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The Future Is Here

A lab for world-shaking research. A welcoming stage for artists and creators. A community for diverse perspectives and backgrounds. A campus where learning knows no bounds. The University of Maryland shakes up the status quo and stands as a force for good. Together, we lead Fearlessly Forward.

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Our Favorite Photos Captured Steady Progress, an Explosive Victory … and an Old (Green) Friend’s Visit

By The Numbers

By any measure, UMD stands among the preeminent universities in the country. We routinely appear at the top of rankings from U.S. News & World Report, Forbes, The Princeton Review and others. Our own counts—spanning facilities to faculty to Fulbright winners—make it even clearer: Maryland offers more. 

#12

among public universities

Forbes’ America’s Top Colleges

71

colleges, schools and programs ranked in the top 25 nationwide

2025 U.S. News & World Report

#7

among U.S. universities for undergraduate entrepreneurship 

The Princeton Review/Entrepreneurship magazine

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Admissions

Be a Terp!

Work and study among visionaries and innovators. Create the next world-changing technology or company. Tackle society’s grand challenges. Learn from top scholars and researchers. Join a community of inspiring students and faculty, all committed to doing good and shaking up the status quo.

Interested in becoming a University of Maryland student? This is where to start.

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A BOLD RESEARCH ENTERPRISE

UMD brings together world-class scientists and scholars in an unbeatable location near the nation's capital to discover and innovate. They're devising bold solutions to the grand challenges of our time, from heading off pandemics and developing clean energy technology to fighting societal inequities.

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Academics

With over 100 undergraduate majors across 12 schools and colleges, we have at least one to match your interests, or can help you design your own. UMD also has one of the nation’s biggest and most robust graduate enterprises, housing more than 230 master’s, doctoral and certificate programs. Beyond innovative and engaging courses, students have infinite opportunities to learn beyond the classroom.

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The Arts

At UMD, the arts, the humanities and the sciences intersect to address vital societal issues and shed new light on the human experience.

The Arts
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UMD has one of the nation’s most successful athletics programs: Terps have racked up 47 national championships overall and 49 conference titles over the past decade in the Big Ten. Fear the Turtle!

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UMD fosters a diverse, welcoming campus environment where Terps celebrate their differences, exchange ideas and strengthen connections to each other, along with our state, nation and world. 

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UMD inspires a culture of philanthropy and social innovation through courses, internships, mentoring and events. Every Terp has opportunities to create change and motivate others to improve our world.