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Ranks 2763rd overall and 42nd in Maryland

Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas

Reported area around or near Adelphi, MD 20783-8010

Surrounding communityLarge suburb (inside urban area but outside city, pop. over 250,000)
Total Population43,380 (43,380 urban / N/A rural)
Households13,913 (3.08 people per house)
Median Household Income$43,345
Families9,519 (3.52 people per family)
Pop. — African American18,207
Pop. — Asian2,604
Pop. — Pacific Islander181
Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native518
Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic)14,421
Pop. — Other9,928
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University of Maryland University College (UMUC)

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)

UndergraduateArts & sciences plus professions, some graduate coexistence
GraduateSingle doctoral (other field)
Undergraduate PopulationHigher part-time four-year
EnrollmentMajority undergraduate
Size & SettingLarge four-year, primarily nonresidential

General Characteristics

Highest offeringDoctoral degree
Calendar SystemSemester
Years of college work requiredN/A
Variable TuitionYes

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance LearningYes
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force NoNo / No / No
Study AbroadNo
Weekend CollegeYes
Teacher CertificationYes

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending University of Maryland-University College?

Ranks 2471st for total cost of attendance

  In District In State Out of State
FT Undergraduate Tuition $5,520 $5,520 $11,184
FT Undergraduate Required Fees $120 $120 $120
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $230 $230 $466
FT Graduate Tuition $7,002 $7,002 $11,412
FT Graduate Required Fees $90 $90 $90
PT Graduate per Credit Hour $389 $389 $634
Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus $7,002 $7,002 $12,666
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $24,980 $24,980 $30,644
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family $11,476 $11,476 $17,140

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

  In District In State Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees $5,640 trend  $5,640 $5,640 trend  $5,640 $10,272 trend  $11,304
  Cost (regardless of residency)
Books & Supplies $1,362 trend  $1,362
On-Campus – Room & Board N/A trend  N/A
On-Campus – Other Expenses N/A trend  N/A
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board $13,500 trend  $13,504
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses $4,495 trend  $4,474
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board $4,495 trend  $4,474

Admission Criteria

What criteria does University of Maryland-University College use for admissions?

Required = Required, Recommended = Recommended, Neither required nor recommended = Neither required nor recommended
Open AdmissionsYes
Secondary School GPA / Rank / RecordN/A / N/A / N/A
College Prep. CompletionN/A
RecommendationsN/A
Formal competency demoN/A
Admission test scoresN/A
TOEFLN/A
Other testsN/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does University of Maryland-University College accept?

Dual CreditYes
Life ExperienceYes
Advanced Placement (AP)Yes

Student Services

Remedial ServicesNo
Academic / Career CounselingYes
PT Cost-defraying EmploymentYes
Career PlacementNo
On-Campus Day CareNo
Library FacilityYes

Student Living

First-time Room / Board RequiredNo
Dorm CapacityN/A
Meals per WeekN/A
Room FeeN/A
Board FeeN/A

Student Financial Aid Details

How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

University of Maryland-University College Ranks 1579th for the average student loan amount.

  Average Users % of Attendees
Federal Grant Aid $2,344 22 pie   20%
State & Local Grant Aid $1,669 4 pie   4%
Institutional Grant Aid $975 4 pie   4%
Student Loan Aid $5,129 32 pie   30%
Any financial aid type   37 pie   34%

Student Enrollment Demographics

How many students are enrolled at University of Maryland-University College?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
272339611
Black Non-Hispanic
3,4727,14910,621
Hispanic
7399031,642
Asian / Pacific Islander
8858961,781
American Indian / Alaskan Native
61130191
White Non-Hispanic
6,8176,94913,766
Race Unknown
1,8472,6374,484
Total 14,093 19,003 33,096

Student Graduation Demographics

How many students graduated at University of Maryland-University College?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
1N/A1
Black Non-Hispanic
51116
Hispanic
2N/A2
Asian / Pacific Islander
257
American Indian / Alaskan Native
N/AN/AN/A
White Non-Hispanic
10919
Race Unknown
325
Total 23 27 50

Most Popular Fields of Study

The top 5 fields of study completed at University of Maryland-University College.

  Men Women Total
729 1,080 1,809
373 185 558
162 174 336
225 102 327
83 160 243

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?

