Search by discipline, school, or person.

University of Maryland

The University of Maryland, College Park (commonly referred to as the University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, approximately from the northeast border of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1856, the university is the flagship institution of the University System of Maryland. The University of Maryland is the largest university in the state and the largest in the Washington metropolitan area, with a fall 2016 enrollment of more than 39,000 students, as well as over 100 undergraduate majors and 120 graduate programs. It is a member of the Association of American Universities and competes in intercollegiate athletics as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The University of Maryland has been labeled as one of the "Public Ivies," a publicly funded university considered as providing a quality of education comparable to those of the Ivy League.(source)

Images

Student Body

Admissions

Staff

Costs

Location

Influencers

David Simon (66.52)

Carl Bernstein (65.85)

Herman Daly (62.86)

Vladimir Tismăneanu (56.75)

Jayson Blair (54.99)

George Pelecanos (54.68)

David Mills (54.26)

Harry Stack Sullivan (52.25)

Richard Hofstadter (51.20)

Robert L. Forward (49.28)

Disciplines

anthropology (28.03) #280 (Worldwide) #144 (USA)

archeology (21.62) #236 (Worldwide) #102 (USA)

biological anthropology (18.86) #89 (Worldwide) #49 (USA)

cultural anthropology (18.84) #411 (Worldwide) #182 (USA)

ethnography (18.88) #555 (Worldwide) #231 (USA)

physical anthropology (18.84) #208 (Worldwide) #111 (USA)

biology (38.46) #98 (Worldwide) #37 (USA)

anatomy (22.81) #157 (Worldwide) #52 (USA)

biochemistry (31.27) #110 (Worldwide) #43 (USA)

bioinformatics (27.88) #17 (Worldwide) #10 (USA)

biotechnology (19.42) #142 (Worldwide) #60 (USA)

botany (28.42) #286 (Worldwide) #92 (USA)

cell biology (19.05) #277 (Worldwide) #114 (USA)

computational biology (20.69) #24 (Worldwide) #14 (USA)

developmental biology (18.86) #308 (Worldwide) #124 (USA)

ecology (34.92) #31 (Worldwide) #20 (USA)

endocrinology (20.90) #101 (Worldwide) #47 (USA)

evolutionary biology (19.82) #108 (Worldwide) #52 (USA)

genetics (23.69) #213 (Worldwide) #90 (USA)

histology (18.94) #330 (Worldwide) #136 (USA)

immunology (21.69) #177 (Worldwide) #75 (USA)

marine biology (26.94) #35 (Worldwide) #13 (USA)

mathematical biology (18.85) #79 (Worldwide) #29 (USA)

microbiology (24.82) #166 (Worldwide) #69 (USA)

molecular biology (20.49) #216 (Worldwide) #84 (USA)

neuroscience (22.91) #213 (Worldwide) #93 (USA)

origin of life (18.84) #173 (Worldwide) #80 (USA)

paleontology (20.05) #453 (Worldwide) #203 (USA)

parasitology (20.80) #181 (Worldwide) #51 (USA)

pathology (24.72) #148 (Worldwide) #54 (USA)

physiology (23.77) #172 (Worldwide) #63 (USA)

systematics (18.90) #28 (Worldwide) #20 (USA)

systems biology (18.85) #139 (Worldwide) #60 (USA)

virology (25.16) #89 (Worldwide) #45 (USA)

zoology (35.08) #127 (Worldwide) #41 (USA)

chemistry (38.24) #173 (Worldwide) #62 (USA)

analytical chemistry (18.85) #132 (Worldwide) #49 (USA)

chemical engineering (20.58) #236 (Worldwide) #103 (USA)

computational chemistry (18.84) #227 (Worldwide) #90 (USA)

environmental chemistry (18.85) #162 (Worldwide) #64 (USA)

geochemistry (19.00) #182 (Worldwide) #70 (USA)

inorganic chemistry (18.85) #186 (Worldwide) #73 (USA)

nanotechnology (18.84) #230 (Worldwide) #79 (USA)

organic chemistry (18.88) #217 (Worldwide) #88 (USA)

pharmacology (19.78) #325 (Worldwide) #117 (USA)

physical chemistry (20.02) #130 (Worldwide) #44 (USA)

