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University of Maryland Eastern Shore Overview

University of Maryland Eastern Shore is a public institution situated in Princess Anne, Maryland. The location of UMES is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

What Is University of Maryland Eastern Shore Known For?

304 Undergraduate Awards
$27,189 Avg Cost After Aid
82% Acceptance Rate
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at UMES.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 72% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from UMES with a bachelor's degree make about $47,697 a year. That's 17% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is University of Maryland Eastern Shore?

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Contact details for UMES are given below.

Contact Details
Address: J.T. Williams Hall, Princess Anne, MD 21853-1299
Phone: 410-651-2200
Website: wwwcp.umes.edu

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How Do I Get Into UMES?

You can apply to UMES online at: wwwcp.umes.edu/admissions/apply-for-admission/

Admission Requirements for UMES

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UMES?

82% Acceptance Rate
66% Of Accepted Are Women
With an acceptance rate of 82%, UMES may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 78%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

Can I Afford University of Maryland Eastern Shore?

$27,189 Net Price
60% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UMES is $27,189. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UMES, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $6,057 a year. That adds up to $24,228 over four years for those students.

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University of Maryland Eastern Shore Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,860 Full-Time Undergraduates
56% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,069 undergraduate students at UMES, with 1,860 being full-time and 209 being part-time.

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There are also 577 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,860 full-time undergraduates at UMES, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Maryland Eastern Shore students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 22
Black or African American 992
Hispanic or Latino 91
White 169
International Students 41
Other Races/Ethnicities 545

Geographic Diversity

Maryland students aren't the only ones who study at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 48 countries are represented at UMES. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, China, and Jamaica.

University of Maryland Eastern Shore Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
General Biology 44 0 0 44
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 3 9 29 41
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 40 40
Criminal Justice & Corrections 23 0 0 23
Hospitality Management 22 0 0 22
Health & Physical Education 19 0 0 19
Sociology 19 0 0 19
Computer Information Systems 16 2 0 18
Allied Health Professions 0 16 0 16
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 12 0 1 13
General Psychology 13 0 0 13
Air Transportation 12 0 0 12
General Engineering 11 0 0 11
General Family & Consumer Sciences 11 0 0 11
General Agriculture 10 0 0 10
Civil Engineering Technology 10 0 0 10
Natural Resources Conservation 10 0 0 10
Business Administration & Management 9 0 0 9
Information Technology 0 9 0 9
Engineering Technology (Other) 9 0 0 9
General English Literature 9 0 0 9
Food Science Technology 0 4 4 8
Special Education 6 2 0 8
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 7 0 0 7
Accounting 7 0 0 7
Design & Applied Arts 7 0 0 7
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 6 0 6
Marketing 5 0 0 5
Educational Administration 0 0 5 5
Student Counseling 0 5 0 5
Criminology 0 4 0 4
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 1 2 3
Finance & Financial Management 3 0 0 3
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 3 0 3
Agricultural Economics & Business 2 0 0 2
History 2 0 0 2
Chemistry 2 0 0 2
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 1 1
Music 1 0 0 1
Other Business, Management & Marketing 0 0 0 0
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 0 0
Mathematics 0 0 0 0
Fisheries Sciences 0 0 0 0
Forestry 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 304 61 82 447

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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