Location: College Park, Maryland
Nearest major city: Washington, D.C., eight miles/13 kilometers from campus
1856: Maryland Agricultural College chartered
Flagship of the University System of Maryland
Colleges: 10 (enrolling undergraduates)
Majors: 90+
Student-to-teacher ratio: 18:1
Campus clubs and organizations: 800+
NCAA Division I teams: 20
Fall 2013 undergraduate enrollment: 26,658
76.6% Maryland residents
23.4% Non-Maryland residents
122 countries represented
Fall 2014 admitted freshman profile:
GPA: 4.18
SAT middle 50%: 1260-1410
ACT middle 50%: 28-32
Fall 2013 admitted transfer profile:
GPA: 3.44
Rankings
U.S. News & World Report (2014)
No. 21 among national public universities
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance (2014)
No. 1 among 30 best college values in the mid-Atlantic
No. 7 among 100 best values in public higher education for in-state students
No. 14 among 100 best values in public higher education for out-of-state students
Academic Ranking of World Universities (2013)
No. 38 in the world
Princeton Review Top 50 Schools for Entrepreneurship Programs (2014)
No. 15 among undergraduate programs
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