Student Life
Housing & Dining
Home away from home
More than 90% of first-year students choose to live on campus, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get fully immersed in the Maryland community. On-campus Terps are near all that the University of Maryland has to offer: events, clubs, sports, leadership opportunities, UMD employment and much more. New experiences, meaningful memories and lifelong friends await!
A Peek Inside
Terps make their residence hall rooms their own.
Pyon-Chen Hall
North Campus
Denton Community
La Plata Hall - triple room
Living-Learning programs
Terps explore their passions, make connections with others and delve beyond what they learn in their majors in UMD’s 27 living-learning programs. We pioneered the concept, in which students with a similar interest live together in the same residence hall.
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dining halls
12
cafes
4
convenience shops
Dining
Maryland Dining operates dining halls, cafes, convenience shops, concession stands and a restaurant on campus. Terps can also enjoy popular franchises like Panera and Chik-fil-A in food courts. From vegan cuisine to comfort food, students can find a wide variety of delicious, healthy selections made fresh.
A housing database and lease-signing and security checklists are among the free resources offered by this office.
UMD’s recognized Greek-life organizations include 55+ social fraternities and sororities, 21 of which are culturally based.
Students, faculty and staff experiencing food insecurity are welcome to take what they need at the pantry, which also features a teaching kitchen.
Once made from the milk of campus cows, Maryland Dairy ice cream is a delicious century-old tradition. Popular custom flavors include Fear the Turtle and Kermit's Kiss.