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Statement of Accreditation Status

University of Maryland, College Park

  • CEO: Dr. Darryll Pines, President
  • Accreditation Liaison Officer: Prof. William Reed
  • Commission Staff Liaison: Terence Peavy, Vice President
  • Carnegie Classification: Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Large » Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
  • Control: Public
  • Phase: Accredited
  • Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed
  • Accreditation Granted: 1921
  • Last Reaffirmation: June 25, 2020
  • Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2025-2026

Contact Information

Main Administration Building
College Park, MD 20742-0001

(301) 405-1000

  • December 29, 2025
    To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the relocation of the additional location from 655 West Lombard St., Baltimore, MD 21201 to 2424 Distillery Street, Baltimore, MD 21230 within the institution's scope of accreditation. To require immediate notification when instruction commences at the new location and of the date that instruction ceases at the former location by email to [email protected]. To note that written evidence of necessary approvals has been provided. To note the Commission may rescind this action if instruction does not commence within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2025-2026.
  • October 30, 2025
    To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at Nanjiing Normal University in the People's Republic of China that ceased operations on January 1, 2025. To remove the additional location from the institution's scope of accreditation. To note that the Commission reserves the right to rescind this action if any developments reveal additional information that might have affected the Commission's decision.
  • October 30, 2025
    To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at Conhue, Tu Liem Hanoi, Vietnam that ceased operations January 1, 2016. To remove the additional location from the institution's scope of accreditation. To note that the Commission reserves the right to rescind this action if any developments reveal additional information that might have affected the Commission's decision. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2025-2026.
  • February 28, 2025
    Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of October 15, 2024. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2025-2026.
  • November 21, 2024
    To acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of April 29, 2024. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2025-2026.
  • October 15, 2024
    Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to request a supplemental information report, due December 2, 2024, that provides additional information on Standard II: Ethics and Integrity and Standard IV: Support of the Student Experience. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2025-2026.
  • April 29, 2024
    Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to request a supplemental information report, due May 27, 2024, that provides additional information on Standard II: Ethics and Integrity and Standard IV: Support of the Student Experience. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2025-2026.
  • April 25, 2024
    To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at 121 Blake Road, Annapolis, MD 21402 that ceased operations effective December 20, 2018. To remove the additional location from the institution's scope of accreditation. To note that the Commission reserves the right to rescind this action if any developments reveal additional information that might have affected the Commission's decision.
  • April 25, 2024
    To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at 2 College Hill, Westminster, MD 21157 that ceased operations effective December 20, 2018. To remove the additional location from the institution's scope of accreditation. To note that the Commission reserves the right to rescind this action if any developments reveal additional information that might have affected the Commission's decision.
  • April 25, 2024
    To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration, Graduate School of Business, Plattenstrasse 14, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland that ceased operations effective December 20, 2018. To remove the additional location from the institution's scope of accreditation. To note that the Commission reserves the right to rescind this action if any developments reveal additional information that might have affected the Commission's decision.
  • Distance Education
    Approved to offer programs by this delivery method
  • Correspondence Education
    Not approved for this delivery method

Approved Credential Levels

The following represents credential levels included in the scope of the institution’s accreditation:

  • Postsecondary award (1-2 years) Included within the scope
  • Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
  • Post-baccalaureate Certificate Included within the scope
  • Master's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
  • Post-Master's Certificate Included within the scope
  • Doctor's Degree - Professional Practice Included within the scope
  • Doctor's Degree- Research/Scholarship Included within the scope
  • Main Campus
    University of Maryland, College Park
    Main Administration Building
    College Park, MD 20742-0001
  • Additional Location
    1400 16th Street
    1400 16th Street
    Washington, DC 20036
    Opened: 01/06/2014
  • Additional Location
    Argyle Middle School
    2400 Bel Pre Road
    Silver Spring, MD 20906
  • Additional Location
    Baltimore City Public Schools
    200 East North Avenue
    Baltimore, MD 21202
  • Additional Location
    Bollman Bridge Elementary School
    8200 Savage Guilford Road
    Jessup, MD 20794
  • Additional Location
    Connecticut Park Center
    12518 Greenly St
    Silver Spring, MD 20906
  • Additional Location
    Eleanor Roosevelt High School
    7601 Hanover Parkway
    Greenbelt, MD 20770
    Opened: 08/29/2001
  • Additional Location
    Frostburg State University
    101 Braddock Road
    Frostburg, MD 21532-2303
  • Additional Location
    Greenbelt Middle School
    6301 Breezewood Drive
    Greenbelt, MD 20770
    Opened: 03/03/2014
  • Additional Location
    Hoyer Family Center
    8908 Riggs Road
    Adelphi, MD 20783
  • Additional Location
    Magruder High School
    5639 Muncaster Mill Road
    Rockville, MD 20855
  • Additional Location
    North Lake Center
    15101 Bauer Drive
    Rockville, MD 20853
  • Additional Location
    Ramstein Air Force Base
    Unit 3242, APO,
    Ramstein, Meisenbach 09094-3242
    Opened: 01/25/2021
  • Additional Location
    Regional Higher Education Center
    312 Marshall Avenue
    Laurel, MD 20707
    Opened: 01/03/2011
  • Additional Location
    Richard Montgomery High School
    205 R. Montgomery Drive
    Rockville, MD 20852
  • Additional Location
    Ronald Reagan Building
    1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
    Washington, DC 20004
  • Additional Location
    Shady Grove Center
    9630 Gudelsky Drive
    Rockville, MD 20850
  • Additional Location
    Smith School - Distillery Street, Baltimore
    2424 Distillery Street
    Baltimore, MD 21230
    Opened: 01/26/2026
  • Additional Location
    Southern Maryland Higher Ed.
    44219 Airport Road
    California, MD 20619
  • Additional Location
    University of International Business and Economics
    People's Republic of China Chaoyang District of Beijing
    China
  • Additional Location
    University of Maryland Eastern Shore
    11868 Academic Oval
    Princess Anne, MD 21853
  • Additional Location
    Virginia Polytechnical Institute
    VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine Virginia Tech Duck Pond Drive (0442)
    Blacksburg, VA 24061
  • Other Instructional Site
    Bonnie F. Johns Educational Media Center
    8437 Landover Road
    Landover, MD 20785
  • Other Instructional Site
    Bryant Woods Elementary School
    5450 Blue Heron Ln
    Columbia, MD 21044
  • Other Instructional Site
    Buck Lodge Middle School
    2611 Buck Lodge Road
    Adelphi, MD 20783
  • Other Instructional Site
    Bureau of the Census
    4600 Silver Hill Road
    Washington, DC 20233
  • Other Instructional Site
    Cannon Design, Suite #1560,111 S. Calvert Street
    Suite #1560 111 S. Calvert Street
    Baltimore, MD 21202
  • Other Instructional Site
    Carver Staff Development Training Center
    2671 Carver Road
    Gambrills, MD 21054
  • Other Instructional Site
    Charles Carroll Middle School
    6130 Lamont Drive
    New Carrollton, MD 20784
  • Other Instructional Site
    Charles Flowers High School
    10001 Ardwick Ardmore Road
    Springdale, MD 20774
  • Other Instructional Site
    College of Southern Maryland, Prince Frederick campus
    115 J.W. Williams Road
    Prince Frederick, MD 20678-3709
  • Other Instructional Site
    Environmental Protection Agency
    1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
    Washington, DC 20460
  • Other Instructional Site
    High Point High School
    3601 Powder Mill Rd
    Beltsville, MD 20705
  • Other Instructional Site
    Highland Park Elementary School
    6501 Lowland Drive
    Landover, MD 20785
  • Other Instructional Site
    James Hubert Blake High School
    300 Norwood Road
    Silver Spring, MD 20905
  • Other Instructional Site
    John F. Kennedy High School
    1901 Randolph Rd
    Silver Spring, MD 20906
  • Other Instructional Site
    Judge S. Woods Elementary School
    3000 Church Street,
    Glenarden, MD 20706
  • Other Instructional Site
    Kensington Parkwood Elementary School
    4710 Saul Road
    Kensington, MD 20895
  • Other Instructional Site
    Martin Luther King Middle School
    4545 Ammendale Road
    Beltsville, MD 20705
  • Other Instructional Site
    Montgomery Blair High School
    51 University Blvd E
    Silver Spring, MD 220901
  • Other Instructional Site
    Montgomery County Public Schools
    45 W, Gude Drive
    Rockville, MD 20850
  • Other Instructional Site
    National Archives
    8601 Adelphi Road
    College Park, MD 20740
  • Other Instructional Site
    National Education Association
    1201 16th Street NW
    Washington, DC 20036-3290
  • Other Instructional Site
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
    1335 E W Hwy
    Silver Spring, MD 20910
  • Other Instructional Site
    Northwestern High School
    7000 Adelphi Road
    Hyattsville, MD 20782
  • Other Instructional Site
    Ramstein Middle School Unit 3240
    Box 455 APO AE 09094
    Germany
  • Other Instructional Site
    Samuel P. Massie Academy
    3301 Regency Pkwy
    Forestville, MD 20747
  • Other Instructional Site
    Science Applications International Corporation
    1710 SAIC Drive
    McLean, VA 22102
  • Other Instructional Site
    Severn Run High School
    8065 New Cut Road
    Servern, MD 21144
  • Other Instructional Site
    The Phillips Collection
    1600 21st Street NW
    Washington, DC 20009
  • Other Instructional Site
    University of Maryland at Crystal City
    241 S. 18th Street, Suite 305
    Arlington, VA 22202
  • Other Instructional Site
    University System of Maryland At Hagerstown
    32 W. Washington Street
    Hagerstown, MD 21740
  • Other Instructional Site
    Walker Mill Middle School
    800 Karen Blvd.
    Capitol Heights, MD 20743
  • Other Instructional Site
    Walt Whitman High School
    7100 Whittier Blvd
    Bethesda, MD 20817
  • Other Instructional Site
    Walter Johnson High School
    6400 Rock Spring Drive
    Bethesda, MD 20814
  • Other Instructional Site
    Wheaton Woods Elementary School
    4510 Faroe Place
    Rockville, MD 20853

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