University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 130,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,700 (67%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (64%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,370
Men / Women 54% / 46%
From State 66%
From Region 13%
Athletes 197 (8.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 77%
White 7%
Mixed 5%
Hispanic 3%
International 3%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

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
School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences 87 22% 9% 1% 79% 5% 2% $55,799 3 -0.74 56 94% 9.2%
Chemistry — — — — — — — — $62,210 11 -0.91 69 — — — — —
Mathematics — — — — — — — — $67,179 24 -0.69 76 — — — — —
Biochemistry 4 — 0% 0% 0% 75% 0% 25% $59,981 9 -1.02 65 — — — — —
Biology 37 — 14% 3% 3% 81% 8% 3% $60,296 20 -0.71 65 93% — — — —
Agricultural Business and Management 4 — 100% 25% 0% 75% 0% 0% $59,554 13 -1.31 64 — — — — —
Agriculture 20 — 40% 20% 0% 75% 0% 0% $51,153 12 -0.95 44 — — — — —
Environmental Science 5 — 40% 20% 0% 80% 0% 0% $51,630 18 -0.88 45 — — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences 17 — 0% 6% 0% 82% 6% 0% $50,840 32 -0.29 43 96% 9.2% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business and Technology 95 66% 11% 5% 71% 11% 1% $70,910 47 -0.93 80 97% 7.1%
General Engineering 10 — 80% 20% 0% 80% 0% 0% $106,431 81 +0.60 98 100% — — — —
Computer Science 14 — 79% 0% 7% 79% 14% 0% $101,709 25 -0.68 97 96% — — — —
Accounting — — — — — — — — $63,237 4 -1.54 70 100% — — — —
Business Administration 14 — 36% 0% 7% 93% 0% 0% $65,096 23 -0.65 73 95% — — — —
Finance 8 — 88% 38% 0% 62% 0% 0% $70,055 5 -1.00 79 — — — — —
Hospitality Management 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $59,189 50 -0.13 63 95% 7.1% — — —
Hotel and Restaurant Management 9 — 44% 11% 22% 33% 22% 0% $59,189 50 -0.13 63 95% 7.1% — — —
Marketing 4 — 75% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $60,012 5 -1.37 65 — — — — —
Graphic Communications 17 — 59% 6% 0% 76% 12% 0% $45,733 9 -1.12 29 100% — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $43,319 37 -0.37 23 — — — — —
Aviation Science 8 — 75% 12% 0% 75% 12% 0% $55,643 1 -2.54 55 100% — — — —
Civil Engineering Technology 7 — 71% 14% 14% 14% 43% 14% $70,651 2 -2.64 80 94% — — — —
Engineering Technology 3 — 100% 33% 0% 67% 0% 0% $75,777 11 -1.08 85 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education, Social Sciences and the Arts 98 37% 12% 1% 70% 6% 4% $49,000 1 -1.13 38 92%
Kinesiology 24 — 58% 17% 0% 67% 4% 8% $49,802 5 -1.40 40 95% — — — —
Rehabilitation Services 4 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $52,928 19 -1.10 48 93% — — — —
English 2 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $49,035 35 -0.41 38 96% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 9 — 44% 11% 0% 67% 0% 11% $44,718 4 -1.21 26 80% — — — —
Psychology 5 — 0% 0% 0% 80% 20% 0% $40,171 0 -2.26 16 90% — — — —
Sociology 17 — 18% 6% 0% 65% 18% 6% $48,619 14 -0.75 37 98% — — — —
Special Education 6 — 17% 33% 17% 33% 0% 0% $48,471 10 -1.12 36 — — — — —
Art Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,394 60 +0.17 36 — — — — —
Digital Communication 6 — 67% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $47,354 23 -0.56 33 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 24 — 33% 12% 0% 75% 4% 0% $51,827 10 -1.11 45 91% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,535
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,407
Est. In-State Cost $12,334
Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,692
ROI Percentile 62th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 62%
4-Year Graduation Rate 17%
6-Year Graduation Rate 35%
Transfer-Out Rate 35%

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
Professional 15.0% 42 52% 14% 2% 64% 12% 2% $57,402 17 -1.64 59 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 14.6% 41 12% 2% 2% 80% 7% 5% $60,265 19 -0.74 65 93% —
Social Sciences 13.9% 39 8% 5% 0% 74% 13% 3% $48,504 4 -0.74 36 96% 9.2%
Business & Economics 12.9% 36 56% 11% 8% 72% 6% 0% $63,992 10 -0.66 72 95% 7.1%
Agriculture & Food Science 10.4% 29 48% 21% 0% 76% 0% 0% $52,394 16 -0.99 47 — —
Health Sciences 10.0% 28 50% 14% 0% 71% 4% 7% $50,249 1 -1.35 41 94% —
Arts 8.6% 24 58% 8% 0% 79% 8% 0% $46,249 25 -0.92 30 100% —
Computer Science 5.0% 14 79% 0% 7% 79% 14% 0% $101,709 35 -0.68 97 96% —
Humanities 3.9% 11 55% 9% 0% 73% 0% 9% $45,503 5 -1.06 28 83% —
Engineering 3.6% 10 80% 20% 0% 80% 0% 0% $106,431 67 +0.60 98 100% —
Education 2.1% 6 17% 33% 17% 33% 0% 0% $48,471 17 -1.12 36 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $7.4M #82 94% $0 5 #72 18 —
Physical Sciences & Math $3.7M #243 90% $0 — — 13 —
Life & Natural Sciences $1.0M #327 77% $0 1 #231 3 —
Health Sciences $0.8M #263 66% $0 — — 9 1
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.3M #421 0% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.2M #350 94% $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 9 #340 — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Total $13.4M #283 88% $0 15 #419 43 1

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) 83 $825K $825K -$1
Baseball 39 $752K $775K -$23K
Basketball 13 $1.1M $1.2M -$98K
Golf 12 $177K $177K $0
Total 102 $2.9M $3.0M -$121K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 56 $503K $503K $288
Volleyball 20 $719K $345K $374K
Softball 17 $606K $606K $0
Basketball 15 $1.4M $1.4M $6K
Golf 13 $193K $193K $0
Bowling 6 $281K $412K -$130K
Total 95 $3.7M $3.4M $250K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 139 $1.3M $1.3M $287
Baseball 39 $752K $775K -$23K
Basketball 28 $2.5M $2.6M -$91K
Golf 25 $370K $370K $0
Volleyball 20 $719K $345K $374K
Softball 17 $606K $606K $0
Bowling 6 $281K $412K -$130K
Total 197 $10.1M $10.1M $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 82%
Yield (non-ED) 8%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 82% 82% 82%

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