The University of Maryland (UMD) is consistently recognized as one of the preeminent public research universities in the United States.
Academics
Our Terps are fearless innovators, entrepreneurs, creators and doers. Our faculty includes Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, members of the national academies and scores of Fulbright scholars, making UMD a global leader in research, entrepreneurship and innovation.
Undergraduate Majors
Student to Faculty Ratio
Whether you have a major in mind already or are still discovering your interests, we encourage you to explore our academic programs and learn about UMD's 12 colleges and schools. You can pick one major, double major or even create your own!
Browse All Programs
All Terps can build an academic career that inspires their unique fearless ideas. Review majors, minors, certificate programs and more.
Get to Know UMD's Colleges & Schools
UMD is comprised of 12 colleges and schools, with more than 100 majors for undergraduates. Discover which of our colleges and schools inspire your fearless ideas and review their list of majors.
There is more to UMD than what you'll learn in the classroom. Explore some of the ways you can round out your education on campus and beyond.
Research
As soon as they step foot on campus, Terps can begin gaining deeper understanding of their academic field through faculty-mentored experiences that give UMD students authentic research skills to help advance their careers.
Internships
Earning an internship is a great way to get real-world experience and jumpstart your career. With plenty of internship opportunities on campus and across the Baltimore-D.C. region, academic advisors and internship coordinators can help you get hands-on professional experience in a supervised environment.
Education Abroad
A UMD education extends beyond the classroom, and it goes beyond borders. Our Education Abroad office facilitates international experiences for more than 1,800 undergraduates each year. You can study abroad for a year, semester, summer or winter and globalize your network, earn credit towards your degree and gain skills critical to your professional success.
Nothing connects students more than our highly regarded living-learning programs, where students with a common interest share residence halls, classrooms, faculty and friendships to dig deep into contemporary topics and get unique research experiences. Half of all first-year students find their niche in one of these programs.
Terps are Terps for life. They graduate from UMD more committed than ever to changing the world, whether by discovering technologies we rely on every day, tackling policy issues in our government, launching creative businesses and more. Take a look at who's #AlwaysATerp.
Founder and CEO, Under Armour
Co-anchor, CBS Morning Show
Creator, The Muppets
Journalist, Emmy winner
Medalist, Three-time Olympian
Co-founder, Oculus
Actor and Writer, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Creator, The Boondocks
Co-founder, Aurora Tights
Former President, Paramount Pictures, Fox Entertainment
Co-founder, Sirius XM
Founder and CEO, Beyond Meat
Two-time Academy Award winner
New York Times best-selling author, “Long Way Down” and “All American Boys”.
Author, Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Co-founder, Outback Steakhouse
The Undergraduate Catalog provides information pertaining to undergraduate academic programs, including course descriptions and program requirements, and sets forth the university's academic, registration and graduation policies and regulations.
Your career path doesn't have to be linear, and there may be options for you that you may not have considered. Learn more about your field and industry of interest on UMD's Career Center website.
