University of Maryland, College Park
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The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a
The University of Maryland's proximity to Washington, D.C., has resulted in many research partnerships with the federal government;[13] faculty receive research funding and institutional support from many agencies, such as the National Institutes of Health, NASA, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Security Agency, and the Department of Homeland Security.[14][15] It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity"[16] and has been labeled a "Public Ivy".[17]
In 2016, the University of Maryland, College Park and the University of Maryland, Baltimore formalized their strategic partnership after their collaboration aimed to create more innovative medical, scientific, and educational programs,[18] as well as greater research grants and joint faculty appointments than either campus has been able to accomplish on its own.[19][20][21] According to the National Science Foundation, the university spent a combined $1.14 billion on research and development in 2021, ranking it 17th among American universities.[22][23] As of 2021, the operating budget of the University of Maryland is approximately $2.2 billion.[24]
History
Early history
On March 6, 1856, the forerunner of today's University of Maryland was chartered as the Maryland Agricultural College.
Civil War
During the Civil War, Confederate soldiers under Brigadier General Bradley Tyler Johnson moved past the college on July 12, 1864, as part of Jubal Early's raid on Washington, D.C.[28] By the end of the war, financial problems forced the administrators to sell off 200 acres (81 ha) of land, and the continuing decline in enrollment sent the Maryland Agricultural College into bankruptcy. The campus was used as a boys' preparatory school for the next two years.[1]
The Maryland legislature assumed half ownership of the school in 1866. The college thus became, in part, a state institution. By October 1867, the school reopened with 11 students. In 1868, the former Confederate admiral Franklin Buchanan was appointed president of the school. Enrollment grew to 80 at the time of his resignation, and the school soon paid off its debt. In 1873, Samuel Jones, a former Confederate Major General, became president of the college.[29]
Twenty years later, the federally-funded Agricultural Experiment Station was established there. During this same period, state laws granted the college regulatory powers in several areas—including controlling farm disease, inspecting feed, establishing a state weather bureau and geological survey, and housing the forestry board.[1] Morrill Hall (the oldest instructional building still in use on campus) was built the following year.[1]
Great Fire of 1912
On November 29, 1912, a fire destroyed student housing, school records, and most of the academic buildings, leaving only Morrill Hall untouched. There were no injuries or fatalities, and all but two students returned to the university and insisted on classes continuing.[1] A new administration building was not built until the 1940s.[1]
20th century
The state took control of the school in 1916 and renamed it Maryland State College. That year, the first female students enrolled at the school. On April 9, 1920, the college became part of the existing University of Maryland, replacing St. John's College, Annapolis as the university's undergraduate campus.[30][31] In the same year, the graduate school on the College Park campus awarded its first Ph.D. degrees and the university's enrollment reached 500 students. In 1925 the university was accredited by the Association of American Universities.[1]
By the time the first black students enrolled at the university in 1951, enrollment had grown to nearly 10,000 students—4,000 of whom were women. Before 1951, many black students in Maryland were enrolled at the
In 1957, President Wilson H. Elkins pushed to increase the university's academic standards. His efforts resulted in creating one of the first Academic Probation Plans. The first year the plan went into effect, 1,550 students (18% of the total student body) faced expulsion.
