University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 2,200,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,580 (49%)
Days Without Precipitation 250 (58%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 500 (5%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 9,816
Men / Women 54% / 46%
From State 92%
From Region 1%
Athletes 352 (3.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 28%
Black 25%
Asian 24%
Hispanic 10%
Mixed 6%
International 5%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
University of Maryland, Baltimore County 2,358 52% 33% 23% 21% 9% 5% $79,548 71 +0.01 84 95%
Chemical Engineering 35 — 69% 46% 6% 20% 3% 17% $103,196 41 -0.24 96 98% — — — —
Computer Engineering 42 — 90% 38% 29% 17% 5% 2% $116,821 61 -0.01 99 93% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 105 — 84% 48% 12% 10% 12% 6% $94,356 26 -0.61 93 98% — — — —
Computer Science 321 — 82% 37% 27% 14% 7% 6% $117,036 46 -0.23 99 97% — — — —
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management 70 +1 64% 20% 31% 26% 9% 6% $84,127 22 -0.69 88 96% — — — —
Information Systems 257 +1 71% 22% 36% 26% 5% 5% $100,462 64 +0.11 96 96% — — — —
Chemistry 10 — 40% 60% 10% 20% 0% 0% $70,868 51 -0.07 75 100% — — — —
Mathematics 45 +3 78% 44% 11% 20% 4% 4% $94,451 77 +0.34 93 97% — — — —
Physics 12 — 83% 75% 8% 0% 8% 8% $87,602 67 +0.29 90 — — — — —
Statistics 14 — 57% 36% 43% 14% 7% 0% $97,255 40 -0.36 94 — — — — —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 68 — 44% 38% 24% 15% 9% 7% $70,512 47 -0.09 74 96% — — — —
Bioinformatics 16 — 44% 19% 31% 6% 19% 12% $71,058 50 -0.04 75 — — — — —
Biology 287 +3 33% 22% 37% 23% 7% 6% $73,265 84 +0.79 78 93% — — — —
Biotechnology 16 — 31% 6% 19% 38% 6% 6% $71,216 50 -0.02 75 — — — — —
Environmental Science 34 — 62% 71% 6% 9% 9% 0% $64,822 81 +0.78 65 93% — — — —
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 5 — 40% 60% 0% 20% 0% 0% $73,047 71 +0.31 78 — — — — —
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 77 +2 8% 6% 25% 53% 6% 3% $78,636 83 +0.70 83 94% — — — —
Business Administration, Management and Operations 5 — 20% 20% 0% 60% 20% 0% $116,202 94 +2.01 99 94% — — — —
Economics 124 +1 69% 23% 31% 16% 8% 10% $79,591 26 -0.69 84 94% — — — —
African-American Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $49,448 19 -0.78 27 — — — — —
American Studies 4 +1 50% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $48,119 15 -0.88 23 82% — — — —
Ancient Studies/Civilization 2 +1 100% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $55,500 51 -0.14 43 — — — — —
Asian Studies/Civilization 3 +1 0% 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% $48,119 15 -0.88 23 82% — — — —
English 27 — 33% 44% 19% 15% 15% 0% $52,098 53 -0.04 34 96% — — — —
Foreign Languages 25 +4 20% 32% 12% 20% 12% 0% $52,831 32 -0.46 36 83% — — — —
History 34 +1 68% 65% 3% 3% 24% 0% $53,713 40 -0.31 38 88% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 27 — 30% 44% 4% 44% 4% 0% $55,998 49 -0.13 44 — — — — —
Philosophy 8 — 50% 38% 0% 38% 0% 0% $58,461 47 -0.22 51 — — — — —
Women's Studies 4 +3 25% 25% 0% 25% 25% 0% $51,423 29 -0.59 32 — — — — —
Anthropology 8 — 100% 62% 12% 0% 25% 0% $54,649 48 -0.20 41 — — — — —
Geography and Environmental Studies 25 — 44% 48% 8% 16% 8% 8% $60,605 45 -0.17 56 — — — — —
Intercultural and International Studies 14 +1 36% 50% 0% 7% 7% 7% $63,875 29 -0.46 63 90% — — — —
Media and Communication Studies 57 +6 53% 46% 12% 18% 11% 5% $59,627 47 -0.21 54 95% — — — —
Political Science 58 +5 41% 22% 16% 31% 14% 5% $75,200 64 +0.22 80 95% — — — —
Psychology 280 +17 20% 34% 20% 19% 16% 4% $56,214 62 +0.17 45 95% — — — —
Social Work 75 — 8% 35% 7% 23% 25% 3% $58,381 81 +0.61 50 90% — — — —
Sociology 28 +7 50% 14% 11% 46% 11% 0% $55,194 50 -0.15 42 98% — — — —
Middle School Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $54,776 52 -0.03 41 — — — — —
Acting 10 — 60% 50% 0% 20% 0% 0% $43,133 50 +0.01 13 96% — — — —
Art 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $40,255 19 -0.70 9 87% — — — —
Dance 5 — 0% 40% 0% 40% 20% 0% $41,714 41 -0.18 10 — — — — —
Design and Visual Communications 22 — 41% 41% 18% 14% 5% 9% $61,357 59 +0.10 58 95% — — — —
