Join our diverse, vibrant community of talented Terps. We welcome top students from around the state, nation and world and strive to make a high-quality Maryland education affordable to all.

There is more to the University of Maryland than what you learn in the classroom. Whatever experience you're looking for to round out your education, you can find it here. And our proximity to Washington, D.C. means limitless opportunities.

The University of Maryland traces its history to 1856, when the General Assembly chartered a state agricultural school. The Maryland Agricultural College was established on ancestral land of the Piscataway tribe, which it purchased from a slaveholding farmer and agricultural education advocate, and three years later opened with 34 students.

As a premier research and land grant institution, the University of Maryland houses more than 230 graduate programs, enrolls nearly 11,000 graduate students, and confers approximately 2,800 degrees annually.

The University of Maryland has risen to No. 44 among national universities in 2025 rankings from U.S. News & World Report, its best-ever showing—and a 20-position leap since 2020.

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