Also known as

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
11,529
48.8% Female
51.2% Male

Institution Overview

System
University System of Maryland
School Type
Public
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
Suburb: Large

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
360
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
110
Doctoral Research
78
Doctoral Professional
2
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Certificate Offered
Post-master's
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.08%
American Indian or Alaska Native
9.31%
Asian
9.39%
Black or African American
5.33%
Hispanic or Latino
0.07%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
35.54%
White
2.72%
Two or more races
3.90%
Unknown
33.67%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee
$75
Admissions Office Web Address
www.admissions.umd.edu/

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition
$16,560
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$36,100

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
No
Continuing Professional
No
Recreational or avocational
No
Highest Degree offered
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses
Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's
110
Doctor's Degree Research
78
Doctor's Degree Professional
2
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
28
Post Master's Certificate
10
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree Yes No
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
African-American/Black Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Agricultural Economics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Agricultural Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Agricultural Teacher Education Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Agriculture, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Agronomy and Crop Science Master's Degree Yes No
American/United States Studies/Civilization Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Animal Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Anthropology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Applied Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Master's Degree Yes No
Architecture Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Art History, Criticism and Conservation Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Astronomy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Audiology/Audiologist Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biological and Physical Sciences Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biophysics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree Yes No
Business Statistics Master's Degree Yes No
Business/Commerce, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemical Physics Doctoral – Research Yes No
Chemistry, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Doctoral – Research Yes No
Civil Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General Doctoral – Research Yes No
Community Health and Preventive Medicine Doctoral – Research Yes No
Comparative Literature Doctoral – Research Yes No
Computer and Information Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer Programming/Programmer, General Master's Degree Yes No
Computer Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Creative Writing Master's Degree Yes No
Criminology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Curriculum and Instruction Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Dance, General Master's Degree Yes No
Demography and Population Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Economics, General Doctoral – Research Yes No
Education, General Master's Degree Yes No
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Educational Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Educational Statistics and Research Methods Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Educational/Instructional Technology Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Elementary Education and Teaching Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
English Language and Literature, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Entomology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Environmental Health Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Environmental Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Epidemiology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Family and Community Services Doctoral – Research Yes No
Finance, General Master's Degree Yes No
Financial Mathematics Master's Degree Yes No
Food Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
French Language and Literature Doctoral – Research Yes No
Geographic Information Science and Cartography Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Geology/Earth Science, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
German Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes No
Health Services Administration Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Health Teacher Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
History, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Horticultural Science Master's Degree Yes No
Human Computer Interaction Master's Degree Yes No
Information Science/Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Information Technology Master's Degree Yes No
International Relations and Affairs Master's Degree Yes No
Journalism Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Kinesiology and Exercise Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Land Use Planning and Management/Development Master's Degree Yes No
Landscape Architecture Master's Degree Yes No
Latin American and Caribbean Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Learning Sciences Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Library and Information Science Master's Degree Yes No
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Linguistics Doctoral – Research Yes No
Management Science Master's Degree Yes No
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master's Degree Yes No
Materials Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Maternal and Child Health Doctoral – Research Yes No
Mathematical Biology Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Museology/Museum Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Music, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Musicology and Ethnomusicology Master's Degree Yes No
Neuroscience Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Philosophy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Plant Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Political Science and Government, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Political Science and Government, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Poultry Science Master's Degree Yes No
Psychology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Health, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Policy Analysis, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Radio and Television Master's Degree Yes No
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Secondary Education and Teaching Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Signal/Geospatial Intelligence Master's Degree Yes No
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Social Sciences, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Sociology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Spanish Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Special Education and Teaching, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Speech Communication and Rhetoric Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Statistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Sustainability Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Systems Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology Master's Degree Yes No
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Telecommunications Engineering Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Theatre Literature, History and Criticism Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Urban Studies/Affairs Master's Degree Yes No
Women's Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 3,601 1,967 1,634 0
With faculty status 3,583 1,967 1,616 0
Tenured 1,101 1,092 9 0
On tenure track 286 284 2 0
Not on tenure track 2,196 591 1,605 0
Annual contract 2,196 591 1,605 0
Without faculty status 18 0 18 0

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Teaching
Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
Yes
Medical Degree Offered?
Yes
Institution Has a Hospital?
No

Overview

Average In-State Tuition
$16,560
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$36,100
Financial aid office web address
www.financialaid.umd.edu/
Tuition fee varies by residency status
Yes
Typical Room
$9,228
Typical Board
$6,508
Tuition & Fees
In-stateOut-of-State
Full time Average Tuition$16,560$36,100
Full time Fees$1,283$1,283
Part time, per credit hour$828$1,805

Tuition & Fees By Program

ProgramIn-state TuitionIn-state FeesOut-of-State TuitionOut-of-State Fees
Veterinary Medicine $24,177 $1,990 $55,388 $2,292

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
No
Prepaid Tuition Plan
Yes
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
No

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
11,529
48.8% Female
51.2% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.08%
American Indian or Alaska Native
9.31%
Asian
9.39%
Black or African American
5.33%
Hispanic or Latino
0.07%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
35.54%
White
2.72%
Two or more races
3.90%
Unknown
33.67%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 1 8
Asian 482 591
Black Or African American 412 670
Hispanic Or Latino 267 347
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander 5 3
Non-resident Alien 2,358 1,524
White 2,010 2,087
Two Or More Races 137 177
Unknown 228 222

Services offered

Service Offered
Academic Career Counseling ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree
Total
3,078
50.9% Male
49.1% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
631
54.7% Male
45.3% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice
Total
39
17.9% Male
82.1% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
248
42.7% Male
57.3% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate
Total
10
40.0% Male
60.0% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
No
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's childrenNo
None of the above services are offeredYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
College Park, MD 20742
Phone
301-405-1000
Fax
Email
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]


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