College Park, Maryland · Public · 4-year · Large suburb
Overview
University of Maryland-College Park is a public four-year institution in College Park, Maryland. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 41,725 students in fall 2024, including 31,133 undergraduates and 10,592 graduate students. It is a land-grant institution. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. It is part of University System of Maryland.
University of Maryland-College Park offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 190 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Computer Science, Information Science/Studies, and Management Science. It awarded 12,579 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
96% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.
Key figures
41,725
Students enrolled
96%
First-year retention
12,579
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
190
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 190
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
96%
First-year retention, part-time students
90%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
8,617
Master's degrees
2,997
Doctoral degrees (research)
643
Professional doctorates
34
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
31
Postbaccalaureate certificates
253
Post-master's certificates
4
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
41,725
Undergraduates, fall 2024
31,133
Graduate students, fall 2024
10,592
Full-time, fall 2024
89%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
44,949
Undergraduates, 2024-25
33,192
Graduate students, 2024-25
11,757
Full-time, 2024-25
88%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
49%
Men
51%
White
36%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
12%
Asian
20%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
12%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
32
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
5%
Students taking some online courses
22%
Campus and services
Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
University System of Maryland
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Big Ten Conference
President
Darryll Pines
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization
Business Administration and ManagementLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, OtherComputer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance+60