polymer chemistry (18.86) #108 (Worldwide) #41 (USA)

quantum chemistry (18.84) #227 (Worldwide) #77 (USA)

radiochemistry (18.85) #159 (Worldwide) #57 (USA)

communication (18.88) #23 (Worldwide) #17 (USA)

journalism (61.52) #14 (Worldwide) #12 (USA)

public speaking (19.89) #156 (Worldwide) #97 (USA)

rhetoric (19.78) #95 (Worldwide) #61 (USA)

computer science (45.66) #41 (Worldwide) #28 (USA)

algorithms (18.89) #36 (Worldwide) #25 (USA)

artificial intelligence (24.12) #48 (Worldwide) #30 (USA)

big data (18.87) #44 (Worldwide) #31 (USA)

cloud computing (18.89) #32 (Worldwide) #24 (USA)

cognitive science (19.58) #79 (Worldwide) #45 (USA)

compilers (18.84) #190 (Worldwide) #108 (USA)

computational intelligence (18.88) #44 (Worldwide) #25 (USA)

computational linguistics (18.86) #194 (Worldwide) #81 (USA)

computational neuroscience (18.86) #75 (Worldwide) #40 (USA)

computational physics (18.88) #43 (Worldwide) #28 (USA)

computer architecture (18.86) #61 (Worldwide) #41 (USA)

computer engineering (18.89) #36 (Worldwide) #27 (USA)

computer graphics (18.88) #41 (Worldwide) #33 (USA)

database (18.87) #44 (Worldwide) #33 (USA)

data mining (18.90) #29 (Worldwide) #19 (USA)

data science (20.77) #14 (Worldwide) #12 (USA)

data structure (18.91) #25 (Worldwide) #20 (USA)

distributed computing (18.89) #36 (Worldwide) #21 (USA)

fuzzy logic (18.86) #44 (Worldwide) #28 (USA)

game development (25.73) #32 (Worldwide) #25 (USA)

human-computer interaction (19.11) #5 (Worldwide) #5 (USA)

informatics (18.87) #63 (Worldwide) #27 (USA)

information management (18.89) #36 (Worldwide) #23 (USA)

information security (18.87) #51 (Worldwide) #33 (USA)

information systems (18.87) #67 (Worldwide) #29 (USA)

information technology (18.87) #45 (Worldwide) #34 (USA)

information theory (18.85) #86 (Worldwide) #49 (USA)

internet of things (18.99) #9 (Worldwide) #6 (USA)

internet security (18.85) #115 (Worldwide) #77 (USA)

machine learning (18.87) #45 (Worldwide) #29 (USA)

networking (18.87) #40 (Worldwide) #33 (USA)

network security (18.85) #124 (Worldwide) #81 (USA)

neural networks (18.87) #51 (Worldwide) #26 (USA)

numerical analysis (18.85) #120 (Worldwide) #66 (USA)

object-oriented programming (18.84) #248 (Worldwide) #140 (USA)

operating systems (18.86) #61 (Worldwide) #46 (USA)

parallel computing (18.93) #18 (Worldwide) #15 (USA)

programming (27.99) #61 (Worldwide) #35 (USA)

quantum computing (18.87) #57 (Worldwide) #31 (USA)

software engineering (21.21) #69 (Worldwide) #39 (USA)

system administration (19.16) #74 (Worldwide) #46 (USA)

theoretical computer science (18.87) #58 (Worldwide) #28 (USA)

vlsi design (18.86) #60 (Worldwide) #30 (USA)

web development (20.45) #36 (Worldwide) #23 (USA)

criminal justice (18.95) #14 (Worldwide) #8 (USA)

criminology (35.69) #14 (Worldwide) #7 (USA)

earth sciences (19.35) #202 (Worldwide) #70 (USA)

atmospheric sciences (19.26) #85 (Worldwide) #54 (USA)

geodesy (19.60) #186 (Worldwide) #57 (USA)

geography (21.32) #352 (Worldwide) #109 (USA)

geophysics (23.61) #76 (Worldwide) #33 (USA)

glaciology (18.98) #184 (Worldwide) #65 (USA)

hydrology (20.86) #71 (Worldwide) #20 (USA)

meteorology (28.64) #80 (Worldwide) #36 (USA)

