by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
University of Maryland Global Campus was awarded 422 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, UMGC is ranked #150 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UMGC held the #156 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
UMGC also holds the #3 spot on the Best Colleges in Maryland ranking.
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Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that University of Maryland Global Campus has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
With a student to faculty ratio of 18 to 1, University of Maryland Global Campus is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Maryland Global Campus is 5%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At University of Maryland Global Campus this rate is 52%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 3% for first-time, full-time students at UMGC, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 47,080 undergraduates at UMGC with 10,425 being full-time and 36,655 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UMGC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 4.4%. 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.
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See which majors at University of Maryland Global Campus make the most money.
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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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Information Science | 1,726 | $65,374 |
| Business Administration & Management | 1,449 | $52,455 |
| General Psychology | 576 | $36,180 |
| Computer Information Systems | 534 | $62,555 |
| Human Resource Management | 451 | $49,149 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 367 | $46,672 |
| Information Technology | 322 | $62,028 |
| Nursing | 248 | $78,682 |
| Accounting | 243 | $50,215 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 237 | $42,337 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 51,502 students took at least one online class at University of Maryland Global Campus. This is a decrease from the 53,917 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 51,502 | 47,272 |
| 2019-2020 | 53,917 | 49,026 |
| 2018-2019 | 52,298 | 46,847 |
| 2017-2018 | 54,428 | 48,432 |
| 2016-2017 | 53,080 | 46,736 |
Learn more about online learning at University of Maryland Global Campus.
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Footnotes
*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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