University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD 20742-5025
http://www.maryland.edu
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Public institution |
| Year Founded | 1856 |
| Religious Affiliation | None |
| Undergrad Students | 25,373 |
| Endowment | 334,627,529 |
| Application Deadline | January 20 |
| Application Fee | 55 |
| Selectivity | More selective |
| Application Deadline | January 20 |
| Tuition | 7,906 in-state, 21,345 out-of-state |
| Room/Board | 8,562 |
| Services | |
|---|---|
| Associated Firms | Lockheed Martin; Booz Allen Hamilton; Northrop Grumman; Microsoft; Montgomery County Public Schools; Accenture; U. S. Navy; Teach for America. |
| Campus Safety | 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
| Career Services | co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
| Museums | Art gallery; performing arts center; architectural design/research center; Leadership Academy; aerospace buoyancy lab; model nuclear reactor; wind tunnel. |
| Basic Services | nonremedial tutoring, day care, health service, health insurance |
| Museums | Art gallery; performing arts center; architectural design/research center; Leadership Academy; aerospace buoyancy lab; model nuclear reactor; wind tunnel. |
| Periodical Subs | 33,477 |
| # of Books | 3,182,973 |
| Graduate Job Placement Statistics | |
| within 6 months | N/A |
| within one year | 63% |
| within two years | N/A |
| Campus Life | |
| Students in fraternities | 9% |
| Students in sororities | 11% |
| Campus Size | 1,250 acres |
| College housing offered | Yes |
| Students in college housing | 43% |
| College housing types | coed dorms (72%), women's dorms (1%), sorority housing (5%), fraternity housing (7%), apartment for single students (15%), special housing for disabled students, special housing for international students, other housing options |
| Popular Events | Art Attack; Union All Niter; New Resident Orientation; New Student Welcome; Midnight Madness; Pride Days; First Look Fair; Second Look Fair; Maryland Day; Greek Week; Cultural Explosion; Sadat Lecture; Hispanic Heritage Month; Black History Month; Women's History Month; Caribbean Student Association CariFest; Jewish Awareness Month; Hip Hop Conference; Iranian Student Foundation New Year's Celebration; Vietnamese Student Association Family Night; Graduate Student Appreciation Week; APA Heritage Month; SPAN Fest; Dance Marathon; Homecoming Week (parade, football game, Comedy Show, Pan-Hellenic Step Show). |
| Nearest Airport | Washington, D. C. (10), Baltimore, MD (25) |
| Nearest Train | New Carrollton, MD (transfer to Metro subway) (5) |
| Army ROTC | Offered on campus |
| Navy ROTC | Offered at cooperating institution (George Washington University) |
| Extracurricular | |
| Students activities | choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook |
| Number of Organizations | 535 |
| # of fraternities | 23 |
| # of sororities | 14 |
| Students in fraternities | 9% |
| Students in sororities | 11% |
| Student Papers | (Appears as submitted by school) Diamondback (daily); Eclipse (biweekly); The Black Explosion (biweekly); Mitzpeh (monthly); La Voz Latina (monthly); The Public Asian (monthly); The Maryland Cow Nipple (monthly); Terrapin Times (monthly) |
| Honor Societies | Alpha Chi Sigma (Chemistry); Alpha Epsilon (Agricultural Engineering); Alpha Epsilon Delta (Pre-Med); Alpha Epsilon Rho (Broadcast Journalism); Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology); Alpha Lambda Delta (Freshman Scholarship); Alpha Phi Sigma (Criminal Justice); Alpha Zeta (Agriculture); Beta Alpha Psi (Accounting); Beta Gamma Sigma (Business Management); Black Honors Caucus; Chi Epsilon (Civil Engineering); Delta Nu Alpha (Transportation); Delta Phi Alpha (German); Delta Sigma Pi (Business); Eta Beta Rho (Hebrew); Eta Kappa Nu (Electrical Engineering); Gamma Theta Upsilon (Geography); Golden Key Honor Society (Leadership/Scholarship); Kappa Delta Pi (Education); Kappa Tau Alpha (Jounalism); Lambda Pi Eta (Speech Communication); Mortar Board National Honor Society (Scholarship); National Society of Collegiate Scholars; Omega Chi Epsilon (Chemistry Engineering); Omega Rho (Business); Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics); Omicron Delta Kappa (Scholarship/Leadership); Order of Omega (Fraternity/Sorority Leadership); Phi Alpha Epsilon (Health/Human Resources); Phi Alpha Theta (History); Phi Beta Kappa (Scholarship); Phi Chi Theta (Business and Economics); Phi Eta Sigma (Freshman Scholarship); Phi Kappa Phi (Senior/Graduate Scholarship); Phi Sigma (Biology); Phi Sigma Pi (Scholarship/Leadership); Phi Sigma Iota (French/Italian); Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science); Phi Sigma Theta; Pi Tau Sigma (Mechnical Engineering); Psi Chi (Psychology); Primannum Honor Society; Sigma Alpha Omicron (Microbiology); Sigma Delta Chi (Journalism); Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish); Sigma Tau Delta (English); Tau Beta Pi (Engineering); Tau Beta Sigma. |
| Religious Organizations | (Appears as submitted by school) Adventist Campus Ministry; Agape Campus Christian Fellowship; Ahmadi Muslim Student Association (AMSA); Asian Baptist Student Koinonia; Baha'i Club; Bhagavad Gita Club; Campus Crusade for Christ; Catholic Student Association; CRC Youth for Christ; Chabad Jewish Student Association; Chesed; Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship; Christians on Campus; Disciples of Christ United Campus Ministry; Dynamic Disciples; Episcopal Angelica Terps; Heritage at the Park; Impact Ministry; Intervarsity Christian Fellowship; Jonah Liturgical Dance Ministry; Korean Bible Study; Korean Campus Ministry; Lutheran Student Association; Mandarin Student Fellowship; Manna Ministry; Maryland Christian Fellowship; Muslim Students' Association; Navigators; Pagan Student Union; Reformed University Fellowship; Search the Scriptures; South Asian Fellowship of Maryland; TC 180; The Impact Movement; The Life; The Purpose Driven Life Club; The Reform Jewish Community; University Bible Fellowship; World Carp; World Peace Buddhist Club. |
| International Organizations | (Appears as submitted by school) African Student Association; Anokha; Armenian Students Association; Asian American Student Union; Avirah; Bangladesh Student Association; Black Honors Caucus; Black Student Union; Bridges: A Literary and Multicultural Community at Maryland; Business Culture and Languages Organization; Caribbean Student Association; Chinese Culture Club; Chinese Student and Scholar Association; Chinese Student Association; Develop, Empower, and Synergize India (DESI); Ethiopian Students Association; Filipino Cultural Association; German Club; Greek Heritage Society; Hellenic Graduate Student Association (DIGENIS); Hindu Students Council; Hispanic Heritage Coalition; Humanities Society; Il Circolo Italiano; Indian Student Association; Interest Group of Maryland; International Cultural Exchange Society; Iranian Graduate Student Foundation; Iranian Students' Foundation; Jewish Student Union; Kappa Phi Lambda; Kedma; Korean Student Association; L. U. S. H. ; Latino Student Union; Le Cercle des Etudiants Francophones et Francophiles; Lebanese Student Organization; Maryland Ethnomusicology Collective; Multiracial and Biracial Student Association; Muslim Women of Maryland; NAACP; Native American Student Association; Organization of Arab Students; Pakistani Student Association; Portuguese Language Student Association; Pride Alliance; Russian Club; Spicmacay DC Chapter; Sri Lankan Association; Taal International Dance; Taiwanese American Student Association; Thai Student Association; The Underground Music Board; Traveling Terps; Turkish Students Association; Undergrounduates; Vietnamese Student Association. |
| Other Organizations | (Appears as submitted by school) Jazz, marching, pep, and symphonic bands; orchestra ensembles; choir, chorus; gospel and a cappella singing groups; dance groups; departmental and graduate student associations; art, theater, hobby and sports clubs; advocacy, community, and political action groups; social fraternities and sororities. Listings of student clubs and organizations: http: //stars. umd. edu/view_groups. asp. Fraternity & sorority listings: http: //www. union. umd. edu/greek_life. |
