University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, MD · Public · 30,760 undergrads (large, suburb) · website ↗

Test-optional
$75 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$2,962
$30,000 – $48,000	$6,051
$48,000 – $75,000	$10,273
$75,000 – $110,000	$18,250
Over $110,000	$26,691
All incomes (average)	$15,678

Sticker tuition and fees: $11,809 in-state, $41,186 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use University of Maryland-College Park's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$17,106
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$17,384
Books and supplies	$1,250
Other expenses, on campus	$2,714
Other expenses, off campus	$4,258

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (5,809 of them) in 2022–23; 65% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	52%	$12,142
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	16%	$5,655
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	45%	$8,807
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	22%	$5,120

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1473
Median ACT: 32
Students with Pell grants: 19%
Graduation rate (6yr): 89%
Freshman retention: 96%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $82,860
Median debt at graduation: $19,000
International undergrads: 1,085 (3.5%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $75
Students per faculty member: 17 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 83%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 690–750
SAT Math: 710–780
ACT composite: 32–35

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Considered if submitted
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Considered if submitted
Recommendations	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Considered if submitted
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Considered if submitted
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 59,377
Admitted: 26,625
Enrolled: 6,197

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Computer Science25%

Business12%

Social Sciences11%

Engineering11%

Biology & Life Sciences8%

Health & Nursing5%

Psychology5%

Communications & Media4%

Kinesiology & Sports Science2%

Mathematics & Statistics2%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (58)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Computer Science	956	$104,712	$137,931national $107,009	$15,750
Information Science/Studies	790	$77,023	$109,092national $85,294	$14,000
Biology, General	432	$36,998	$64,867national $57,214	$15,000
Psychology, General	420	$40,006	$57,575national $50,706	$15,411
Public Health	391	$41,952	$72,328national $58,808	$15,750
Finance and Financial Management Services	389	$79,340	$110,648national $83,343	$16,500
Criminology	314	$45,287	$67,258national $55,556	$14,000
Mechanical Engineering	302	$79,754	$100,003national $92,135	$18,570
Political Science and Government	276	$45,714	$74,437national $63,293	$16,309
Business Administration, Management and Operations	272	$69,878	$86,590national $68,257	$12,000
Economics	270	$65,929	$83,880national $82,686	$15,000
Communication and Media Studies	258	$53,870	$74,402national $56,359	$15,000
Marketing	240	$66,863	$93,782national $69,303	$19,500
Mathematics	220	$78,103	$99,689national $69,562	$17,158
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	180	$40,390	$62,362national $54,562	$17,500
Accounting and Related Services	139	$73,524	$97,314national $76,194	$15,000
Architecture	138	$57,439	$68,527national $66,914	$15,000
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	130	$78,870	$98,044national $98,207	$19,500
Civil Engineering	118	$76,343	$93,280national $86,517	$16,425
English Language and Literature, General	114	$41,320	$59,288national $48,590	$13,500
Journalism	112	$53,114	$68,128national $56,278	$17,337
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	112	$42,104	$65,639national $48,842	$15,926
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	109	$80,577	$111,649national $86,176	$19,500
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	108	—	—national $62,451	$17,000
Public Policy Analysis	101	$50,890	—national $73,721	$15,750
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	99	$87,710	$107,834national $100,647	$21,500
Computer Engineering	98	$94,957	$152,422national $109,015	$20,500
Sociology	98	$44,531	$65,974national $52,657	$14,000
Fine and Studio Arts	91	$38,511	$55,713national $41,367	$15,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	89	$54,544	$58,086national $47,382	$13,260
Agricultural Engineering	88	$78,885	$93,440national $84,624	$21,500
Philosophy	75	$37,367	$64,846national $54,455	$14,724
Physics	67	$58,347	$90,900national $76,786	$19,140
History	67	$49,999	$60,089national $50,680	$19,053
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	60	$43,070	$65,136national $48,568	$14,949
Animal Sciences	56	$35,683	$56,248national $49,634	$18,419
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	51	$29,202	$69,033national $58,928	$15,000
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	45	$47,094	$59,329national $55,012	$13,795
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	42	$52,198	$80,470national $65,466	$13,000
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	41	$43,865	$59,193national $55,000	—
Chemistry	41	$52,413	$79,869national $65,120	—
Chemical Engineering	39	$78,312	$102,149national $98,158	$16,522
Music	36	—	$47,654national $42,892	$20,467
International Business	36	$65,677	$90,333national $73,201	$13,000
Research and Experimental Psychology	35	—	—national $55,695	$19,000
Anthropology	30	$40,383	$53,038national $46,676	—
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	27	—	$50,713national $43,765	—
Engineering, Other	26	$82,508	$92,653national $93,989	—
Geography and Cartography	26	$49,871	$63,835national $57,853	—
Agricultural Business and Management	25	$64,316	$78,577national $66,647	—
Food Science and Technology	25	$39,340	$73,677national $70,873	$18,240
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	19	$36,746	$41,742national $39,775	$15,750
Agriculture, General	15	$45,669	—national $53,676	—
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	14	—	$58,063national $51,642	—
Materials Engineering	12	$74,976	$97,714national $91,449	—
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	9	$43,821	$59,461national $51,710	—
Area Studies	6	—	$59,469national $56,625	—
Computer and Information Sciences, General	0	—	$144,501national $92,374	—

Master's degrees (24)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	623	$88,691	—national $124,807	$58,200
Engineering, General	375	$112,208	$126,854national $120,215	$31,538
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	279	$76,083	$111,874national $75,122	$33,500
Computer and Information Sciences, General	126	—	—national $124,201	$42,471
Public Health	118	$75,577	$96,194national $82,751	$43,500
Library Science and Administration	106	$57,238	$65,261national $56,301	$41,000
Public Policy Analysis	98	$75,502	$96,792national $93,020	$40,448
Computer Science	79	$141,110	—national $145,571	—
Curriculum and Instruction	69	$61,451	$71,793national $63,399	$29,694
Economics	62	$79,613	—national $100,743	$39,350
Human Computer Interaction	60	$108,833	—national $115,403	—
Business/Commerce, General	57	—	—national $125,988	$31,317
Geography and Cartography	41	$77,062	—national $79,784	—
Architectural Sciences and Technology	25	$69,308	—national $77,466	$56,622
Music	25	$30,204	$54,160national $48,285	—
Educational Administration and Supervision	24	$65,627	$75,366national $71,685	—
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	22	$70,105	$72,323national $67,030	$54,686
Journalism	20	$56,908	—national $69,034	$30,634
Urban Studies/Affairs	18	—	$83,508national $79,634	—
Special Education and Teaching	17	—	$75,831national $64,397	—
Finance and Financial Management Services	3	$90,873	—national $110,694	—
Accounting and Related Services	1	$74,917	$101,835national $95,833	—
Architecture	0	—	$78,226national $74,139	—
Business Administration, Management and Operations	0	$139,473	$160,946national $103,485	$68,913

Doctoral degrees (3)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Educational Administration and Supervision	34	$113,430	$127,684national $100,573	—
Music	26	$49,498	$68,660national $59,592	—
Political Science and Government	8	—	$105,840national $90,908	—

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 211 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: College Park, MD 20742
Phone: (301) 405-1000
Institutional accreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher Education

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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