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University of Maryland - Baltimore County

University of Maryland - Baltimore County
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250


Fax number: (410) 455-1210
Website: https://umbc.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 10,625
Full-time undergraduates: 9,069
Part-time undergraduates: 1,556
Total graduate students: 3,366
Full-time graduate students: 2,215
Part-time graduate students: 1,151
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
23.3% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
22.8% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
9.3% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
32.4% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.9% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
4.6% Nonresident Alien
1.5% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 530 acres
Nearest major city: Washington, DC

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 95%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 36%
Percent of students who live off campus: 64%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 500
Other computer facilities/services: billing, housing, parking, degree audit and advising
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Student Events Board; Student Governement Association; Resident Student Association; Retriever Weekly; Information Systems Council of Majors

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's baseballyes 
Men's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyes 
Men's cheerleading NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's crew  
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's equestrian sports  
Men's fencing  
Men's ice hockey  
Men's lacrosseyes 
Men's lacrosse NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's rugby  
Men's sailing  
Men's socceryes 
Men's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's swimming and divingyes 
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's tennis  
Men's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's track and fieldyes 
Men's ultimate Frisbee  
Men's wrestling  
Women's basketballyes 
Women's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's cheerleading NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's crew  
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's equestrian sports  
Women's fencing  
Women's ice hockey  
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's lacrosseyes 
Women's rugby  
Women's sailing  
Women's socceryes 
Women's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's softballyes 
Women's softball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's swimming and divingyes 
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's tennis  
Women's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's ultimate Frisbee  
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's wrestling  

Intramural/Recreational sports:
baseball; basketball; cheerleading; crew; equestrian sports; fencing; football; ice hockey; lacrosse; rugby; sailing; soccer; softball; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; wrestling; indoor track; sand volleyball; track and field; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Baltimore-Washington Internati

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 65% within six months of graduation

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