University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, the State’s flagship campus, is a comprehensive research university with a record of excellence in academics, arts, and athletics. We pride ourselves on the talent of our faculty, which includes Nobel Prize winners, Pulitzer Prize winners, and members of the National Academies. Our stellar undergraduates have the choice of over 100 different majors and 10 living-learning programs offering 25 study options. The programs span topics such as entrepreneurship, global climate change, international studies, media and the arts. Students also have opportunities to work with faculty on research in state-of-the-art facilities or intern in outstanding federal labs, think tanks, and government agencies.
The University of Maryland, College Park is a public research university, the flagship campus of the University System of Maryland, and the original 1862 land-grant institution in the State. It is one of only 62 members of the Association of American Universities, an organization composed of the leading research universities in the United States and Canada. The University of Maryland is committed to achieving excellence as the State?s primary center of research and graduate education and the institution of choice for undergraduate students of exceptional ability and promise. The University creates and applies knowledge for the benefit of the economy and culture of the State, the region, the nation, and beyond. As the flagship of the University System of Maryland, the University shares its research, educational, cultural, and technological strengths with businesses, government, and other educational institutions. The University counts among its greatest strengths — and a major component of its excellence — the diversity of its faculty, students, and staff. The University of Maryland, College Park is committed to equal educational opportunity and strives to hire a diverse faculty and staff of exceptional achievement through affirmative actions, to celebrate diversity in all of its programs and activities, and to recruit and retain qualified graduate and undergraduate minority students.
Foundation year: 1856
Short name: Maryland CP
Type: Public
Students: 32140
Faculty: 3800
Faculty/Students Ratio: 8:1
Region: North America
Location: College Park, MD