On October 19, 1957, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom attended her first and only college football game at the University of Maryland after expressing interest in seeing a typically American sport during her first tour of the United States. The Maryland Terrapins beat the North Carolina Tar Heels 21 to 7 in the historical game now referred to as "The Queen's Game".[33]
Phi Beta Kappa established a chapter at The University of Maryland in 1964. In 1969, the university was elected to the Association of American Universities. The school continued to grow, and by the fall of 1985 reached an enrollment of 38,679.[1] Like many colleges during the Vietnam War, the university was the site of student protests and had curfews enforced by the National Guard.[34]
In a massive restructuring of the state's higher education system in 1988, the school was designated as the flagship campus of the newly formed
In 1994, the National Archives at College Park completed construction and opened on a parcel of land adjoining the campus donated by the University of Maryland, after lobbying by President William Kirwan and congressional leaders to foster academic collaboration between the institutions.[36][37]
21st century
In 2004, the university began constructing the 150-acre (61 ha) "M Square Research Park", which includes facilities affiliated with the
The university suffered multiple data breaches in 2014. The first resulted in the loss of over 300,000 student and faculty records.[40] A second data breach occurred several months later.[41] The second breach was investigated by the FBI and Secret Service and found to be done by David Helkowski.[42] Despite the attribution, no charges were filed. As a result of the data breaches, the university offered free credit protection for five years to the students and faculty affected.[43]
In 2012, the University of Maryland, College Park and the University of Maryland, Baltimore united under the MPowering the State initiative to leverage the strengths of both institutions.[44][45][46] The University of Maryland Strategic Partnership Act of 2016 officially formalized this partnership.[18][20][21]
The University of Maryland's University District Plan, developed in 2011 under President Wallace Loh and the College Park City Council, seeks to make the City of College Park a top 20 college town by 2020 by improving housing and development, transportation, public safety, local pre-K–12 education, and supporting sustainability projects.[47] As of 2018, the university is involved with over 30 projects and 1.5 million square feet of development as part of its Greater College Park Initiative, worth over $1 billion in public-private investments.[48]
In 2017, the university received a record-breaking donation of $219.5 million from the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation, ranking among the country's largest philanthropic gifts to a public university.[49][50]
In 2021, the university announced it had raised $1.5 billion in donations since 2018.[52]
Academics
Profile
As of 2023, The University of Maryland ranked #46 in National Universities and #19 in Top Public Schools in the United States. The University of Maryland offers 127 undergraduate degrees and 112 graduate degrees in thirteen colleges and schools:
- A. James Clark School of Engineering
- College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
- College of Arts and Humanities
- School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- School of Music
- College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
- College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences
- College of Education
- College of Information Studies
- Philip Merrill College of Journalism
- Robert H. Smith School of Business
- School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation
- School of Public Health (formerly the College of Health & Human Performance)
- School of Public Policy
- Office of Undergraduate Studies
- The Graduate School
Faculty
The university's faculty has included four
The university has many notable academics. Professor of mathematics,
Research
UMD is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".[16] In FY 2020, the university spent about 1.103 billion dollars in total R&D expenditures, ranking it 16th in the nation.[54]
On October 14, 2004, the university added 150 acres (61 ha) in an attempt to create the largest research park inside the Washington, D.C.
Many of the faculty members have funding from federal agencies such as the
The Space Systems Laboratory researches human-robotic interaction for astronautics applications and includes the only neutral buoyancy facility at a university.
The Joint Global Change Research Institute was formed in 2001 by the University of Maryland and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The institute focuses on multidisciplinary approaches to climate change research.
The
The
Living-Learning Programs
