- The Inkwell
- Maryland
- University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MDSuburb: largeZIP 20783Founded 1947
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1947
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.umgc.edu
- Member of
- APLU
MarylandPublic
University of Maryland Global Campus
University of Maryland Global Campus is a public university in Adelphi, Maryland, with 49,664 undergraduates. It graduates 34% within six years and costs $23,144 a year after aid.
34%graduate
Retention55%
4-year graduation8.3%
Pell Grant share38%
Federal loans20%
$23,144net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
34%graduate in 6 years
$68,110median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,000median debt
#450 of 1,704 for earnings#1,104 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,473 of 1,738 for graduation rate
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $28,488tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $8,280
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $12,336
- Average net price
- $23,144national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$23,144
$30,001–48,000—
$48,001–75,000—
$75,001–110,000—
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college55%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college34%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college38%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 34%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 8.3%
- First-year retention
- 55%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 32%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $62,126
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $68,110middle 50%: $41,995–$101,577
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$101,577
Median, University of Maryland Global Campus$68,110
Lower quarter$41,995
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 49,664
- Part-time
- 75%
- Women / men
- 46% / 54%
- Average age at entry
- 30.0
- First-generation students
- 46%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 38%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 21 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 4.2%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,948 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $2,560
- Endowment, end of year
- $57,865,132
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White30%
Hispanic18%
Black27%
Asian5.0%
Two or more races4.7%
U.S. nonresident1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.9%
Unknown13%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management25%
Computer & information sciences25%
Liberal arts & humanities21%
Psychology6.4%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.6%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies3.9%
Health professions3.5%
Social sciences2.3%
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|---|---|---|---|
| University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD | $14,296 | 88% | $89,228 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
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| New England College Henniker, NH | $24,059 | 38% | $47,863 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 163204. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q14692455.