College Park, MD 20742-5025
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1856
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 25,373
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $334,627,529
Admissions
Application Fee: $55
Application Deadline: January 20
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $7,906 in-state, 21,345 out-of-state
Room/Board: $8,562
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills, other
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control
Careers
Career Services Offered: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 63%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Lockheed Martin; Booz Allen Hamilton; Northrop Grumman; Microsoft; Montgomery County Public Schools; Accenture; U. S. Navy; Teach for America.
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 3,182,973
Number of current serial subscriptions: 33,477
Number of microforms: 5,736,084
Number of audiovisuals: 876,006
Number of ebooks: 129,825
Other library facilities: University library facilities inclued: McKeldin Library, Architecture Library, Art Library, Engineering and Physical Sciences Library (EPSL), Hornbake Library, Performing Arts Library, Shady Grove Library & Media Center (off-campus), White Memorial (Chemistry) Library; 1 departmental library – Lucille Maurer Leadership Library. Special collections: Archives and Manuscripts, containing Library of American Broadcasting, Historical Manuscripts, Literary Manuscripts, the National Public Broadcasting Archives, and the University Archives; East Asia Collection; Gordon W. Prange Collection (Allied Occupation of Japan Collection); Government Documents/Maps Unit; International Piano Archives at Maryland (IPAM); Maryland Room, including Marylandia and rare books; National Trust for Historic Preservation Library; Nonprint Media Services; S. L. and Eileen Shneiderman Collection of Yiddish Books; Special Collections in Performing Arts. Please see http://www.lib.umd.edu.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Art gallery; performing arts center; architectural design/research center; Leadership Academy; aerospace buoyancy lab; model nuclear reactor; wind tunnel.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 1,800
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 28
Classrooms: 645
Labs: 20
Other areas: 0
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 5,000
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 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)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 43%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 9%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 11%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 50%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 43%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – No
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: 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
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 1%
Doubles: 46%
Triples or Suites: 18%
Apartments: 35%
Other: 0%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 94
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 97%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 1,250 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Washington, D. C. (10), Baltimore, MD (25)
Nearest train station: New Carrollton, MD (transfer to Metro subway) (5)
Nearest bus station: Washington, D. C. (6)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 42%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 28%
Average undergraduate wage: 5,600
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Offered at cooperating institution (George Washington University)
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: honor code, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most 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).