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University of Maryland: Baltimore County

Baltimore,  Maryland
College Board code: 5835

Main Address

1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250
(410) 455-1000
www.umbc.edu

Admission Office

1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250
(410) 455-2291
(800) 862-2482
Fax: (410) 455-1094
admissions@umbc.edu
Contact: Dale Bittinger
Director of Admissions

What the School Says...

UMBC is a public honors university with 9600 undergraduates. The campus is 15 minutes from Baltimore and 30 minutes from Washington, D.C.

UMBC is among the top five national universities recognized as innovators by U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Guide. Students have access to stellar professors and take advantage of the wealth of resources offered by a renowned research university.

Go to umbc.edu to learn more

Type of School

  • Public
  • University
  • Four-year
  • Coed
  • Percent applicants admitted: 72%
  • Regionally Accredited
  • Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
  • College Board member
Calendar: 4-1-4

Degrees offered:

  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral

Setting

  • Suburban setting
  • Large city (250,000 - 499,999)
  • Residential campus

Size

  • Total undergrads: 9,612
  • First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 1,569
  • Degree-seeking undergrads: 9,468
  • Graduate enrollment: 2,656

Student Body

How Do I Stack Up?

How does my academic performance stack up?

1st-year students:
  • 90% In-state students
  • 10% Out-of-state students
  • 1% Part-time students
  • 42% Women
  • 58% Men
  • <1% American Indian/Alaskan Native
  • 28% Asian/Pacific Islander
  • 14% Black/Non-Hispanic
  • 4% Hispanic
  • 50% White/Non-Hispanic
  • 4% Non-Resident Alien
  • 1% Race/ethnicity unreported
  • 26% in top 10th of graduating class
  • 55% in top quarter of graduating class
  • 83% in top half of graduating class
  • 38% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher
  • 19% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74
  • 16% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
  • 14% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24
  • 12% had h.s. GPA between 2.5 and 2.99
  • 1% had h.s. GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
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