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Latin Honors

Latin Honors afford recognition for academic excellence achieved over the duration of a student’s entire official undergraduate coursework at the University of Maryland. Summa cum laude, magna cum laude, and cum laude are the highest Latin Honors that the university bestows for sustained excellence in scholarship. They are awarded to the top 10% of all students graduating in each College or School.

  • Summa cum laude - the highest 2% of GPAs (from the specific College or School)
  • Magna cum laude - the next highest 3% of GPAs (after summa cum laude)
  • Cum laude - the next highest 5% of GPAs (after magna cum laude)

Latin Honors are officially annotated on the transcripts and diplomas of students who have graduated.

Because final semester grades are processed sometime after Commencement activities, identification of Latin Honors in the university's Commencement Ceremony Program are tentative and unofficial, pending the submission and calculation of all final grades for the semester of commencement.

Additional information on Latin Honors can be found in the  Academic Catalog.

Latin Honors Cutoffs for Fall 2024, Spring 2025, and Summer 2025 Graduating Classes

Summa 4.000 - 3.968
Magna 3.967 - 3.951
Cum Laude 3.950 - 3.900
Summa 4.000 - 3.942
Magna 3.941 - 3.877
Cum Laude 3.876 - 3.809
Summa 4.000 - 4.000
Magna 3.999 - 3.984
Cum Laude 3.983 - 3.900
Summa 4.000 - 4.000
Magna 3.999 - 3.985
Cum Laude 3.984 - 3.900
Summa 4.000 - 3.991
Magna 3.990 - 3.964
Cum Laude 3.963 - 3.900
Summa 4.000 - 4.000
Magna 3.999 - 3.982
Cum Laude 3.981 - 3.900
Summa 4.000 - 4.000
Magna 3.999 - 3.999
Cum Laude 3.998 - 3.900
Summa 4.000 - 3.985
Magna 3.984 - 3.957
Cum Laude 3.956 - 3.895
Summa 4.000 - 3.978
Magna 3.977 - 3.964
Cum Laude 3.963 - 3.900
Summa 4.000 - 3.992
Magna 3.991 - 3.970
Cum Laude 3.969 - 3.900
Summa 4.000 - 3.986
Magna 3.985 - 3.955
Cum Laude 3.954 - 3.900
Summa 4.000 - 4.000
Magna 3.999 - 3.997
Cum Laude 3.996 - 3.900
Summa 4.000 - 3.948
Magna 3.947 - 3.938
Cum Laude 3.937 - 3.900

Latin Honors for Prior Years

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