The university hosts "living-learning" programs (LLPs) that allow students with similar academic interests to live in the same residential community take specialized courses and perform research in those areas of expertise. These include CIVICUS, focused on politics and community service;[61] Hinman CEOs, an entrepreneurship program;[62] and the Language House, where students learning a shared target language live together.[63] Several LLPs exist under the university's Honors College, with focuses in topics including cybersecurity, entrepreneurship, and life sciences.[64] College Park Scholars is another LLP umbrella that includes programs in the arts, public health, and legal thought, among other things.[65]
Admissions
Undergraduate
Undergraduate admissions statistics | |
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2022 entering classChange vs. 2017 | |
Admit rate | 34.3 ( −10.2) |
Yield rate | 24.4 ( −3.1) |
Test scores middle 50%* | |
SAT Total | 1380-1520 (among 49% of FTFs) |
ACT Composite | 31-34 (among 8% of FTFs) |
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Admission to Maryland is rated "most selective" by U.S. News & World Report.[66][67] For the Class of 2026 (enrolled fall 2022), Maryland received 56,766 applications and accepted 19,451 (34.3%). Of those accepted, 4,742 enrolled, a yield rate (the percentage of accepted students who choose to attend the university) of 24.4%.[68] Maryland's freshman retention rate is 95.5%, with 88.3% going on to graduate within six years.[68]
Of the 34% of the incoming freshman class who submitted SAT scores; the middle 50 percent Composite scores were 1340–1490.[68] Of the 9% of enrolled freshmen in 2021 who submitted ACT scores; the middle 50 percent Composite score was between 30 and 34.[68]
The University of Maryland, College Park is a college sponsor of the National Merit Scholarship Program and sponsored 58 Merit Scholarship awards in 2020. In the 2020–2021 academic year, 69 freshman students were
2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
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Applicants | 56,766 | 50,306 | 32,211 | 32,987 | 33,461 | 33,907 |
Admits | 19,451 | 20,382 | 16,437 | 14,560 | 15,760 | 15,081 |
Admit rate | 34.3 | 40.5 | 51.1 | 44.1 | 47.1 | 44.5 |
Enrolled | 4,742 | 4,861 | 4,313 | 4,285 | 4,712 | 4,141 |
Yield rate | 24.4 | 23.8 | 26.2 | 29.4 | 30.0 | 27.5 |
ACT composite* (out of 36) |
31–34 (8%†) |
30–34 (9%†) |
29–34 (28%†) |
29–33 (31%†) |
28–33 (35%†) |
29–33 (45%†) |
SAT composite* (out of 1600) |
1380–1520 (49%†) |
1340–1490 (34%†) |
1290–1460 (84%†) |
1290–1460 (82%†) |
1290–1480 (81%†) |
1290–1470 (75%†) |
* middle 50% range † percentage of first-time freshmen who chose to submit |
In 2020, the university announced it was joining the
Rankings
Forbes[75] | 34 | |
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U.S. News & World Report[76] | 46 | |
Washington Monthly[77] | 65 | |
WSJ / College Pulse[78] | 75 | |
Global | ||
ARWU[79] | 50 | |
QS[80] | 169= | |
THE[81] | 114 | |
U.S. News & World Report[82] | 57 |
USNWR graduate school rankings[83] | |
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Biological Sciences | 62 |
Business | 44 |
Chemistry | 41 |
Clinical Psychology | 33 |
Computer Science | 16 |
Criminology | 1 |
Earth Sciences | 28 |
Economics | 21 |
Education | 27 |
Engineering | 20 |
English | 30 |
Fine Arts | 110 |
History | 27 |
Library & Information Studies | 8 |
Mathematics | 22 |
Physics | 14 |
Political Science | 29 |
Psychology | 39 |
Public Affairs | 32 |
Public Health | 32 |
Sociology | 24 |
Speech–Language Pathology | 16 |
The university is tied for 46th in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report rankings of "National Universities" across the United States, and it is ranked tied for 19th nationally among public universities.[84] The Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked Maryland as 43rd in the world in 2015. The 2017–2018 Times Higher Education World University Rankings placed Maryland 69th worldwide. The 2016/17 QS World University Rankings ranked Maryland 131st worldwide.
The university was ranked among
For the fourth consecutive year in 2015, the university was ranked 1st in the U.S. for the number of
In 2017, the University of Maryland was ranked among the top 50 universities in the 2018
In 2021, the university was ranked among the top 10 universities in The Princeton Review's annual survey of the Top Schools for Innovation & Entrepreneurship; this was the sixth consecutive such ranking.[95][96]
Campus
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The university's campus is noted for its red-brick
There are also nearly 400 acres (1.6 km2) of
McKeldin Mall serves as the center of campus. On the east and west of McKeldin Mall lies the Thomas V. Miller, Jr. Administration Building and
Another thoroughfare, Regents Drive, runs perpendicular to McKeldin Mall and is home to the
The Rossborough Inn, which, was built during the years 1798 to 1812, is the oldest building on campus (and is older than the university itself).[107] There are five regularly used entrances to campus; the main entrance, off of Baltimore Avenue and onto Campus Drive, is referred to as North Gate and features the Gatehouse, an ornate gateway honoring the university's founders.[108] The 140-acre (57 ha), 18-hole University of Maryland Golf Course sits at the northern edge of campus, as does the Observatory.
