University of Maryland-College Park
University of Maryland-College Park admitted 45% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1400–1530 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $14,296 a year. Within six years, 88% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 45%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1400–1530
- ACT middle 50%
- 32–35
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $29,816 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $14,296 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $1,141 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $12,290 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $42,053 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 88%
- Students who return for a second year
- 96%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $89,228 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $16,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 30,760
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 22%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17 to 1
- Campus setting
- Suburb
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Computer and information sciences
- 25%
- Business, management and marketing
- 12%
- Social sciences
- 11%
- Engineering
- 11%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 8%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- University of Wisconsin-Madison WI · 45% admitted
- Occidental College CA · 44% admitted
- Stevens Institute of Technology NJ · 48% admitted
- Brandeis University MA · 41% admitted
- University of Rochester NY · 40% admitted
- Soka University of America CA · 43% admitted
More colleges in Maryland
- Towson University MD · 82% admitted
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County MD · 72% admitted
- Morgan State University MD · 82% admitted
- Salisbury University MD · 88% admitted
- Johns Hopkins University MD · 6.4% admitted
- Bowie State University MD · 72% admitted
- United States Naval Academy MD · 9.3% admitted
- Loyola University Maryland MD · 76% admitted
Official sources
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.