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University of Maryland-College Park Ranking Badges

UMCP earned 296 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 25 in the top 1%, 92 in the top 5%, 93 in the top 10% and 86 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 44 in Most Popular Online for General Engineering, a top 1% award.

Key facts

• Badges earned: 296 (2027 edition)
• In the top 1% / top 5%: 25 / 92
• Highest placement: #1 of 44, a top 1% award
• Fields of study with a badge: 25
• Placements this edition: 611
• Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has University of Maryland-College Park Earned?

University of Maryland-College Park holds 296 ranking badges across 25 fields of study, 117 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Explore our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	25
Top 5%	92
Top 10%	93
Top 15%	86
Total	296

What Is University of Maryland-College Park Known For?

University of Maryland-College Park is best known for Engineering: 22 of its 208 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Iranian & Persian Languages, Special Education and General Engineering. Its highest traditional-student placement is #1 of 3 in Most Popular for Iranian & Persian Languages.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Overall Best				✓
Overall Best (Middle Atlantic)				✓
Overall Best (Maryland)			✓
Best for the Money (Middle Atlantic)	✓
Male / Female Diversity			✓
Male / Female Diversity (Middle Atlantic)			✓
Male / Female Diversity (Maryland)				✓
Ethnic Diversity			✓
Ethnic Diversity (Middle Atlantic)			✓
Ethnic Diversity (Maryland)			✓
Most Popular				✓
Most Popular (Middle Atlantic)				✓
Most Popular (Maryland)			✓
Highest Paid Graduates (Middle Atlantic)	✓
Highest Paid Graduates (Maryland)	✓

Agriculture

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular		✓
Agricultural Economics
Top Ranked		✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Animal Science
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
General Agriculture
Top Ranked	✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Other Agriculture
Top Ranked		✓

Architecture/Urban Planning

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular		✓
Architectural Sciences
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Urban & Regional Planning
Top Ranked		✓

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Biochemistry & Biophysics
Most Popular	✓
Ecology & Systematics Biology
Most Popular	✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
General Biology
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
Best Value		✓
Most Popular		✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Accounting
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Business & Commerce
Top Ranked			✓
Business Administration & Management
Top Ranked			✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Finance & Financial Management
Top Ranked			✓
Best Value	✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
International Business
Top Ranked		✓
Best Value	✓
Management Sciences & Methods
Most Popular			✓
Marketing
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Real Estate
Top Ranked			✓

Communication & Journalism

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Communication & Media Studies
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Journalism
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓

Computer & Information Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular				✓
Computer Information Systems
Top Ranked		✓
Computer Science
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular				✓
Most Focused		✓
Computer Software Applications
Top Ranked			✓
Information Science
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular				✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Most Focused		✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Curriculum & Instruction
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular	✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Educational Administration
Top Ranked	✓
Special Education
Top Ranked				✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Teacher Education Grade Specific
Top Ranked				✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Teacher Education Subject Specific
Top Ranked			✓
Highest Paid Graduates				✓

Engineering

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Aeronautical Engineering
Most Popular	✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Agricultural Engineering
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Biomedical Engineering
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular	✓
Civil Engineering
Top Ranked		✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Computer Engineering
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular	✓
Electrical Engineering
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
General Engineering
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular				✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Most Focused		✓
Mechanical Engineering
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Other Engineering
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

English Language & Literature

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular		✓
General English Literature
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓

Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular		✓
Area Studies
Most Popular	✓
Ethnic Studies
Most Popular		✓

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Child Development & Family Studies
Top Ranked			✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular			✓
Iranian & Persian Languages
Most Popular				✓
Linguistics & Literature
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular	✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Romance Languages
Most Popular		✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Communication Sciences
Top Ranked		✓
Public Health
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular				✓
Most Focused	✓

History

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular			✓
History
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular			✓

Library Science

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Library & Information Science
Top Ranked		✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓

Mathematics & Statistics

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Applied Mathematics
Top Ranked	✓
Mathematics
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular				✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular			✓
Data Analytics.
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular	✓
Data Science.
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular	✓
Human Computer Interaction
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular	✓
Other Interdisciplinary Studies
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular			✓
Sustainability Science
Top Ranked		✓

Natural Resources & Conservation

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Natural Resource Management
Top Ranked		✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Natural Resources Conservation
Top Ranked		✓

Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Health & Physical Education
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓

Philosophy & Religious Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular			✓
Philosophy
Most Popular				✓

Physical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular			✓
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Most Popular	✓
Atmospheric Sciences
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular	✓
Chemistry
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular			✓
Geological & Earth Sciences
Top Ranked	✓
Physics
Most Popular			✓

Psychology

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Child Development & Psychology
Top Ranked		✓
General Psychology
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓

Public & Social Service

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular		✓
Public Policy
Most Popular			✓
Most Focused	✓

Social Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular				✓
Anthropology
Top Ranked		✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Criminology
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular				✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Economics
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular			✓
Geography & Cartography
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Political Science & Government
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Sociology
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓

Visual & Performing Arts

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Dance
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular	✓
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
Top Ranked			✓
Fine & Studio Arts
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Music
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓

How Does University of Maryland-College Park Rank in Athletics?

In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, University of Maryland-College Park earned 11 badges across 9 sports, 2 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #2 of 219 in Outdoor Track and Field.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Overall Athletics	✓

Men’s Sports

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Lacrosse		✓
Outdoor Track and Field				✓
Outdoor Track and Field (D1)			✓
Wrestling	✓

Women’s Sports

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Basketball		✓
Basketball (D1)	✓
Golf	✓
Golf (D1)	✓
Lacrosse		✓
Tennis	✓

How Does University of Maryland-College Park Rank for Online Students?

In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, University of Maryland-College Park earned 11 badges across 10 online programs, 9 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 44 in Most Popular Online for General Engineering.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular Online			✓

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
General Biology
Most Popular Online			✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Management Sciences & Methods
Most Popular Online			✓

Computer & Information Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Information Science
Most Popular Online			✓

Engineering

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
General Engineering
Most Popular Online				✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Public Health
Most Popular Online	✓

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Other Interdisciplinary Studies
Most Popular Online			✓

Public & Social Service

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Public Policy
Most Popular Online				✓

Social Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Criminology
Most Popular Online				✓
Economics
Most Popular Online			✓
Geography & Cartography
Most Popular Online		✓

How Does University of Maryland-College Park Rank for Veterans?

In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, University of Maryland-College Park earned 66 badges, 5 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #74 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best for Veterans			✓

Agriculture

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Agricultural Economics
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
General Agriculture
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Biochemistry & Biophysics
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Ecology & Systematics Biology
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
General Biology
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans			✓
Accounting
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Business & Commerce
Top Ranked Veterans			✓
Business Administration & Management
Top Ranked Veterans			✓
Finance & Financial Management
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
International Business
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Management Sciences & Methods
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Marketing
Top Ranked Veterans		✓

Communication & Journalism

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Communication & Media Studies
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Journalism
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

Computer & Information Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Computer Information Systems
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Computer Science
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Information Science
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Curriculum & Instruction
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Educational Administration
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Special Education
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Student Counseling
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Teacher Education Grade Specific
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Teacher Education Subject Specific
Top Ranked Veterans		✓

Engineering

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Mechanical Engineering
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

English Language & Literature

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
General English Literature
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Child Development & Family Studies
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans			✓
Communication Sciences
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Mental & Social Health Services
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Public Health
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

History

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
History
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Biological & Physical Science
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Human Computer Interaction
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Other Interdisciplinary Studies
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Sustainability Science
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Health & Physical Education
Top Ranked Veterans		✓

Psychology

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Child Development & Psychology
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Clinical Counseling Applied Psychology
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
General Psychology
Top Ranked Veterans		✓

Public & Social Service

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans		✓

Social Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Criminology
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Economics
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
International Relations & Security
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Political Science & Government
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Sociology
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

Visual & Performing Arts

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Drama & Theater Arts
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Fine & Studio Arts
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Music
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

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Notes and References

Each ranking here is based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. University of Maryland-College Park appears in 611 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.