University of Maryland at College Park Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 91% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 30% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 30% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 26% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.7 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• English
• criminal justice/criminology
• accounting

Policies

Probation Policy

The minimum GPA required for all students to remain off probation during their entire college tenure is:

• Freshmen: 2.00
• Sophomore: 2.00
• Junior: 2.00
• Senior: 2.00

Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar System:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• 2 summer session(s) that consist of 6 weeks.
• Summer sessions begin first week of June.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in June, July, and August.

• 35% continue within one year.

• Law School: 2%
• Medical School: 2%
• Dental School: 1%
• Graduate Business Programs: 2%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 14%
• Other: 2%

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• Big Six accounting firms, IBM, Westinghouse, NIH, federal government.

• Robert Brawer, president, Maidenform; Connie Chung, newscaster, CBS News; Herbert Hauptman, Nobel Prize-winning physicist; Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets; Boomer Esiason, quarterback, New York Jets; Tom McMillen and Steny Hoyer, U.S. congressmen; Allen Kroe, vice chair, Texaco; James McGroddy, research director, IBM; Tony and Bea Scott, producers of "Baywatch."