University of Maryland-College Park

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Maryland-College Park

University of Maryland-College Park operates as a public institution located in College Park, Maryland (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 30,760 students of which 32,717 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Maryland-College Park is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 44.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,473 and an ACT midpoint of 32. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,678, with published in-state tuition of $11,809 and a Pell grant recipient share of 19.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $19,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 88.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 96.2%. Graduates earn a median of $82,860 ten years after enrolling, compared with $67,785 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 712600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 78.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.