Also known as

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
11,668
47.9% Female
52.1% Male

Institution Overview

System
University System of Maryland
School Type
Public
Region
Mid East DE DC MD NJ NY PA
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
Suburb: Large

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
407
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
122
Doctoral Research
81
Doctoral Professional
3
Distance
26
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Certificate Offered
Post-master's
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.10%
American Indian or Alaska Native
6.80%
Asian
7.46%
Black or African American
4.10%
Hispanic or Latino
0.08%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
43.79%
White
1.69%
Two or more races
6.80%
Unknown
29.18%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

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

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition
$11,376
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$24,534

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
122
Master's (Distance)
9
Doctor's Degree Research
81
Doctor's Degree Research (Distance)
3
Doctor's Degree Professional
3
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
26
Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)
6
Post Master's Certificate
14
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
Analysis and Functional Analysis Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Animal Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Anthropology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Apparel and Textiles, General Master's Degree Yes No
Applied Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Architecture Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Archives/Archival Administration Post Master's Certificate Yes 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 – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biochemistry Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
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
Botany/Plant Biology Master's Degree Yes No
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree Yes Yes
Business/Commerce, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemical Physics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
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
Comparative Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computational Mathematics Postbaccalaureate Cert. 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
Conservation Biology Master's Degree Yes No
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 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.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Dance, General Master's Degree Yes No
Demography and Population Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Developmental and Child Psychology Master's Degree Yes No
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Economics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
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
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Educational Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Educational Statistics and Research Methods Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
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		 Yes
Yes
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 Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Epidemiology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Family and Community Services Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Finance, General Master's Degree Yes No
Fine and Studio Arts Management Master's Degree Yes No
Fine/Studio Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
Food Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management Master's Degree Yes No
French Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Geography 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
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Gerontology Postbaccalaureate Cert. 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 Yes
Information Science/Studies Master's Degree Yes Yes
Information Technology Master's Degree Yes Yes
Jewish/Judaic Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
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
Library and Information Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Library Science, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Linguistics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management Master's Degree Yes No
Marketing, 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 Yes
Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Molecular Biology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
No
No
No
Museology/Museum Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Music, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Musicology and Ethnomusicology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
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
Nutrition Sciences Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Philosophy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Political Science and Government, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
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		 Yes
Yes
Public Policy Analysis, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
No
Radio and Television Master's Degree Yes No
Russian Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes No
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Science, Technology and Society Master's Degree Yes No
Secondary Education and Teaching Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Social Sciences, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
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 Yes No
Statistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
Systems Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Systems Science and Theory Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
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 Yes No
Theatre Literature, History and Criticism Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Toxicology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Urban Studies/Affairs Master's Degree Yes No
Veterinary Medicine Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Women's Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Yes

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 3,291 1,813 1,478 0
With faculty status 3,260 1,813 1,447 0
Tenured 1,126 1,081 45 0
On tenure track 296 295 1 0
Not on tenure track 1,838 437 1,401 0
Annual contract 1,520 141 1,379 0
Less-than annual contract 318 296 22 0
Without faculty status 31 0 31 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
$11,376
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$24,534
Financial aid office web address
www.financialaid.umd.edu/
Tuition fee varies by residency status
Yes
Typical Room
$6,678
Typical Board
$4,843
Tuition & Fees
In-stateOut-of-State
Full time Average Tuition$11,376$24,534
Full time Fees$1,520$1,520
Part time, per credit hour$632$1,363

Tuition & Fees By Program

ProgramIn-state TuitionIn-state FeesOut-of-State TuitionOut-of-State Fees
Veterinary Medicine $19,855 $3,239 $45,803 $3,843

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
11,668
47.9% Female
52.1% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.10%
American Indian or Alaska Native
6.80%
Asian
7.46%
Black or African American
4.10%
Hispanic or Latino
0.08%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
43.79%
White
1.69%
Two or more races
6.80%
Unknown
29.18%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 2 10
Asian 411 383
Black Or African American 377 494
Hispanic Or Latino 228 250
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander 5 4
Non-resident Alien 1,923 1,482
White 2,610 2,499
Two Or More Races 86 111
Unknown 441 352

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
2,562
48.6% Male
51.4% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
654
56.9% Male
43.1% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice
Total
39
12.8% Male
87.2% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
139
41.0% Male
59.0% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate
Total
1
100.0% Male
0.0% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
Yes
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial servicesYes
On-campus day care for student's childrenYes

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 October, 2016.
Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2015), Data File: [HD2015], [IC2015], [IC2015_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2015), Data File: [C2015_A],[C2015DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2015), Data File: [EFFY2015]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2014), Data File: [EAP2014]


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