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University of Maryland-College Park Scholarships and Merit Aid

College Park, Maryland

8 scholarships University of Maryland-College Park publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.

30,246Undergraduates
45%Admit rate

Merit awarded on published numbers (2)

These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.

Frederick Douglass Scholarship

$0

Deadline the school lists
2025-03-01
Renewable
Yes, per the school
The award covers in-state tuition for four consecutive undergraduate semesters.academiccatalog.umd.edu (read 2026-05-21)

Maryland Transfer Scholarship

$5,000

Who it is for
In-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
partial-tuition awards ranging from $5,000 distributed equally over two semesters to $10,000 distributed equally over four consecutive semestersacademiccatalog.umd.edu (read 2026-05-21)

Awards that take an application (5)

The school publishes an amount for these, and also publishes that something beyond the admission file decides them.

Banneker/Key Scholarship

$0

Renewable
Yes, per the school
The partial Banneker/Key provides $8,000 for in-state students and $12,000 towards tuition for out-of-state students annually.honors.umd.edu (read 2026-05-21)

President's Scholarship

$0 to $20,000

Renewable
Yes, per the school
Up to $20,000 per year is offered to incoming freshmen.academiccatalog.umd.edu (read 2026-05-21)

Dean's Scholarship

$1,500

Renewable
Yes, per the school
Awards range from $1,500 for freshman year or $4,500 per year for freshmen and sophomore years.academiccatalog.umd.edu (read 2026-05-21)

President's Transfer Scholarship

$5,000

Renewable
Yes, per the school
a two-year, $5,000 per year scholarship for transfer studentsacademiccatalog.umd.edu (read 2026-05-21)

Creative and Performing Arts Scholarships

$0

Renewable
Yes, per the school
The scholarships cover in-state tuition and mandatory fees.academiccatalog.umd.edu (read 2026-05-21)

Department awards open to incoming freshmen (1)

Run by a college or department, and published as open to students entering as freshmen.

Benjamin T. Rome Scholarship

$0

Department
A. James Clark School of Engineering
Renewable
Yes, per the school
The Rome Scholarship covers all expenses (tuition and fees, room and board) plus a book allowance and a stipend.eng.umd.edu (read 2026-07-10)
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What University of Maryland-College Park costs

Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.

$32,408In-state, per year
$62,374Out-of-state, per year

Where University of Maryland-College Park lists its scholarships

Scholarship Universe (umd.scholarshipuniverse.com) — UMD-wide scholarship application platform; most college/departmental scholarships listed here are applied for through it, per college pages that say applications are 'available via Scholarship Universe.'

Where this came from

Every amount on this page was read off a University of Maryland-College Park page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.