UMD vs Duke University

Compare two rival schools - University of Maryland-College Park and Duke University with tuition and admission information where UMD is a four-years, public located in College Park, MD and Duke University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Durham, NC.

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

UMD is a public and Duke University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Duke University has more expensive tuition & fees ($60,244) than UMD ($38,636).
It is harder to admit to Duke University than UMD.
Duke University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,420) than UMD (1,420).
Duke University has higher submitted ACT score (32) than UMD (32).
UMD has more students with 40,709 students while Duke University has 16,172 students.
Duke University has more full-time faculties with 4,074 faculties while UMD has 1,849 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Maryland-College Park and Duke University.

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UMDDuke University

UMD	vs.	Duke University
College Park, Maryland	Location	Durham, North Carolina
four-years, public	School Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$10,955 Out-Of-State$38,636	Tuition & Fees	$60,244
51% ($10,156)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	58% ($48,351)
$10,156	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$48,351
44.50 %	Acceptance Rates	9.86 %
27.53 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	53.60 %
1,420	SAT Score	1,513
32	ACT Score	34
87 %	Graduation Rate	96 %
8 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
95 %	Retention Rate	97 %
40,709	Student Population	16,172
1,849	Number of Faculties	4,074
17 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	6 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Remedial Service, Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services