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Math & statistics at Maryland

Maryland graduates about 191 math & statistics majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 42nd of 697 schools we score for math & statistics, a standout program at 88 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 76 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 88% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $100,000 four years out, 1.43× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

88/100Standout#42 of 697 for math & statistics →
Graduates a year1912% of the class
Courses in the catalog76more than 88% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$100,0001.43× the same major nationally
Research in the field$5Ma year, NSF
Admit rate45%whole school
SAT middle 50%1360–1520whole school

Around Maryland

Laundry Day performing "FRIENDS" during a concert in August 2024
Laundry Day band in August 2024Photo: Leafy46 · CC0 · source
Photo of the Nyumburu Cultural Center
Nyumburu Cultural CenterPhoto: BethGuay · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Purple Line construction
Purple Line construction on UMD campusPhoto: CarmenEsparzaAmoux · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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McKeldin Library, UMD, 2023Photo: CarmenEsparzaAmoux · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where math & statistics happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Computer Science Instructional Center, Animal Science Service Building, Plant Science Building, Biosciences Research Building, Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering, Institute for Physical Science & Technology, Biomolecular Sciences, Physical Sciences Complex.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 109 · Dining 11 · Student housing 8 · Dorm 8 · Athletics 6 · Arts 4.

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Nearby in the math & statistics ranking

  1. University of Wisconsin–Madison 89
  2. Georgia Institute of Technology 89
  3. Stevens Institute of Technology 89
  4. California Institute of Technology 89
  5. University of Pennsylvania 88
  6. Georgetown University 88
  7. The Ohio State University 87
  8. Northeastern University 87

Other strong majors at Maryland

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Maryland with every school we score in math & statistics. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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