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?
- Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at UMES since the student to facuty ratio is 10 to 1.
- The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at UMES.
- In 2019-2020, 72% of the faculty were full-time.
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University of Maryland Eastern Shore Rankings
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UMES.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards UMES has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#1 | Highest Paid Master’s Degree Marine Biology Graduates | College Factual |
#2 | Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Toxicology | College Factual |
#3 | Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | College Factual |
#6 | Best Value Colleges for Pharmacology & Toxicology | College Factual |
#6 | Best Value Colleges for Marine Biology | College Factual |
Where Is University of Maryland Eastern Shore?

Contact details for UMES are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | J.T. Williams Hall, Princess Anne, MD 21853-1299 |
Phone: | 410-651-2200 |
Website: | www.umes.edu |
Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/umesnews |
Twitter: | http://twitter.com/umesnews |
How Do I Get Into UMES?
You can apply to UMES online at: www.umes.edu/apply
Admission Requirements for UMES
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | neither required nor recommended |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | recommended |
Recommendations | recommended |
SAT or ACT Scores | required |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into UMES?
Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 59%, and the acceptance rate for women is 64%.
Average Test Scores
About 80% of students accepted to UMES submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 430 and 510. Math scores were between 410 and 500.
Can I Afford University of Maryland Eastern Shore?
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 65% of students took out student loans averaging $6,246 a year. That adds up to $24,984 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UMES is 9.9%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Undergraduate Student Diversity

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.

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

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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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.
Online Learning at University of Maryland Eastern Shore
The following chart shows how the online learning population at UMES has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 29th most popular in Maryland for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Affordability Rankings of UMES
During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Maryland Eastern Shore was $8,558 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $18,968. The following table shows how UMES is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.
Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
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Information Technology | #10 | #33 |
Computer & Information Sciences | #64 | #70 |
Online Growth Rankings of UMES
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Maryland Eastern Shore was 9.9%. This is the #1,396 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UMES regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UMES majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Information Technology | 54% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UMES ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UMES.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Information Technology | #226 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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