University of Maryland - College Park Business Programs

Located in College Park, Maryland, University of Maryland - College Park is a public institution. UMCP is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

University of Maryland - College Park Rankings

UMCP is ranked #71 out of 1,477 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. UMCP also holds the #3 spot on the Best Colleges in Maryland ranking.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

UMCP has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#16	Best Business Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#49	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#73	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UMCP.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#14	Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Best International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#17	Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Management Sciences & Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#30	Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#34	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#37	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#46	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UMCP has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#10	Best Marketing Schools	College Factual
#16	Best Finance & Financial Management Schools	College Factual
#22	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#26	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#35	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#82	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is University of Maryland - College Park?

Contact details for UMCP are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	College Park, MD 20742
Phone:	301-405-1000
Website:	www.umd.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/UnivofMaryland
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/UofMaryland

How Do I Get Into UMCP?

You can apply to UMCP online at: www.admissions.umd.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for UMCP

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UMCP?

UMCP has an acceptance rate of 51%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 48% of accepted students are men and 52% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 50%, and the acceptance rate for women is 51%.

Average Test Scores

About 77% of students accepted to UMCP submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 630 and 720. Math scores were between 640 and 760.

UMCP received ACT scores from 22% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 30 and 35. Math scores were between 27 and 33. Composite scores were between 30 and 34.

Can I Afford University of Maryland - College Park?

The overall average net price of UMCP is $42,537. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UMCP, approximately 27% of students took out student loans averaging $8,474 a year. That adds up to $33,896 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UMCP is 1.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Maryland - College Park Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 30,875 undergraduate students at UMCP, with 28,160 being full-time and 2,715 being part-time.

There are also 9,834 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 28,160 full-time undergraduates at UMCP, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Maryland - College Park students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	5,445
Black or African American	3,292
Hispanic or Latino	2,689
White	13,272
International Students	1,118
Other Races/Ethnicities	2,344

Geographic Diversity

Maryland students aren't the only ones who study at University of Maryland - College Park. At this time, 41 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 124 countries are represented at UMCP. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at University of Maryland - College Park

In 2019-2020, 37,981 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UMCP has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 13th most popular in Maryland for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UMCP Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Maryland - College Park was $10,779 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $36,891. The following table shows how UMCP is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	#3	#6
Business Statistics	#7	#11

Online Growth Rankings of UMCP

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Maryland - College Park was 582.2%. This is the #130 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UMCP regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UMCP ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UMCP.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Business Statistics	#1
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	#1
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#3
General Business Administration and Management	#34
Business Administration & Management	#46

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Maryland - College Park Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	92	403	0	495
Finance	0	384	47	0	431
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	0	367	44	3	414
Accounting	0	200	65	0	265
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	211	0	0	211
Business Statistics	0	0	185	0	185
Management Science	0	135	0	0	135
Supply Chain Management	0	113	0	0	113
General Economics	0	65	14	20	99
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	39	0	0	39
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	0	38	0	38
Agricultural Economics	0	35	0	1	36
General Business/Commerce	0	0	12	15	27
Applied & Professional Ethics	0	5	0	0	5
Organizational Leadership	3	0	0	0	3
Interior Design Management	0	0	0	0	0
Operations Management	0	0	0	0	0
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	0	0	0	0	0
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	0	0	0	0
Other Marketing	0	0	0	0	0
Real Estate	0	0	0	0	0
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	3	1,646	808	39	2,496

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.