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About University of Maryland

University of Maryland Higlight

Year of establishment	1856
Also Known As	UMD
Size of Campus in acres	1339
Male/Female Ratio	0.89
UG/PG Course Ratio	2.06
Faculty/Student Ratio	18
Endowments Value	US Dollar 542 million
No.of Campuses	1
Yearly Hostel & Meals Expense	12324 USD

College Info

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The University of Maryland is a well-known public research university that is situated in College Park, Maryland. It was established in 1856 and is the centrepiece of the University System of Maryland. The university is the largest in the greater Washington, D.C., area. The university uses semesters as the basis for its academic calendar. The National Institutes of Standards and Technology, the Department of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍøland Security, NASA, and the National Institutes of Health provide funds for its research. A few of the departments held by the university are the college of arts and humanities, the college of natural and agricultural resources, and the college of behavioural and social sciences.

University of Maryland is listed as the 164th-best university worldwide in the 2023 QS World University Rankings. Some of the University of Maryland's top rankings from reputable rating agencies are listed below: ranked 59th among all national colleges by U.S. News and World Report and 93rd in the world by Times Higher Education in 2022.

It is one of the leading institutions in the state and the Washington metropolitan area, with more than 41,000 students attending from more than 50 states and 118 other nations. The 12 schools and colleges provide almost 200 degree programmes, including 92 undergraduate programmes, 107 master's programmes, and 83 doctoral programmes. Indian students enrolled in undergraduate programmes at the University of Maryland can expect to pay tuition per credit of 1.14 lakh INR. Graduate degrees cost 1.59 lakh Indian rupees per credit. The typical cost of living for international students ranges from 10 to 15 lakhs INR.

According to U.S. News & World Report, the admissions process is more selective. Only 12,637 of the 28,301 applications received for the 2019 class were accepted, and 3,937 students were admitted to the school. The institution started following the standards established by The Coalition for Affordability, Success, and Access for the top 130 private and public colleges in 2017–18. The admissions process became more difficult as College Park gained recognition and climbed to ninth place among the most elite public universities in the US.

The University of Maryland offers undergraduate, master's, doctoral, dual, and postgraduate certifications through its twelve colleges and schools of study. These academic institutions include the colleges of agriculture and natural resources, architecture, planning & preservation, arts & humanities, business, education, engineering, information studies, journalism, public health, and public policy.

It is a part of the Big Ten Conference, one of the oldest collegiate athletic conferences in the nation. From New Jersey to Nebraska, each of the 11 states has a major public university that belongs to the Big Ten Conference. The Committee of Institutional Cooperation, a group of academic institutions that includes the University of Chicago and the Big Ten colleges and whose members spent more than $10 billion on research in 2012, has accepted the University of Maryland as a member. The university employs teachers who have won Noble Prizes, which says a lot about the calibre of the education they offer to students.

In addition, the university is home to the Maryland Language Science Center, one of the largest groups of language scientists in North America, which has more than 200 academic members, graduate students, and researchers.

More than 377,000 graduates from different countries throughout the world call the university home. Raymond Davis Jr., a Nobel Prize recipient, Carl Bernstein, a journalist who covered the Watergate scandal and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, and Sergey Brin, a co-founder of Google, are just a few of the notable graduates.

Ranking Type	2023 Rank
QS World University Rankings	#164
THE World University Rankings	#104
U.S. News and World Report Rankings	#57
ARWU Rankings	#50

University of Maryland Tuition Fees

Courses	Duration	Tuition Fees
MBA (1 Courses)	21 month	USD 60590
Engineering (4 Courses)	4 year	USD 31579 - USD 33272
Information Technology (IT) (1 Courses)	1 year	USD 25272
Management (2 Courses)	4 year	USD 30700 - USD 31579

Admission Standards - Elite

SAT	1270/1480
ACT	30/34
Weighted GPA	4.36

Applications Accepted - 51% 

Applications Due	Nov 1, 2022
Applicant Competition	Average
Application Fee	$75

University of Maryland English Proficiency Test Requirements 

For admission to the University of Maryland, foreign students whose native tongue is not English must pass an English proficiency test. Conditional enrollments are also available for students who scored comparably lower on the exams.

Graduate students that fall under the category of Intensive English and English Bridge programmes have scores that fall below the norm. These students must sign up for intense and semi-intensive language courses at the Maryland Language Institute, respectively. The university's general English language requirements for graduate and undergraduate programmes are listed below.

Tests	Required Scores
IELTS	7
TOEFL	96
Duolingo	120
PTE	68

University of Maryland Annual Cost to Attend

Fee	Cost
Maryland Resident Tuition	$8,824
Books and Supplies	$1,250
Other Fees	$1,955
Room and Board	$13,256
Budget for Other Expenses	$2,522
Total One Year Cost	$27,807

Fee	Cost
Out of State Resident Tuition	$34,936
Books and Supplies	$1,250
Other Fees	$1,955
Room and Board	$13,256
Budget for Other Expenses	$2,522
Total One Year Cost	$53,919

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Average Accomodation & Food Costs in USA	USD 700 to 1000 Per Month
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