petrology (19.01) #120 (Worldwide) #42 (USA)

physical geography (18.84) #154 (Worldwide) #41 (USA)

soil science (19.42) #93 (Worldwide) #30 (USA)

tectonics (18.84) #259 (Worldwide) #97 (USA)

volcanology (19.43) #115 (Worldwide) #47 (USA)

economics (56.91) #34 (Worldwide) #20 (USA)

agricultural economics (19.15) #44 (Worldwide) #26 (USA)

austrian economics (18.85) #146 (Worldwide) #76 (USA)

behavioral economics (18.90) #37 (Worldwide) #20 (USA)

classical economics (18.89) #23 (Worldwide) #12 (USA)

consumer economics (18.86) #71 (Worldwide) #54 (USA)

econometrics (19.00) #97 (Worldwide) #49 (USA)

energy economics (19.03) #4 (Worldwide) #3 (USA)

environmental economics (19.13) #6 (Worldwide) #4 (USA)

feminist economics (18.86) #75 (Worldwide) #32 (USA)

financial economics (18.85) #127 (Worldwide) #68 (USA)

information economics (18.85) #118 (Worldwide) #50 (USA)

international economics (18.87) #39 (Worldwide) #23 (USA)

keynesian economics (18.86) #47 (Worldwide) #26 (USA)

labor economics (18.87) #47 (Worldwide) #33 (USA)

macroeconomics (18.86) #46 (Worldwide) #27 (USA)

managerial economics (18.85) #86 (Worldwide) #57 (USA)

marxian economics (18.88) #35 (Worldwide) #13 (USA)

mathematical economics (18.85) #110 (Worldwide) #45 (USA)

microeconomics (18.86) #64 (Worldwide) #31 (USA)

monetary economics (18.86) #56 (Worldwide) #30 (USA)

neoclassical economics (18.95) #16 (Worldwide) #7 (USA)

neuroeconomics (18.85) #66 (Worldwide) #33 (USA)

public finance (18.86) #54 (Worldwide) #27 (USA)

social choice theory (18.86) #71 (Worldwide) #32 (USA)

socialist economics (18.85) #119 (Worldwide) #39 (USA)

socioeconomics (18.92) #28 (Worldwide) #10 (USA)

welfare economics (18.88) #37 (Worldwide) #17 (USA)

engineering (50.40) #66 (Worldwide) #40 (USA)

aerospace engineering (26.27) #33 (Worldwide) #20 (USA)

applied physics (18.85) #153 (Worldwide) #79 (USA)

aviation (25.04) #182 (Worldwide) #99 (USA)

bioengineering (18.87) #55 (Worldwide) #43 (USA)

biomaterials (18.84) #218 (Worldwide) #110 (USA)

biomedical engineering (19.18) #154 (Worldwide) #87 (USA)

biomimetics (18.84) #103 (Worldwide) #54 (USA)

civil engineering (29.32) #69 (Worldwide) #37 (USA)

control theory (18.87) #47 (Worldwide) #23 (USA)

crystallography (18.97) #183 (Worldwide) #58 (USA)

cybernetics (20.45) #18 (Worldwide) #10 (USA)

earthquake engineering (18.85) #87 (Worldwide) #28 (USA)

electrical engineering (27.47) #76 (Worldwide) #45 (USA)

electronic engineering (18.87) #219 (Worldwide) #82 (USA)

environmental engineering (19.37) #63 (Worldwide) #49 (USA)

ergonomics (18.86) #48 (Worldwide) #30 (USA)

hydraulic engineering (18.95) #120 (Worldwide) #52 (USA)

industrial engineering (20.06) #96 (Worldwide) #57 (USA)

knowledge management (18.89) #41 (Worldwide) #26 (USA)

materials science (19.46) #151 (Worldwide) #73 (USA)

mechanical engineering (30.87) #45 (Worldwide) #27 (USA)

metallurgy (19.28) #415 (Worldwide) #145 (USA)

network science (18.84) #52 (Worldwide) #28 (USA)

nuclear engineering (18.96) #85 (Worldwide) #43 (USA)

photonics (18.87) #53 (Worldwide) #24 (USA)

power engineering (18.92) #21 (Worldwide) #9 (USA)

quality control (18.84) #268 (Worldwide) #130 (USA)

