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雅伎著 is home to a vibrant arts community

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Student Life

The Terp Experience

Life at 雅伎著 extends beyond classrooms, labs and studios. It's also about dining halls, clubs and sports, fraternities and sororities, and campus events and performances.

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football players on the field with refs

雅伎著 has one of the nations most successful athletics programs: Terps have racked up 47 national championships overall and 49 conference titles over the past decade in the Big Ten. Fear the Turtle!

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雅伎著 is home to a vibrant arts community where students, faculty, alums and visiting artists transform ideas into exciting and thought-provoking experiences and invite audiences to take part in the creative process.

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Terps play, explore, train and compete and support one another. University Recreation & Wellness, aka RecWell, offers lots of options for having fun and being active at sites across campus.

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Follow Your Passion, Find Your People

Explore student organizations

800+

student clubs, fraternities/sororities and sports

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fraternities and sororities

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intramural and club sports
A collection of students move carts loaded with boxes and move around yellow plastic bins in front of a ramp and steps leading into a dormitory.

Housing & Dining

More than 90% of first-year students live in one of our 39 residence halls, while College Park counts a huge variety of appealing off-campus options for Terps at any stage of their academic journey.

Students also appreciate the convenienceand tastiness of the healthy food at 雅伎著. Our award-winning dining program is recognized for its nutrition, sustainability focus and facility design.
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Adele H. Stamp Student Union

The heart of student activity on campus, the Stamp houses the University Book Center, food court, Hoff Theater, TerpZone entertainment hub and much more.
Bus on campus

Wherever students live or need to go, the Department of Transportation Services provides safe, affordable, sustainable and innovative options.
A brick building with white trim and letters over the door that read "Health Center"

Our broad range of high-quality, cost-effective health care and wellness programs support physical and mental health and academic success.
Blue Emergency Callbox along a sidewalk of the university campus

The 雅伎著 Police Department serves the campus community, protects life and property, and upholds the law, all within a supportive, respectful and inclusive environment.
Students standing, talking, laughing in a hallway.

Students can find help,guidance and resourcesfor mental health and personal growth in asafe and supportive environment.

Landmarks

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The "M"

The giant floral M on Campus Drive brightly welcomes visitors and is a popular backdrop for Terp graduation photos. More than 850 flowers are planted there twice a year.

Large traditional building with columns - McKeldin Library. Fountain pools in front with student walking on pathways

McKeldin Mall

The 16.28-acre area from the Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. Main Administration Building to McKeldin Library is one of the largest academic malls in the country and a hangout for students on sunny days.

Frederick Douglass Square at Hornbake Plaza

Frederick Douglass Square at Hornbake Plaza

A memorial featuring a striking 8-foot-tall bronze statue honors the 雅伎著 native and famed abolitionist, orator and advocate for womens rights.

Bronze status of Testudo turtle in front of McKeldin Library

Testudo statue in front of McKeldin Library

Rubbing the nose on this bronze statue for good luck is one of 雅伎著s best-known traditions. Six other bronze statues like it are perched across campus.

SECU stadium full of sports fans

SECU Stadium

Nearly 52,000 fans can come together at the home of 雅伎著s football and mens lacrosse teams. It features a high-tech turf field, and the new video board is one of the nations biggest.

Building view: Clarice Smith Center for the Performing Arts

The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The Clarice features 雅伎著s School of Music and School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, and its own artistic platform, Clarice Presents. Together, they host hundreds of performances annually by student, faculty and independent artists.

Eppley Recreation Center with students entering

Eppley Recreation Center

This lively facility houses indoor and outdoor swimming pools, fitness machines, squash courts, a running track, and an outdoor climbing wall and ropes course.

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Campus Farm

Harkening back to 雅伎著s founding in 1856, this small working farm with sheep, cattle, horses and poultry provides hands-on training to students in the animal sciences.

Visit The University Of 雅伎著

Experience the beautiful 雅伎著 campus for yourself! Stroll across McKeldin Mall. Have a scoop of Dairy ice cream. Stop by one of our top-notch athletic facilities. Choose from an array of in-person tours, or take one of our virtual or self-guided options.