UVA vs UMD

Compare two rival schools - University of Virginia-Main Campus and University of Maryland-College Park with tuition and admission information where UVA is a four-years, public located in Charlottesville, VA and UMD is a four-years, public located in College Park, MD.

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

Both are four-years, public schools.
UVA has more expensive tuition & fees ($53,626) than UMD ($38,636).
It is harder to admit to UVA than UMD.
UVA has a higher submitted SAT score (1,440) than UMD (1,420).
UVA has higher submitted ACT score (34) than UMD (32).
UMD has more students with 40,709 students while UVA has 25,628 students.
UVA has more full-time faculties with 2,484 faculties while UMD has 1,849 full-time faculties.

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

Which school is more in your mind and would you like to go to?

UVAUMD

UVA	vs.	UMD
Charlottesville, Virginia	Location	College Park, Maryland
four-years, public	School Type	four-years, public
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$19,244 Out-Of-State$53,626	Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,955 Out-Of-State$38,636
48% ($20,125)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	51% ($10,156)
$20,125	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,156
27.35 %	Acceptance Rates	44.50 %
37.66 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	27.53 %
1,440	SAT Score	1,420
34	ACT Score	32
94 %	Graduation Rate	87 %
3 %	Transfer-out Rate	8 %
97 %	Retention Rate	95 %
25,628	Student Population	40,709
2,484	Number of Faculties	1,849
15 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Remedial Service, Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare