University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC)
Public four-year university in Baltimore, MD that costs an average of $25,203 a year after financial aid, admits 72% of applicants and graduates 68% of full-time students.
Net price / year
$25,203
Acceptance rate
72%
Graduation rate
68%
Earnings after 10 yrs
$74,881
PublicLarge suburb10,701 undergraduates
Cost of UMBC
| Total cost of attendance (per year) | $29,390 |
|---|---|
| Tuition and fees, in-state | $13,679 |
| Tuition and fees, out-of-state | $32,735 |
| Housing and food (on campus) | $15,309 |
| Books and supplies | $1,600 |
| Average net price after aid | $25,203 |
Net price by family income
| Family income | Average net price / year |
|---|---|
| $0–30,000 | $21,797 |
| $30,001–48,000 | $21,831 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $23,232 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $26,911 |
| $110,001+ | $29,330 |
Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships (in-state students). Get your own estimate with UMBC's net price calculator ↗.
Admissions
| Acceptance rate | 72% |
|---|---|
| Average SAT | 1,323 |
| SAT reading (25th–75th percentile) | 630–700 |
| SAT math (25th–75th percentile) | 610–720 |
| ACT composite (25th–75th percentile) | 25–31 |
| Test scores | Considered but not required |
Graduation, earnings and debt
| Graduation rate | 68% |
|---|---|
| First-year retention | 85% |
| Median earnings 6 years after enrolling | $60,981 |
| Median earnings 10 years after enrolling | $74,881 |
| Rank in Maryland (earnings) | 6th of 28 similar colleges |
| Median debt of graduates | $18,500 |
| Typical monthly loan payment | $210 (10-year plan) |
| Students with Pell grants | 33% |
| Students with federal loans | 30% |
Majors and programs at UMBC
Earnings one year after graduation and median debt, by program. Click a program for details and comparisons.
Bachelor's degree programs (44)
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Earnings after 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Engineering | 64 | $86,599 | $15,000 |
| Computer Science | 654 | $83,058 | $17,200 |
| Chemical Engineering | 88 | $78,985 | $21,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 234 | $74,836 | $16,594 |
| Information Science/Studies | 440 | $66,313 | $19,500 |
| Economics | 221 | $59,944 | $15,000 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 72 | $51,953 | $21,061 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 113 | $50,559 | $14,454 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 130 | $50,470 | $17,750 |
| History | 92 | $47,179 | $16,469 |
| Political Science and Government | 144 | $45,652 | $15,469 |
| Social Work | 168 | $45,256 | $19,788 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 122 | $45,118 | $17,750 |
| Mathematics | 119 | $44,920 | $21,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 100 | $43,885 | $19,500 |
| Sociology | 72 | $42,433 | $22,072 |
| International/Globalization Studies | 36 | $40,691 | $17,500 |
| Psychology | 635 | $39,615 | $16,681 |
| Biology | 597 | $34,856 | $16,241 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | 60 | $34,441 | $13,500 |
| English Language and Literature | 72 | $34,281 | $22,119 |
| Music | 51 | $33,769 | $21,227 |
| Design and Applied Arts | 37 | $31,679 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 112 | $27,019 | $17,687 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 31 | $26,248 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 20 | — | — |
| Anthropology | 18 | — | — |
| Area Studies | 19 | — | — |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | 26 | — | — |
| Biotechnology | 29 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 12 | — | — |
| Chemistry | 28 | — | — |
| Classical and Ancient Studies | 13 | — | — |
| Dance | 18 | — | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | 18 | — | — |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | 38 | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | — | — | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 21 | — | — |
| Philosophy | 21 | — | — |
| Physics | 37 | — | — |
| Statistics | 33 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | — | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 1 | — | — |
| Visual and Performing Arts | — | — | — |
Certificate programs (25)
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Earnings after 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Science/Studies | 20 | $70,141 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 30 | — | — |
| Area Studies | 1 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 3 | — | — |
| Business/Managerial Economics | — | — | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 4 | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences | — | — | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 11 | — | — |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 12 | — | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | 2 | — | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | — | — | — |
| Geography and Cartography | 22 | — | — |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | — | — | — |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 19 | — | — |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | 14 | — | — |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | 17 | — | — |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 2 | — | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 3 | — | — |
| Philosophy | 20 | — | — |
| Public Administration | 2 | — | — |
| Public Health | 24 | — | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 19 | — | — |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 7 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | — | — | — |
Post-baccalaureate certificate programs (7)
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Earnings after 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curriculum and Instruction | — | — | — |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | — | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | — | — | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | — | — | — |
| Social Sciences | — | — | — |
| Social Sciences, Other | — | — | — |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | — | — | — |
Master's degree programs (38)
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Earnings after 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering-Related Fields | 133 | $128,766 | — |
| Information Science/Studies | 412 | $91,996 | $33,500 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 1,039 | $85,907 | $29,000 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | 45 | $60,811 | — |
| Education | 81 | $59,694 | $27,429 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | — | — | — |
| Applied Mathematics | 11 | — | — |
| Behavioral Sciences | 22 | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 15 | — | — |
| Biology | 19 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 4 | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | 15 | — | — |
| Chemistry | 7 | — | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | — | — | — |
| Computer Engineering | 15 | — | — |
| Computer Science | 314 | — | — |
| Design and Applied Arts | 7 | — | — |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | 13 | — | — |
| Economics | 6 | — | — |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | 29 | — | — |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 9 | — | — |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | 5 | — | — |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 6 | — | — |
| Geography and Cartography | 19 | — | — |
| History | 16 | — | — |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | 12 | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 3 | — | — |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | — | — | — |
| Mechanical Engineering | 26 | — | — |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | — | — | — |
| Philosophy | — | — | — |
| Physics | 13 | — | — |
| Public Policy Analysis | 26 | — | — |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 1 | — | — |
| Sociology | 29 | — | — |
| Statistics | 10 | — | — |
| Systems Engineering | 11 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | — | — | — |
Doctoral degree programs (24)
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Earnings after 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Mathematics | 4 | — | — |
| Behavioral Sciences | 13 | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 1 | — | — |
| Biology | 15 | — | — |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | — | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | 4 | — | — |
| Chemistry | 11 | — | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | — | — | — |
| Computer Engineering | 4 | — | — |
| Computer Science | 17 | — | — |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | 5 | — | — |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 13 | — | — |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 4 | — | — |
| Geography and Cartography | 6 | — | — |
| Gerontology | 1 | — | — |
| Information Science/Studies | 23 | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 14 | — | — |
| Mechanical Engineering | 10 | — | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 1 | — | — |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | — | — | — |
| Physics | 14 | — | — |
| Public Policy Analysis | 21 | — | — |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 6 | — | — |
| Statistics | 3 | — | — |
Graduate certificate programs (23)
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Earnings after 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 124 | $100,425 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 3 | — | — |
| Biotechnology | 10 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 1 | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences | 1 | — | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 1 | — | — |
| Curriculum and Instruction | 3 | — | — |
| Education | — | — | — |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | 20 | — | — |
| Engineering-Related Fields | 7 | — | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | 1 | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 59 | — | — |
| Information Science/Studies | — | — | — |
| Mechanical Engineering | 9 | — | — |
| Music | — | — | — |
| Public Health | — | — | — |
| Real Estate | — | — | — |
| Social Sciences | 12 | — | — |
| Social Sciences, Other | 21 | — | — |
| Systems Engineering | 3 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 12 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | — | — | — |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | 31 | — | — |
Similar colleges in Maryland
| College | City | Net price / yr | Acceptance | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan State University | Baltimore | $14,653 | 82% | $56,585 |
| Towson University | Towson | $18,120 | 82% | $70,158 |
| Salisbury University | Salisbury | $17,445 | 87% | $68,206 |
| Bowie State University | Bowie | $17,835 | 72% | $61,890 |
| United States Naval Academy | Annapolis | — | 9.3% | — |
| University of Maryland-College Park | College Park | $14,296 | 45% | $89,228 |
| Frostburg State University | Frostburg | $16,768 | 89% | $60,300 |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore | Princess Anne | $17,378 | 96% | $52,085 |
About UMBC
| Type | Public four-year university |
|---|---|
| Location | Baltimore, MD |
| Setting | Large suburb |
| Undergraduates | 10,701 |
| Student-to-faculty ratio | 17 to 1 |
| Accreditor | Middle States Commission on Higher Education |
| Website | umbc.edu ↗ |
Frequently asked questions
What is UMBC's acceptance rate?
University of Maryland-Baltimore County admits 72% of applicants. Admitted students average 1,323 on the SAT.
How much does UMBC cost per year?
The full cost of attendance is $29,390 a year (tuition and fees: $13,679 in-state, $32,735 out-of-state). After grants and scholarships the average student pays $25,203 a year, and students from families earning under $30,000 pay about $21,797.
How much do UMBC graduates earn?
Former students earn a median of $74,881 a year, 10 years after first enrolling — 6th of 28 similar colleges in Maryland. The best-paid bachelor's program is computer engineering ($86,599 a year after graduation).
What is UMBC's graduation rate?
68% of full-time students graduate within six years, and 85% of first-year students return for a second year.