Maryland Engineering at a glance

Number of Degrees Awarded in the Academic Year 2021-2022

  B.S. M.S. M.P.S. M.Eng. Ph.D.
Aerospace Engineering 140 11 - - 14
Bioengineering 95 - - - 9
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 63 5 - - 7
Civil and Environmental Engineering 120 12 - - 24
Electrical and Computer Engineering 229 50 - - 33
Fire Protection Engineering 48 11 - - -
Materials Science and Engineering 33 4 - - 9
Mechanical Engineering 360 27 - - 45
Institute for Systems Research - 10 - - -
Technology Entrepreneurship - - 25 - -
Maryland Applied Graduate Engineering - - - 178 -

Undergraduate Student Enrollment

Total fall 2022 freshman class: 757
Total undergraduate enrollment: 3,805
27.1% female, 16.7% underrepresented minorities, 28.9% other minorities

Graduate Student Enrollment

Total graduate enrollment: 1,940
24.5% female, 7.7% underrepresented minorities, 10.7% other minorities

Transfer Student Enrollment

Fall 2022 external transfer class: 123
Fall 2022 internal transfer class: 119

Information about the class of 2026 is as follows:

Total Enrollment

757

Average GPA

4.56

ACT Scores

  • Composite
    • 25th Percentile: 32
    • 75th Percentile: 34
  • Math Scores
    • 25th Percentile: 30
    • 75th Percentile: 34
  • Science Scores
    •  25th Percentile: 31
    •  75th Percentile: 35

New SAT Scores

  • Combined Math/Critical Reading SAT Scores
    • 25th Percentile: 1390
    • 75th Percentile: 1510
  • SAT Math Scores
    • 25th Percentile: 710
    • 75th Percentile: 780

Women and Underrepresented Racial Minorities (URMs)

  • 241 women (31.8%)
  • 131 URMs (17.3%)
  • 253 other minority (33.4%)

Honors College and College Park Scholars

  • 234 (30.9%) of all ENGR confirmed students enrolled in the Honors College
  • 129 students (17%) enrolled in College Park Scholars

The 206 faculty members at Maryland Engineering are nationally recognized and highly respected in their fields.

More than 100 faculty members are fellows of engineering professional societies, and more than 50 are recipients of National Science Foundation Early Career Awards.

Maryland Engineering has had 33 affiliated faculty elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

NAE Members

A full list including retired and deceased NAE members who taught at Maryland Engineering can be found on our National and International Faculty and Staff Awards and Honors page.

U.S. Graduate Programs

#21 Graduate Engineering
Specialties:
#15 Aerospace Engineering
#19 Electrical Engineering; #15 Computer Engineering
#19 Mechanical Engineering

U.S. Undergraduate Programs

#22 Undergraduate Engineering
Specialty:
#13 Aerospace Engineering

Online Programs

#12 Online Graduate Engineering Programs

Diversity Rankings for Maryland Engineering

#8 in bachelor's degrees issued to African American students
#5 in master's degrees issued to African American students
#9 in doctoral degrees issued to African American students

#50 in bachelor's degrees issued to Hispanic students
#55 in master's degrees issued to Hispanic students

Diverse Issues in Higher Education Top 100 Undergraduate & Graduate Degree Producers

Female Graduates Ranking for University of Maryland

#22 for female graduates
American Society for Engineering Education

Entrepreneurship Rankings for University of Maryland

#6 Undergraduate Program
#23 Graduate Program
Princeton Review's Top 50 Schools For Entrepreneurship Programs

*Data updated as of December 8, 2022


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