CONTACT & STATISTICS
THE DIAMONDBACK
The Diamondback 2015–2016
The University of Maryland’s Independent Student Newspaper. A publication of Maryland Media, Inc.
Address
3136 South Campus Dining Hall University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742
Contact
Business Hours
Online Edition
General Manager Arnie Applebaum
Office Manager Craig Mummey
Advertising Manager Victoria Checa
Email
[email protected] Phone 301.314.8000 Fax 301.314.8358
Staff
Editor in Chief Matt Schnabel
Represented nationally by:
Re:fuel 10 Abeel Road Cranbury, NJ 08512 • 609.655.8878
Monday–Friday 9:30am–4:30pm
www.dbknews.com
Campus Media Group Two Appletree Square, Suite 439 Bloomington, MN 55425 • 952.854.3100
$650 Million The amount spent each year by College Park’s students, faculty & staff every year
66%
21
47,007
The size of the University of Maryland market
The Average Age of University of MD students
68%
91%
University of MD students who are Commuters
University of MD students with a paid job The number of students, faculty & staff who read The Diamondback at least once a week
39% University of MD students planning to attend Grad School
36% 72%
University of MD students from Out-of-State
Amount of student income used for dining, drinks & snacks
What is The Diamondback?
The Diamondback is College Park’s only weekly paper and #1 source for news, sports, and entertainment. 9,000 papers are distributed FREE at 68 points on campus and 13 locations off-campus as well as online at dbknews.com. The Diamondback is continually being recognized for editorial excellence, including being named the #1 college newspaper in the country four times by the Society of Professional Journalists. The Diamondback was named the #2 college newspaper in the country in 2008.
Statistical Summary
Undergraduate students: 26,658. Graduate students: 10,614. Faculty: 4,410. Staff: 5,325. Total: 47,007