  Non Resident Alien Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaskan Native White Non-Hispanic Race Unknown Total
Accounting 3 55 11 24 1 120 29 243
Accounting and Finance 28 2 11 26 9 76
Accounting and Related Services, Other 11 1 5 16 5 38
Asian Studies/Civilization 2 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 2 1 3
Biotechnology 7 1 11 26 11 56
Business Administration and Management, General 23 615 79 103 11 805 173 1,809
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 2 5 7
Business/Commerce, General 1 1 9 11
Business/Corporate Communications 1 1 2
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric 27 1 3 1 45 11 88
Computer Graphics 2 2 4
Computer Programming, Specific Applications 5 3 1 7 16
Computer Programming/Programmer, General 2 22 7 13 1 44 17 106
Computer Software Engineering 1 1 1 3
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications 1 11 2 6 2 22 3 47
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other 3 1 6 4 14
Computer and Information Sciences, General 7 59 16 25 3 178 39 327
Computer and Information Systems Security 2 2 3 13 2 22
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 31 7 3 37 4 82
Customer Service Management
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications, General 3 1 1 3 8
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration 1 2 4 2 9
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce 15 1 1 19 3 39
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other 9 3 1 34 5 52
Educational/Instructional Media Design 10 3 1 37 2 53
English Language and Literature, General 1 5 2 2 1 54 6 71
Environmental Health 8 2 2 1 44 4 61
Finance and Financial Management Services, Other 1 1 3 1 5 5 16
Finance, General
Fire Protection and Safety Technology/Technician 1 1
Fire Services Administration 2 1 19 2 24
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 1 1
Forensic Science and Technology 1 1
General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations, Other 1 1
Gerontology 1 1
Health/Health Care Administration/Management 1 3 1 2 3 10
History, General 1 7 4 1 1 49 4 67
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 34 4 6 35 10 89
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General 1 69 15 6 50 10 151
Information Resources Management/CIO Training 11 1 6 7 2 27
Information Science/Studies 7 156 25 70 1 226 73 558
International Business/Trade/Commerce 19 6 9 35 14 83
International Marketing 2 1 3
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 16 2 17 4 39
Legal Studies, General 3 42 3 4 53 12 117
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other 59 17 8 96 32 212
Library Science, Other 1 6 7
Management Information Systems, General 2 62 8 13 2 92 20 199
Management Science, General 21 3 3 12 4 43
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 7 4 17 5 33
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 1 105 24 14 4 154 34 336
Natural Resources Management and Policy, Other 1 1 2
Natural Resources/Conservation, General 4 4 1 22 4 35
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 1 1
Operations Management and Supervision 46 7 13 1 68 21 156
Political Science and Government, General
Political Science and Government, Other 1 1 1 3
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design 1 1
Psychology, General 2 54 11 5 1 108 24 205
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 7 1 2 3 13
Secondary Education and Teaching 24 2 26
Security and Protective Services, Other
Social Sciences, General 23 5 2 2 52 11 95
Spanish Language and Literature 1 2 2 5
Systems Engineering 4 4
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design 1 1 2
Women's Studies 3 1 4
Total 58 1,688 286 394 34 2,720 640 5,820

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

University of Maryland-University College Ranks 1798th for the average full-time faculty salary.

Tenure system No
Average FT Salary $51,502 ($53,764 male / $48,755 female)
Number of FT Faculty 248 (136 male / 112 female)
Number of PT Faculty 1,342
FT Faculty Ratio 0.2 : 1
Total Benefits $2,510,826
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University of Maryland-University College Academics

University of Maryland: University College is unique in its study options. Further, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Career Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program and Veterans Counselor can help. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. Specifically, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, External Degree Program, Student-Designed Major, Teacher Certification and Weekend College. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Tutoring and Writing Center.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at University of Maryland: University College.

Communications & Journalism:
Communications/Rhetoric
Psychology:
Psychology – General
History:
History – General
Computer Science:
Computer Programming – General, Computer Science, Computer Systems Analysis, Computer/Information Sciences – General, Information Sciences/Systems
English Language and Literature:
English
Business, Management, & Marketing:
Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Human Resources Management, Marketing Management
Popular majors:
one hundred percent liberal arts, twenty-nine percent business per marketing, twenty-six percent interdisciplinary studies, twenty-five percent computer and information sciences, five percent psychology
Social Sciences:
Criminology, Social Sciences – General
Security and Protective Services:
Fire Services Administration

Again, for international students, the application fee is 30.

University of Maryland-University College Admissions

This school did not report their application fee. Transfer student are not ignored. For instance, there were five thousand, seven hundred and eighty-two total number of transfer students who applied and five thousand, seven hundred and eighty-two total number of transfer students who were admitted. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 100% and Open admission. Remember that this can change at any time.

the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. The regular application due date was not reported. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of June. SAT and ACT score reports are very important, so you will want to check on the specific dates with the university. Furthermore, Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year.

University of Maryland-University College Financial Aid

Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid forms are FAFSA and Institution’s own financial aid form. Likewise, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics and State/District Residency. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics and Leadership.

University of Maryland-University College Students

The school’s size is approximately seventeen thousand, seven hundred and forty-nine degree-seeking undergrads, nine hundred and seventy-four first-time degree-seeking freshmen and eight thousand, four hundred and twenty-nine graduate enrollment. The university is a Public, University, Four-year, Coed, where 100 percent of the applicants were admitted and Regionally accredited. Furthermore, it is part of an Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Commuter campus. In addition, the student body consists of forty-nine percent in-state students, fifty-one percent out-of-state students, eighty-nine percent part-time students, fifty-four percent women, forty-six percent men, one percent american indian per alaskan native, four percent asian per pacific islander, thirty-five percent black per non-hispanic, six percent hispanic, thirty-seven percent white per non-hispanic, less than one percent non-resident alien and seventeen percent race per ethnicity unreported. University of Maryland: University College offers Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees.

This school features the Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Commuter campus. Without doubt, the school is located 9 miles from Washington, DC.

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