University of Maryland

It is moderatly competitive for international students to get admission UMD. The University of Maryland acceptance rate is around 45%, which means that out of every 100 applicants, 45 are accepted. The admission rate of UMD College Park places it as the fourth-least accepted institution in Maryland. The Admissions Committee considers 26 unique factors as a part of the university’s holistic review process. In addition, test scores and transcripts, the university reviews your LORs, essays, short-answer responses and activities resume are also required. 

Courses in STEM field has also been ranked decently in the last 5 years. The Mathematics course was ranked at 35 position in 2022 according to ARWU Shanghai Rankings whereas Physics was positioned at 24th rank. QS World Ranking also placed Physics and Astronomy at 44 position in 2022.

University of Maryland has been ranked at 55 position by US News and World Report in 2022-2023 edition. It is one of the top public universities in US. Its Global MBA degree is placed at 111-120 position in 2023 by QS World Report. It has continuously been ranked among the best Business Schools of USA in the last five years according to Bloomberg. 

Indian students who are applying at University of Maryland must submit proof of English proficiency. Any one of these English proficiency tests is accepted:

When your admission decision is ready  Office of UG Admissions will send you a notification. If you are admitted to UMD you may also get a general welcome lettermail from the admissions office a few days later and if you complete the application by January you will obtain an email by early April. 

The University of Maryland has mentioned that the tuition fee for graduate programs for non-residents is USD 25,270 (INR 23.56L).

Also, a mandatory fee of USD 662 (INR 61.7K) will also be applicable. This fee will be above INR 23 lakh. 

(USD 1 = INR 93.27)

Application fee for the University of Maryland MS CS programme is USD 75 (INR 6.9K). Documents required to fill out the University of Maryland MS CS application are:

• Academic transcripts
• Statement of Purpose
• Evidence of English language proficiency
• 3LOR
• CV / Resume
• GRE (Optional)

(USD 1 = INR 93.29)

The University of Maryland MS in CS entry requirements are given below:

• An undergraduate degree is needed. The applicants must have achieved a cumulative 3.0 average for work done at the undergraduate level
• IELTS / TOEFL / PTE score
• GRE (Optional)

Minimum scores required in the University of Maryland MS in CS

Submission of GRE score is optional in order to take admission to the University of Maryland MS CS course. However, apart from this, the applicants must meet all the other entry requirements and submit all the necessary documents.

Some of the documents required to submit the University of Maryland MS CS application are given below -

• CV/resume
• Letters of recommendation
• Evidence of English language proficiency score
• Statement of purpose

The graduate programme of the Computer Science department of the University of Maryland is ranked among the top in the US and in the top 10 among public universities. Given below are the admission requirements guidelines for Indian students -

• MS in CS programme of the University of Maryland is of two years duration
• The research is expected