University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 10,747
Graduate Enrollment: 2,803
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Asian American/Native American/Pacific Islander institution
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Four-year, large, primarily residential
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full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 81.2%
Male/Female: 51% / 49% (2017)
First generation college students: 27.4% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 4.7% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.4% (2017)
Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 78.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 55.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 40.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 29.5% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 34.6%
Black: 21.2%
Hispanic: 9.0%
Asian: 23.4%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 5.4%
Non-resident alien: 4.4%
Unknown race: 1.8%
Black: 21.2%
Hispanic: 9.0%
Asian: 23.4%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 5.4%
Non-resident alien: 4.4%
Unknown race: 1.8%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $15,880
In-State tuition: $12,280Out-of-State tuition: $28,470
Estimated books and supplies: $1,600 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $12,600 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $3,166 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $14,736 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $3,166 (2022)
Average Family Income: $79,581 (2017)
Median Family Income: $46,405 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 28.4%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 28.5%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $19,500 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $207 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $324 |
| $30k-48k | $4,771 |
| $48k-75k | $10,298 |
| $75k-110k | $14,505 |
| $110k+ | $15,319 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 45%6-year graduation rate: 71%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 92.8% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $19,500 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $10,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $15,750 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $17,250 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 75.8% (2015) |
| @3 year | 77.8% (2017) |
| @5 year | 82.1% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 55.1% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 58.5% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $44,729 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $61,985 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 12 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 8 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Mechanical Engineering. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 78 | $21,750 | $207 | $32,586 ($2,716) | $48,306 ($4,026) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Area Studies. | 22 | $26,500 | $232 | $44,928 ($3,744) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 9 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Communication and Media Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 65 | $24,389 | $217 | $30,453 ($2,538) | $49,889 ($4,157) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Information Science/Studies. | 29 | $22,518 | $219 | $90,163 ($7,514) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Information Science/Studies. | 265 | $20,633 | $207 | $60,185 ($5,015) | $82,936 ($6,911) |
| Master's Degree | Information Science/Studies. | 124 | $466 | $92,958 ($7,747) | $114,259 ($9,522) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Information Science/Studies. | 9 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Science. | 202 | $20,000 | $207 | $77,943 ($6,495) | $95,052 ($7,921) |
| Master's Degree | Computer Science. | 62 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Computer Science. | 9 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Systems Engineering. | 7 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Systems Engineering. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 93 | $20,500 | $207 | $43,028 ($3,586) | $61,985 ($5,165) |
| Master's Degree | Education, General. | 48 | $233 | $57,735 ($4,811) | $57,178 ($4,765) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Curriculum and Instruction. | 24 | $81,502 ($6,792) | |||
| Master's Degree | Educational/Instructional Media Design. | 17 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Educational/Instructional Media Design. | 26 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | 31 | $59,804 ($4,984) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 64 | $21,570 | $217 | $59,022 ($4,919) | $85,876 ($7,156) |
| Master's Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 56 | $19,988 | $209 | $81,772 ($6,814) | $99,299 ($8,275) |
| Master's Degree | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 143 | $21,500 | $207 | $66,765 ($5,564) | $82,502 ($6,875) |
| Master's Degree | Engineering-Related Fields. | 32 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Engineering-Related Fields. | 3 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 35 | $18,500 | $204 | $27,009 ($2,251) | $50,731 ($4,228) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 5 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 50 | $19,500 | $188 | $29,872 ($2,489) | $44,605 ($3,717) |
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature/Letters, Other. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 344 | $20,000 | $196 | $30,502 ($2,542) | $53,673 ($4,473) |
| Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biology, General. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 45 | $19,250 | $207 | $32,160 ($2,680) | $52,755 ($4,396) |
| Master's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. | 9 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Biotechnology. | 9 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Public Administration. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 91 | $16,875 | $175 | $56,232 ($4,686) | $74,668 ($6,222) |
| Master's Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Statistics. | 15 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Statistics. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Statistics. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Gerontology. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International/Global Studies. | 27 | $20,258 | $216 | $45,635 ($3,803) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Classical and Ancient Studies. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 16 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 143 | $325 | $76,726 ($6,394) | $98,722 ($8,227) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 44 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Philosophy. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 16 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 17 | $16,750 | $178 | ||
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemistry. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 12 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Physics. | 10 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Physics. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 316 | $20,500 | $199 | $32,805 ($2,734) | $48,488 ($4,041) |
| Master's Degree | Research and Experimental Psychology. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Research and Experimental Psychology. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 15 | $64,229 ($5,352) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Public Policy Analysis. | 17 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Public Policy Analysis. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Work. | 113 | $22,500 | $204 | $35,352 ($2,946) | $52,571 ($4,381) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 153 | $21,920 | $212 | $49,589 ($4,132) | $68,275 ($5,690) |
| Master's Degree | Economics. | 4 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Geography and Cartography. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 85 | $22,000 | $207 | $37,238 ($3,103) | $57,577 ($4,798) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 37 | $24,250 | $212 | $34,500 ($2,875) | $47,327 ($3,944) |
| Master's Degree | Sociology. | 8 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Social Sciences, Other. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Dance. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 32 | $21,531 | $215 | $36,806 ($3,067) | $45,665 ($3,805) |
| Master's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 20 | $18,812 | $186 | $18,733 ($1,561) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 61 | $24,625 | $228 | $19,873 ($1,656) | $43,351 ($3,613) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 25 | $29,000 | $278 | $39,896 ($3,325) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Music. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 2 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 12 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 5 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 99 | $20,375 | $199 | $39,047 ($3,254) | $53,762 ($4,480) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 13 | $116,589 ($9,716) | |||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Accounting and Related Services. | 17 | $58,408 ($4,867) | |||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Human Resources Management and Services. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 58 | $21,285 | $208 | $33,999 ($2,833) | $47,859 ($3,988) |
| Master's Degree | History. | 10 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Computer Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 8 |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $97,884Full time faculty: 64%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 17.0
School's endowment start of year: $111,687,592 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $137,355,063 (2022)