robotics (19.99) #39 (Worldwide) #23 (USA)

semiconductors (18.86) #104 (Worldwide) #55 (USA)

systems engineering (19.16) #66 (Worldwide) #49 (USA)

health (18.85) #204 (Worldwide) #91 (USA)

anesthesiology (19.36) #184 (Worldwide) #98 (USA)

dentistry (30.61) #57 (Worldwide) #41 (USA)

dermatology (19.05) #299 (Worldwide) #130 (USA)

gastroenterology (18.84) #326 (Worldwide) #149 (USA)

gynecology (22.07) #157 (Worldwide) #76 (USA)

hematology (18.84) #338 (Worldwide) #155 (USA)

hygiene (18.97) #172 (Worldwide) #75 (USA)

mental health (18.84) #172 (Worldwide) #88 (USA)

nephrology (18.84) #225 (Worldwide) #94 (USA)

neurology (19.30) #417 (Worldwide) #177 (USA)

neurosurgery (19.06) #328 (Worldwide) #148 (USA)

obstetrics (24.76) #87 (Worldwide) #25 (USA)

oncology (22.32) #115 (Worldwide) #61 (USA)

ophthalmology (18.99) #424 (Worldwide) #166 (USA)

orthodontics (19.16) #105 (Worldwide) #65 (USA)

orthopedic surgery (23.66) #17 (Worldwide) #7 (USA)

pediatrics (21.08) #222 (Worldwide) #123 (USA)

plastic surgery (18.94) #263 (Worldwide) #115 (USA)

public health (18.93) #213 (Worldwide) #110 (USA)

surgery (28.46) #269 (Worldwide) #114 (USA)

toxicology (19.27) #158 (Worldwide) #77 (USA)

urology (20.91) #92 (Worldwide) #43 (USA)

history (52.94) #82 (Worldwide) #27 (USA)

american history (18.88) #33 (Worldwide) #27 (USA)

ancient history (18.85) #136 (Worldwide) #27 (USA)

asian history (18.85) #90 (Worldwide) #33 (USA)

ecclesiastical history (18.84) #237 (Worldwide) #67 (USA)

economic history (20.91) #128 (Worldwide) #37 (USA)

environmental history (18.85) #84 (Worldwide) #44 (USA)

european history (19.90) #69 (Worldwide) #24 (USA)

intellectual history (18.87) #40 (Worldwide) #21 (USA)

medieval studies (19.62) #129 (Worldwide) #51 (USA)

modern history (24.03) #144 (Worldwide) #41 (USA)

political history (18.89) #25 (Worldwide) #9 (USA)

russian history (18.84) #277 (Worldwide) #104 (USA)

world history (18.85) #132 (Worldwide) #55 (USA)

law (47.51) #220 (Worldwide) #133 (USA)

administrative law (18.84) #252 (Worldwide) #122 (USA)

common law (18.85) #141 (Worldwide) #64 (USA)

constitutional law (18.84) #417 (Worldwide) #210 (USA)

corporate law (18.84) #433 (Worldwide) #268 (USA)

criminal law (18.84) #809 (Worldwide) #415 (USA)

environmental law (18.84) #383 (Worldwide) #237 (USA)

family law (18.84) #371 (Worldwide) #222 (USA)

international law (18.85) #179 (Worldwide) #69 (USA)

jurisprudence (19.62) #690 (Worldwide) #300 (USA)

tax law (18.85) #228 (Worldwide) #148 (USA)

literature (18.85) #169 (Worldwide) #71 (USA)

classical studies (20.50) #175 (Worldwide) #64 (USA)

etymology (18.91) #181 (Worldwide) #64 (USA)

grammar (19.63) #179 (Worldwide) #57 (USA)

literary criticism (26.81) #342 (Worldwide) #127 (USA)

literary theory (18.96) #510 (Worldwide) #196 (USA)

mythology (18.86) #181 (Worldwide) #82 (USA)

philology (22.99) #347 (Worldwide) #73 (USA)

writing (60.78) #117 (Worldwide) #63 (USA)

mathematics (43.25) #118 (Worldwide) #39 (USA)

algebra (18.86) #135 (Worldwide) #48 (USA)

algebraic geometry (18.85) #146 (Worldwide) #45 (USA)