An Office of Sustainability was created in the summer of 2007 after University President
Student life
Race and ethnicity[112] | Total | ||
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White | 47% | ||
Asian | 19% | ||
Black | 12% | ||
Hispanic | 10% | ||
Other[a] | 8% | ||
Foreign national | 4% | ||
Economic diversity | |||
Low-income[b] | 14% | ||
Affluent[c] | 86% |
Residential life
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There are two main residential areas on campus, North Campus and South Campus, further divided into seven residential communities. North Campus is made up of Cambridge Community (which consists of five residence halls and houses the College Park Scholars program), Denton Community (which currently consists of four halls, including Oakland Hall, which opened in the fall semester of 2011), and Ellicott Community (consisting of three halls). The new Heritage community features two new halls for students (Pyon-Chen Hall and Johnson-Whittle Hall) and a new dining hall. Pyon-Chen opened in 2021[113] and Johnson-Whittle opened in 2022.
South Campus includes the North Hill Community, made up of nine
Dining
There are three dining halls on campus. In addition, a food court in the Stamp Student Union provides many fast food dining options for the university community.[114][115] The university's newest dining facility, Yahentamitsi Dining Hall, is the first building on campus named in honor of Indigenous people. The word “Yahentamitsi” means A Place to Go to Eat in the native Algonquian language.[116]
Transportation
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Approximately 15% of men and 20% of women in Maryland's undergraduate student body are involved in fraternities and sororities.[134]
Athletics
Basketball and football
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Men's basketball is the most popular sport at the university.[143] Long-time head coach Lefty Driesell began the now nationwide tradition of "Midnight Madness" in 1971.[144] Beginning in 1989, alumnus Gary Williams revived the program, which was struggling in the wake of Len Bias's death and NCAA rules infractions. Williams led Maryland basketball to national prominence with two Final Four appearances, and in 2002, a national championship. On February 7, 2006, Williams won his 349th game to surpass Driesell and became Maryland's all-time leader among basketball coaches. Mark Turgeon became head coach in 2011. Maryland football is also popular at the university.[143] The Terrapins were awarded the national championship by the wire services in 1953, and 1951, by several retroactive selectors. Women's basketball has become one of the most celebrated sports on campus, due to significant success in the Brenda Frese era. After experiencing a period of national prominence under head coach, Chris Weller in the 1980s, including a pair of trips to the Final Four in 1982 and 1989, the Maryland Terrapins reached their full potential in 2006, winning the NCAA national championship. In the ACC, Maryland was regularly a threat to win regular season and conference tournament championships, doing so on five and ten occasions, respectively. Since joining the Big Ten in the 2014–2015 season, Maryland has featured in every Big Ten Tournament Championship game (as of 2021), winning five titles, and has won six of seven regular season championships.
Lacrosse
Soccer
The
Field hockey
The
Marching band
The Mighty Sound of Maryland marching band attends all home football games and provides pre-game performances.[155] During basketball season, the marching band provides music in the stands.[156]
Notable alumni
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Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google
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House Majority Leaderand U.S. Representative
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Carl Bernstein, investigative journalist
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Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets characters
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Gayle King, broadcast journalist for CBS News
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Eric Swalwell, U.S. Representative
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Boomer Esiason, sports analyst and former NFL quarterback
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Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard
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Juan Dixon, basketball player
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Charles Schultze, 11th Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers
Notable alumni include House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer;[157] Google co-founder Sergey Brin;[158] The Muppets creator Jim Henson;[159] The Wire creator David Simon;[160] former NFL Quarterback Norman "Boomer" Esiason; CBS host Gayle King; journalist Connie Chung; and Seinfeld co-creator and Curb Your Enthusiasm creator Larry David.[161] Prominent alumni in business include Ed Snider, former chairman of Comcast Spectacor and former owner of the Philadelphia Flyers; journalist Jim Walton, former president and CEO of CNN; Kevin Plank, founder and executive chairman of the athletic apparel company Under Armour; Chris Kubasik, former president of Lockheed Martin; and Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard. Journalist Carl Bernstein, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for his coverage of the Watergate scandal, attended the university but did not graduate.
Attendees within the fields of science and mathematics are Nobel laureates
Several donors have distinguished themselves for their sizable gifts to the university. Businessman
See also
Explanatory notes
- ^ Other consists of Multiracial Americans & those who prefer not to say.
- Pell grantintended for low-income students.
- ^ The percentage of students who are a part of the American middle class at the bare minimum.
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