University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Baltimore, Maryland
- Public
- Suburb
- 10,701 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 72%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $25,203per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 69%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $74,88110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
UMBC's Meyerhoff Scholars Program supports high-achieving high school seniors who intend to pursue doctoral study in STEM fields.
Source: Benefits and Eligibility – Meyerhoff Scholars Program – UMBC
UMBC's Meyerhoff Scholars Program supports undergraduates who intend to pursue a Ph.D. or combined M.D./Ph.D. in STEM.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 72%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1240–1420Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 25–31Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $25,203full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $29,390sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $13,679Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $32,735Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 69%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 85%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $74,88110 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 10,701Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 33%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 27%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Salisbury University Salisbury, MD — admits 87%
- University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL — admits 88%
- North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND — admits 95%
- University of California-Merced Merced, CA — admits 91%
Also worth a look
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA — admits 78%
- University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI — admits 72%
- Rowan University Glassboro, NJ — admits 78%
- University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH — admits 88%
- University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA — admits 84%
- James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA — admits 72%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of Maryland-Baltimore County, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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