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?

• Students at UMGC have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 1%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The highest award offered at UMGC is the doctor's degree.
• In <nil>, 5% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, UMGC bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $59,823 a year. That's about 47% more than their peers at other schools.

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

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 34% of students took out student loans averaging $5,842 a year. That adds up to $23,368 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UMGC is 1.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Maryland Global Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 45,100 undergraduate students at UMGC, with 9,952 being full-time and 35,148 being part-time.

There are also 10,223 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,952 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	541
Black or African American	2,692
Hispanic or Latino	1,315
White	3,786
International Students	128
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,490

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.

Online Learning at University of Maryland Global Campus

There are 93 bachelor’s degree and 48 master’s degree programs available online at UMGC. In 2020-2021, 51,502 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UMGC has changed over the last few years.

This school is the most popular in Maryland for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of UMGC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Maryland Global Campus was 2.6%. This is the #822 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UMGC regardless of major.

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%.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.