As the flagship of the state's 13-campus university system, the University of Maryland counts 2,874 faculty members who teach 25,000 undergraduate students and nearly 10,000 graduate students.  There are more than 100 majors to choose from.  The University is now one of the nation's top 20 public research universities and an economic catalyst for the state.

"Our 150-year history projects a dramatic transformation of the University's mission and contributions.  It's quite a story," says University President C. D. Mote Jr. "It's time to celebrate this history and especially the University's contributions to the people and state of Maryland."
 
The University of Maryland was recently ranked ninth, its highest ranking ever, in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine’s 100 Best Values in Public Colleges.  Kiplinger’s reviewed more than 500 public four-year colleges and universities to decide which offered the best combination of “outstanding academics and an affordable price tag.”

College life is more than just classes and studying- it's also about learning to live in a diverse community.  With exciting close-knit residence communities where students and faculty interact, great services for students who choose to live off-campus, and an award-winning dining service.

Quick facts:

• Each year, the University of Maryland receives more than 25,000 applications for a fall freshman class of about 4,000
• The University of Maryland offers courses taught by top-notch faculty such as Thomas C. Schelling who won the 2005 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics for his work in game theory analysis, Dr John C. Mather who was awarded a Nobel Prize in 2006 in physics, and Gene Robert who is among seven other University faculty members who have received a Pulitzer Prize.
• With the Deep Impact project created at the University in conjunction with NASA, students and faculty are able to see inside a comet in outer space, 80 million miles from the earth.
• The University has won nine NCAA national football championships within the last 10 years, and are consistently ranked number one in the category "Students that Pack the Stadiums." 
• More than 10 per cent of the students who enrolled at the University of Maryland this year came from outside the United States, placing Maryland, for more than 15 years, among the top 20 U.S. universities serving international students. With more than 3,600 international students and 1,100 international faculty and scholars on campus, they have over 150 different countries represented in the University community.