University of Maryland Global Campus Overview

Located in Adelphi, Maryland, University of Maryland Global Campus is a public institution. Adelphi is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is University of Maryland Global Campus Known For?

• The highest award offered at UMGC is the doctor's degree.
• In a recent academic period5% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UMGC makes roughly $65,287 a year. This is 60% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is University of Maryland Global Campus?

Contact details for UMGC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3501 University Blvd East, Adelphi, MD 20783-8010
Phone:	301-985-7000
Website:	www.umgc.edu

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How Do I Get Into UMGC?

You can apply to UMGC online at: www.umgc.edu/admissions/steps-to-apply.cfm

As long as you submit the requested materials to University of Maryland Global Campus when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford University of Maryland Global Campus?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UMGC, approximately 32% of students took out student loans averaging $6,102 a year. That adds up to $24,408 over four years for those students.

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University of Maryland Global Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 47,080 undergraduate students at UMGC, with 10,425 being full-time and 36,655 being part-time.

There are also 11,446 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 10,425 full-time undergraduates at UMGC, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Maryland Global Campus students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	568
Black or African American	2,680
Hispanic or Latino	1,417
White	4,089
International Students	136
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,535

Geographic Diversity

Maryland students aren't the only ones who study at University of Maryland Global Campus. At this time, 38 states are represented by the student population at the school.

University of Maryland Global Campus Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	146	1,435	71	1,503	0	3,155
Information Science	0	173	2,001	11	394	0	2,579
Liberal Arts General Studies	2,284	0	48	0	0	0	2,332
Information Technology	0	0	354	96	861	0	1,311
General Psychology	0	27	630	0	0	0	657
Computer Information Systems	0	38	546	0	0	0	584
Human Resource Management	0	98	369	39	0	0	506
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	13	221	10	147	0	391
Accounting	0	50	213	18	92	0	373
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	349	0	0	0	349
Security Science and Technology	0	0	73	17	101	0	191
Nursing	0	0	185	0	0	0	185
Biotechnology	0	0	0	17	164	0	181
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	24	0	72	78	0	174
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	174	0	0	0	174
General Social Sciences	0	1	168	0	0	0	169
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	165	0	0	0	165
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	153	0	0	0	153
History	0	0	143	0	0	0	143
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	0	0	119	0	0	0	119
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	14	88	0	102
General English Literature	0	0	99	0	0	0	99
Marketing	0	10	88	0	0	0	98
Political Science & Government	0	1	89	0	0	0	90
Natural Resources Conservation	0	5	74	0	0	0	79
Public Administration	0	20	48	0	0	0	68
Graphic Communications	0	0	64	0	0	0	64
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other)	0	56	0	0	0	0	56
Educational Assessment	0	0	0	14	40	0	54
Area Studies	0	0	49	0	0	0	49
Public Health	0	0	0	0	44	0	44
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0	0	41	41
Instructional Media Design	0	0	0	6	26	0	32
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	0	0	26	0	0	0	26
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	0	26	0	26
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	21	0	0	21
Data Analytics	0	19	0	0	0	0	19
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0	18	0	18
Computer Software & Applications	0	0	11	0	0	0	11
Romance Languages	0	11	0	0	0	0	11
Gerontology	0	0	11	0	0	0	11
Systems Engineering	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
International Business	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
General Sales & Marketing	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Ethnic Studies	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Fire Protection	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Other Public Administration	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
TOTAL	2,284	693	7,909	408	3,582	41	14,917

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By M Chambers under License

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