University of Maryland - College Park Teaching Programs

University of Maryland - College Park is a public institution situated in College Park, Maryland. The suburban atmosphere of College Park makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

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

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	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UMCP?

UMCP has a fairly low acceptance rate of 45%, which makes it more selective than most schools. Take time to make sure you submit all the requested materials and you prepare the application in full. You don't want to get denied right off the bat due to an incomplete application!

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 41%, and the acceptance rate for women is 48%.

Average Test Scores

About 53% 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 670 and 740. Math scores were between 690 and 780.

UMCP received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 31 and 35. Math scores were between 28 and 0. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UMCP, approximately 22% of students took out student loans averaging $8,722 a year. That adds up to $34,888 over four years for those students.

University of Maryland - College Park Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 30,922 undergraduate students at UMCP, with 28,425 being full-time and 2,497 being part-time.

There are also 10,350 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 28,425 full-time undergraduates at UMCP, 51% are male and 49% 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	5,841
Black or African American	3,263
Hispanic or Latino	2,807
White	12,929
International Students	1,034
Other Races/Ethnicities	2,551

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 2022-2023, 10,899 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 6th most popular in Maryland for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UMCP majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Curriculum & Instruction	9%

University of Maryland - College Park Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Curriculum & Instruction	0	35	149	3	187
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	27	30	57
Elementary Education	39	0	0	0	39
General Special Education	9	0	18	4	31
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	1	18	12	31
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching	26	0	0	0	26
Educational Statistics & Research Methods	0	15	6	1	22
Music Education	14	0	0	0	14
Secondary Education	10	0	0	0	10
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	8	0	0	0	8
Art Education	1	0	0	0	1
Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education	0	0	0	0	0
Other Educational Administration & Supervision	0	0	0	0	0
Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement	0	0	0	0	0
Learning Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
General Education	0	0	0	0	0
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	0	0	0	0
Agricultural Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
Distributive Education	0	0	0	0	0
English & Language Arts Education	0	0	0	0	0
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
Health Education	0	0	0	0	0
Mathematics Education	0	0	0	0	0
Modern Language Education	0	0	0	0	0
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	0	0	0	0	0
Science Education	0	0	0	0	0
Social Studies Education	0	0	0	0	0
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	0	0	0	0	0
Technical Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
Technology Education	0	0	0	0	0
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	107	51	218	50	426

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

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