University of Maryland, College Park
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of Maryland, College Park is a public research university in College Park, MD (suburb setting), with 30,608 undergraduates (49% women). It admitted 45% of 59,377 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1370–1520 on the SAT and 32–35 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $59,686 a year for out-of-state students and $30,885 in-state; aided first-year students paid $15,833 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 88% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in computer & information sciences, business, social sciences. The campus reported 0.86 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of Maryland, College Park ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,505 in-state · $40,306 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 61 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 103 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of Maryland, College Park
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of Maryland, College Park teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big Ten Conference | 32 | 4 over | 4 | $2M | $61,726 | 986 | |
| Baseball | Big Ten Conference | 38 | 4 over | 5 | $2.5M | $66,359 | 971 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big Ten Conference | 15 | at cap | 8 | $13M | $864,857 | 959 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big Ten Conference | 15 | at cap | 8 | $8.2M | $549,096 | 963 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big Ten Conference | — | — | 9 | — | — | 992 | |
| Field Hockey | Big Ten Conference | 27 | at cap | 4 | $2M | $72,590 | 989 | |
| Football | Big Ten Conference | 120 | 15 over | 1 | $36M | $295,855 | 956 | |
| Men's Golf | Big Ten Conference | 8 | room 1 | 2 | $764k | $95,513 | 969 | |
| Women's Golf | Big Ten Conference | 9 | at cap | 2 | $998k | $110,904 | 1000 | |
| Women's Gymnastics | Big Ten Conference | 23 | 3 over | 6 | $2M | $85,665 | 1000 | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Big Ten Conference | 50 | 2 over | 5 | $3.2M | $63,930 | 977 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Big Ten Conference | 34 | room 4 | 4 | $2.2M | $63,583 | 994 | |
| Men's Soccer | Big Ten Conference | 29 | 1 over | 4 | $2.9M | $98,701 | 962 | |
| Softball | Big Ten Conference | 20 | room 5 | 4 | $1.8M | $89,544 | 990 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big Ten Conference | 11 | 1 over | 2 | $1.3M | $114,983 | 992 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big Ten Conference | 25 | room 20 | 1 | $1.2M | $49,900 | 967 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big Ten Conference | 100 | 55 over | 9 | $2.2M | $21,602 | 989 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big Ten Conference | 18 | at cap | 4 | $2.4M | $134,267 | 989 | |
| Men's Wrestling | Big Ten Conference | 31 | 1 over | 1 | $1.9M | $62,884 | 952 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.