Fine Arts and Art Studies 33 +1 45% 30% 18% 30% 9% 0% $40,255 19 -0.70 9 87% — — — —
Jazz/Jazz Studies 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $34,434 6 -1.32 4 94% — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $42,470 31 -0.46 12 — — — — —
Music Pedagogy 6 — 17% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $34,434 6 -1.32 4 94% — — — —
Music Performance 7 — 29% 57% 14% 14% 0% 0% $34,434 6 -1.32 4 94% — — — —
Music Technology 6 — 67% 50% 17% 17% 17% 0% $34,434 6 -1.32 4 94% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 4 — 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $34,434 6 -1.32 4 94% — — — —
Theater 8 — 50% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,133 50 +0.01 13 96% — — — —
Visual Arts 28 — 36% 43% 18% 21% 7% 4% $40,255 19 -0.70 9 87% — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,164 43 -0.12 11 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,927
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $33,272
Est. In-State Cost $18,016
Est. Out-of-State Cost $43,041
ROI Percentile 84th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 85%
4-Year Graduation Rate 48%
6-Year Graduation Rate 70%
Transfer-Out Rate 14%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Computer Science 27.5% 648 75% 29% 31% 20% 7% 6% $106,908 45 -0.15 97 96% —
Social Sciences 23.1% 545 28% 34% 15% 21% 16% 4% $59,213 52 +0.14 53 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 16.4% 387 36% 24% 33% 21% 7% 6% $72,605 76 +0.57 77 93% —
Engineering 7.7% 182 82% 45% 15% 14% 9% 7% $101,240 48 -0.40 96 97% —
Humanities 5.7% 135 40% 47% 9% 20% 13% 0% $53,602 42 -0.28 38 89% —
Arts 5.7% 134 44% 48% 13% 19% 6% 2% $43,045 15 -0.57 13 91% —
Business & Economics 5.5% 129 67% 23% 30% 18% 9% 9% $81,010 55 -0.59 85 94% —
Health Sciences 3.5% 82 10% 10% 23% 51% 6% 2% $78,295 55 +0.67 83 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.4% 81 70% 49% 16% 16% 5% 4% $91,009 77 +0.16 91 98% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.4% 34 62% 71% 6% 9% 9% 0% $64,822 72 +0.78 65 93% —
Education 0.0% 1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $54,776 59 -0.03 41 — —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $64.1M #57 84% $0.6M 16 #143 170 43
Humanities & Social Sciences $31.8M #71 32% $0.2M 29 #149 141 —
Computer Science $19.8M #55 54% $1.6M 17 #58 195 3
Life & Natural Sciences $13.3M #144 67% $0.1M 10 #149 70 6
Engineering $10.6M #187 44% $0.6M 17 #141 133 3
Education $2.9M #148 34% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $1.9M #163 32% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $1.1M #151 34% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.8M #258 24% $0 1 #236 — —
Total $146M #141 62% $3.1M 90 #185 709 55

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 106 $718K $718K $0
Lacrosse 48 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Baseball 36 $922K $922K $0
Soccer 31 $949K $949K $0
Swimming & Diving 31 $591K $591K $0
Basketball 17 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Total 185 $6.9M $6.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 70 $901K $901K $0
Soccer 36 $992K $992K $0
Lacrosse 33 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Swimming & Diving 31 $730K $730K $0
Softball 22 $738K $738K $0
Volleyball 16 $977K $977K $0
Basketball 14 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Total 167 $7.4M $7.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 176 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Lacrosse 81 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Soccer 67 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Swimming & Diving 62 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Baseball 36 $922K $922K $0
Basketball 31 $4.5M $4.5M $0
Softball 22 $738K $738K $0
Volleyball 16 $977K $977K $0
Total 352 $21.0M $21.0M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 45%
Yield (non-ED) 22%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 45% 45% 45%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 30%
SAT Range 1240 – 1420
SAT Math Range 610 – 720
SAT RW Range 630 – 700