Aerospace at Maryland

About

For more than 70 years, the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Maryland has fostered excellence in undergraduate and graduate education while advancing research that pushes the boundaries of aeronautical and astronautical engineering.

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Student divers in the Space System Lab's neutral buoyancy tank, the only facility of its size located on a university campus.

Quality Education

Aerospace engineering at Maryland is a top-tier nationally ranked program with numerous areas of study for undergraduate and graduate students with curricula that blends interdisciplinary and specialized courses to prepare students to be successful in industry, government, or academia. Graduates of our department are always in high demand and most students earn career experience through our robust internship program before completing their degrees.

Cutting-Edge Research

Active research programs in each area of study are supported by leading research centers and labs, including the Space Systems Lab, which houses the largest neutral buoyancy facility housed on a college campus, as well as the Alfred Gessow Rotorcraft Center, home to some of the leading rotorcraft researchers in the country.

Facts & Figures

Founded in 1949
21 tenured and tenure track faculty
Three National Academies members

Enrollment: 605 in Fall 2022
Degrees awarded: 140 in 2022
Percentage of female students: 17 percent in Fall 2022
Percentage of underrepresented minorities: 15 percent in Fall 2022
Two technical tracks (aeronautics and astronautics)

Enrollment: 122 in Fall 2022
Percentage of female students: 18 percent in Fall 2022
Percentage of underrepresented minorities: 13 percent in Fall 2022
Five technical divisions
Degrees awarded: 25 in Fall 2022

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Our Mission

Provide the highest quality education in state-of-the-art aerospace engineering principles and practices at undergraduate and advanced degree levels and through continuing education programs for practicing engineers
Conduct research that will significantly advance the state of knowledge in the aerospace sciences and technologies
Advance aerospace engineering practice and education through publications in the engineering and educational literature and through close relations with industry, government and other academia
Contribute to the advancement of the A. James Clark School of Engineering, the University of Maryland, and the state of Maryland