algebraic topology (18.87) #46 (Worldwide) #19 (USA)

applied mathematics (18.85) #106 (Worldwide) #34 (USA)

chaos theory (18.88) #36 (Worldwide) #18 (USA)

combinatorics (18.84) #214 (Worldwide) #73 (USA)

complex analysis (18.85) #102 (Worldwide) #29 (USA)

complexity theory (18.85) #161 (Worldwide) #65 (USA)

differential equations (18.86) #82 (Worldwide) #24 (USA)

differential geometry (18.86) #87 (Worldwide) #28 (USA)

differential topology (18.90) #28 (Worldwide) #12 (USA)

field theory (18.85) #92 (Worldwide) #35 (USA)

functional analysis (18.86) #83 (Worldwide) #29 (USA)

game theory (18.85) #91 (Worldwide) #42 (USA)

geometry (18.90) #99 (Worldwide) #36 (USA)

graph theory (18.84) #316 (Worldwide) #107 (USA)

group theory (18.85) #117 (Worldwide) #39 (USA)

harmonic analysis (18.87) #51 (Worldwide) #22 (USA)

linear algebra (18.85) #113 (Worldwide) #43 (USA)

logic (19.03) #219 (Worldwide) #79 (USA)

mathematical finance (18.84) #197 (Worldwide) #75 (USA)

mathematical physics (18.85) #113 (Worldwide) #33 (USA)

measure theory (18.85) #105 (Worldwide) #31 (USA)

number theory (18.85) #96 (Worldwide) #32 (USA)

operations research (18.84) #217 (Worldwide) #80 (USA)

probability theory (18.85) #132 (Worldwide) #39 (USA)

real analysis (18.84) #324 (Worldwide) #111 (USA)

ring theory (18.85) #143 (Worldwide) #46 (USA)

set theory (18.84) #194 (Worldwide) #70 (USA)

statistics (26.17) #143 (Worldwide) #50 (USA)

systems analysis (18.88) #53 (Worldwide) #21 (USA)

topology (22.96) #68 (Worldwide) #29 (USA)

philosophy (36.65) #216 (Worldwide) #82 (USA)

aesthetics (18.85) #127 (Worldwide) #39 (USA)

analytic philosophy (18.91) #191 (Worldwide) #79 (USA)

anarchism (18.88) #305 (Worldwide) #114 (USA)

ancient philosophy (18.84) #260 (Worldwide) #107 (USA)

animal rights (19.21) #76 (Worldwide) #38 (USA)

applied ethics (18.86) #87 (Worldwide) #42 (USA)

aristotelianism (18.84) #270 (Worldwide) #94 (USA)

bioethics (18.84) #242 (Worldwide) #125 (USA)

consequentialism (18.85) #80 (Worldwide) #35 (USA)

continental philosophy (18.84) #267 (Worldwide) #107 (USA)

epistemology (19.05) #202 (Worldwide) #91 (USA)

ethics (19.26) #195 (Worldwide) #78 (USA)

feminist philosophy (18.90) #29 (Worldwide) #18 (USA)

libertarianism (18.84) #300 (Worldwide) #130 (USA)

marxism (18.84) #198 (Worldwide) #56 (USA)

mathematical logic (18.84) #225 (Worldwide) #74 (USA)

medieval philosophy (18.84) #303 (Worldwide) #126 (USA)

metaethics (18.87) #45 (Worldwide) #25 (USA)

metaphysics (18.86) #328 (Worldwide) #119 (USA)

modern philosophy (18.84) #283 (Worldwide) #100 (USA)

normative ethics (18.85) #135 (Worldwide) #62 (USA)

ontology (18.84) #372 (Worldwide) #131 (USA)

platonism (18.84) #398 (Worldwide) #148 (USA)

scholasticism (18.84) #616 (Worldwide) #249 (USA)

social philosophy (18.84) #222 (Worldwide) #82 (USA)

teleology (18.84) #294 (Worldwide) #121 (USA)

virtue ethics (18.87) #41 (Worldwide) #21 (USA)

physics (49.63) #57 (Worldwide) #19 (USA)

astronomy (40.76) #66 (Worldwide) #25 (USA)

astrophysics (30.86) #41 (Worldwide) #20 (USA)

biophysics (20.70) #107 (Worldwide) #33 (USA)

cosmology (20.22) #41 (Worldwide) #16 (USA)

nuclear physics (21.75) #145 (Worldwide) #42 (USA)

planetary science (19.13) #153 (Worldwide) #78 (USA)

political science (39.23) #63 (Worldwide) #31 (USA)

government (18.86) #67 (Worldwide) #34 (USA)

human rights (23.34) #253 (Worldwide) #83 (USA)

international affairs (18.87) #53 (Worldwide) #34 (USA)

policing (18.86) #65 (Worldwide) #42 (USA)

political economy (18.87) #56 (Worldwide) #27 (USA)

public policy (18.89) #29 (Worldwide) #23 (USA)

russian studies (18.85) #64 (Worldwide) #35 (USA)

social justice (18.87) #58 (Worldwide) #31 (USA)

psychology (44.35) #58 (Worldwide) #31 (USA)

abnormal psychology (18.84) #167 (Worldwide) #111 (USA)

applied psychology (18.84) #287 (Worldwide) #159 (USA)

behavioral neuroscience (18.84) #161 (Worldwide) #102 (USA)

clinical psychology (19.41) #120 (Worldwide) #81 (USA)

cognitive psychology (18.85) #110 (Worldwide) #69 (USA)

community psychology (18.86) #60 (Worldwide) #40 (USA)

counseling (18.91) #25 (Worldwide) #20 (USA)

developmental psychology (18.86) #82 (Worldwide) #56 (USA)

educational psychology (19.64) #84 (Worldwide) #52 (USA)

evolutionary psychology (18.84) #206 (Worldwide) #126 (USA)

experimental psychology (18.84) #229 (Worldwide) #121 (USA)

family therapy (19.04) #52 (Worldwide) #35 (USA)

humanistic psychology (18.88) #39 (Worldwide) #26 (USA)

industrial and organizational psychology (18.91) #33 (Worldwide) #24 (USA)

legal psychology (18.88) #49 (Worldwide) #24 (USA)

neuropsychology (18.84) #374 (Worldwide) #195 (USA)

parapsychology (19.84) #60 (Worldwide) #29 (USA)

personality psychology (18.84) #260 (Worldwide) #149 (USA)

positive psychology (18.84) #136 (Worldwide) #89 (USA)

psychoanalysis (31.67) #22 (Worldwide) #11 (USA)

psychometrics (18.84) #183 (Worldwide) #111 (USA)

psychophysics (18.84) #238 (Worldwide) #124 (USA)

social psychology (20.04) #64 (Worldwide) #39 (USA)

transpersonal psychology (18.84) #139 (Worldwide) #85 (USA)

religious studies (18.91) #489 (Worldwide) #267 (USA)

aramaic (18.85) #92 (Worldwide) #31 (USA)

biblical studies (20.71) #137 (Worldwide) #67 (USA)

jewish studies (19.62) #89 (Worldwide) #39 (USA)

ministry (18.84) #909 (Worldwide) #511 (USA)

textual criticism (18.84) #155 (Worldwide) #80 (USA)

theology (27.34) #439 (Worldwide) #230 (USA)

sociology (44.39) #57 (Worldwide) #31 (USA)

analytical sociology (18.87) #33 (Worldwide) #22 (USA)

applied sociology (18.85) #92 (Worldwide) #49 (USA)

conflict theory (18.85) #83 (Worldwide) #54 (USA)

cultural sociology (18.86) #81 (Worldwide) #40 (USA)

digital sociology (18.85) #100 (Worldwide) #52 (USA)

environmental sociology (18.85) #108 (Worldwide) #55 (USA)

ethnic studies (18.86) #57 (Worldwide) #36 (USA)

feminist sociology (18.85) #106 (Worldwide) #55 (USA)

gender studies (18.87) #58 (Worldwide) #35 (USA)

mathematical sociology (18.85) #108 (Worldwide) #60 (USA)

sexology (19.23) #126 (Worldwide) #64 (USA)

social engineering (18.86) #64 (Worldwide) #29 (USA)

sociobiology (18.87) #93 (Worldwide) #46 (USA)

women's studies (18.94) #17 (Worldwide) #10 (USA)

See: