49%	5%	$123,045
Business Analytics	65 +44	52% / 48%	3%	$105,926
Finance	359 +30	65% / 35%	3%	$112,113
International Business	24 +12	21% / 79%	0%	$83,160
Marketing	193 +47	28% / 72%	1%	$87,614
Supply Chain Management	51 +40	61% / 39%	6%	$123,045