The University of Maryland is a well-known public research university situated in college Park, Maryland. It is the Flagship University of the University System of Maryland that was established in 1856. It is the largest university in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The university follows a semester-based academic calendar. It receives research funding from the Department of Homeland Security, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the National Institutes of Health. The university houses many departments such as the College of Arts and Humanities, College of Natural and Agricultural Resources, and the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences.
It is amongst the renowned universities in both the metropolitan area of Washington and the state with over 41,000 students coming from over 50 states and 118 countries across the globe. The 12 schools and colleges offer about 200-degree programs out of which 92 are undergraduate programs, 107 are master’s program and 83 are doctoral programs.
The admissions are more selective as rated by U.S. News & World Report. As of the 2019 class, there were 28,301 applications and out of which only 12,637 applicants were admitted, and 3,937 students were enrolled in the university. From the beginning of 2017-18, the application process of the university was based on the format used by the top 130 private and public universities as presented by The Coalition for Affordability, Success, and Access. The admission process has become more selective as the College Park has gained prestige and became the ninth among the most selective public universities in the US.
It is part of the Big Ten Conference, one of the oldest collegiate athletic conferences in the United States. The Big Ten Conference includes the flagship public university in each of the 11 states from New Jersey to Nebraska. This membership also places the University of Maryland within the Committee of Institutional Cooperation, an academic group comprises of Big Ten universities and the University of Chicago, whose members generated more than $10 billion in research expenditure in the year 2012. The University faculty includes Noble prizewinners that are a clear indication of the quality of education offered to students.
Apart from this, the university has one of the largest communities of language scientists in North America that includes more than 200 faculty, graduate students, and researchers who together make the Maryland Language Science Center.
The university houses a family of over 377,000 alumni from various countries across the world. Some of the notable alumni are Co-founder of Google, Sergey Brin; Carl Bernstein, the journalist who covered the Watergate Scandal and won Pulitzer Prize for Public Service and Raymond Davis Jr., the Nobel Laureate.
M.S in Computer Science
- Duration - 1.5-2 Years
- Exams Accepted - GRE : Accepted, IELTS : 7
- Fees - INR 14.9 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
MS in Business Analytics
- Duration - 16 Months
- Exams Accepted - GMAT : Accepted, GRE : Accepted
- Fees - INR 26.1 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Full Time MBA
- Duration - 21 Months
- Exams Accepted - GMAT : Accepted, GRE : Accepted
- Fees - INR 41.9 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Duration - 1.5-2 Years
- Exams Accepted - GRE : Accepted, IELTS : 7
- Fees - INR 20.4 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Bachelor in Computer Science
- Duration - 4 Years
- Exams Accepted - SAT : Accepted, IELTS : Accepted
- Fees - INR 26.4 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
MS in Aerospace Engineering
- Duration - 1.5-2 Years
- Exams Accepted - GRE : Accepted, IELTS : 7
- Fees - INR 14.9 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Duration - 1.5-2 Years
- Exams Accepted - GRE : Accepted, IELTS : 7
- Fees - INR 14.9 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
MS in Mechanical Engineering
- Duration - 1.5-2 Years
- Exams Accepted - GRE : Accepted, IELTS : 7
- Fees - INR 14.9 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Master of Finance
- Duration - 1.5-2 Years
- Exams Accepted - GMAT : Accepted, GRE : Accepted
- Fees - INR 26.3 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
M.S in Materials science
- Duration - 1.5-2 Years
- Exams Accepted - GRE : Accepted, IELTS : 7
- Fees - INR 14.9 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering
- Duration - 4 Years
- Exams Accepted - SAT : Accepted, IELTS : 7
- Fees - INR 26.4 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Bachelor in Finance
- Duration - 4 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : Accepted, TOEFL : Accepted
- Fees - INR 26.4 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Master of Quantitative Finance
- Duration - 1.5-2 Years
- Exams Accepted - GMAT : Accepted, GRE : Accepted
- Fees - INR 26.3 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Bachelor in Marketing
- Duration - 4 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : Accepted, TOEFL : Accepted
- Fees - INR 26.4 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
MS in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Duration - 1.5-2 Years
- Exams Accepted - GRE : Accepted, IELTS : 7
- Fees - INR 14.9 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
MS in System Engineering
- Duration - 1.5-2 Years
- Exams Accepted - GRE : Accepted, IELTS : 7
- Fees - INR 14.9 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
B.S. in Electrical Engineering
- Duration - 4 Years
- Exams Accepted - SAT : Accepted, IELTS : 7
- Fees - INR 25.8 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
MS in Bioengineering
- Duration - 1.5-2 Years
- Exams Accepted - GRE : Accepted, IELTS : 7
- Fees - INR 14.9 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Bachelor of Science in Architecture
- Duration - 4 Years
- Exams Accepted - SAT : Accepted, IELTS : Accepted
- Fees - INR 26.4 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
B.S. in Bioengineering
- Duration - 4 Years
- Exams Accepted - SAT : Accepted, IELTS : Accepted
- Fees - INR 27 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Entry Criteria
| Courses | Exams |
|---|---|
| MS - 9 Courses | GRE - Accepted IELTS - 7 & Above TOEFL - 96-100 |
| MIM - 3 Courses | GRE - Accepted IELTS - 7 & Above TOEFL - 96-100 |
| BE/Btech - 5 Courses | SAT - Accepted IELTS - 7 & Above TOEFL - 95-100 |
| BBA - 2 Courses | SAT - Accepted IELTS - Accepted TOEFL - Accepted |
| MBA - 1 Course | GMAT - Accepted GRE - Accepted IELTS - 7 & Above |
Admission Requirement
| Documents | SOP - Needed for few courses LOR - Needed for all courses Essays - Needed for few courses CV - Needed for all courses Additional documents - Required |
|---|---|
| Application fees | USD 75 |
| Type of deadline | Depends on course |
| Intake Season & Deadlines | Fall - 1ˢᵗ Feb - 10ᵗʰ Mar 2021 |
Approximate Fees
| Courses | Duration | Tuition Fees |
|---|---|---|
| MS - 9 Courses | 18 - 24 Months | INR 14.9L - 20.4L USD 20,317 - 27,855 |
| MIM - 3 Courses | 1.3 - 2 Years | INR 26.1L - 26.3L USD 35,588 - 35,965 |
| BE/Btech - 5 Courses | 4 Years | INR 25.8L - 27L USD 35,216 - 36,891 |
| BBA - 2 Courses | 4 Years | INR 26.4L USD 36,072 |
| MBA - 1 Course | 21 Months | INR 41.9L USD 57,213 |
Placement
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Bank of America
Amazon.com
Deloitte
Intel
PepsiCo
Capital One
Target
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