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University of Maryland-Baltimore County

University of Maryland-Baltimore County is a public campus in suburban Baltimore, MD.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$7,048

family income
under $30k

$11,374

$30–48k

$18,506

$48–75k

$24,763

$75–110k

$27,013

over $110k

Average net price

$16,4672023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at University of Maryland-Baltimore County rose from $11,630 (2008) to $16,467 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$11,630
2009	$11,848
2010	$15,635
2011	$13,637
2012	$18,539
2013	$17,657
2014	$18,827
2015	$19,937
2016	$20,539
2017	$18,706
2018	$19,082
2019	$19,460
2020	$9,262
2021	$19,319
2022	$18,328
2023	$16,467

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$28,5762024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at University of Maryland-Baltimore County rose from $20,230 (2009) to $28,576 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$20,230
2010	$20,244
2011	$21,105
2012	$21,629
2013	$22,024
2014	$21,941
2015	$22,873
2016	$23,818
2017	$24,503
2018	$24,522
2019	$24,881
2020	$25,997
2021	$15,880
2022	$27,183
2023	$27,935
2024	$28,576

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$5,490	$10,258
2001	$5,910	$11,290
2002	$6,362	$12,546
2003	$7,388	$14,290
2004	$8,020	$15,620
2005	$8,520	$16,596
2006	$8,622	$17,354
2007	$8,708	$17,440
2008	$8,780	$17,512
2013	$10,068	$21,642
2014	$10,384	$22,682
2015	$11,006	$23,770
2016	$11,264	$24,492
2017	$11,518	$25,654
2018	$11,778	$26,872
2019	$12,028	$27,662
2020	$9,420	$25,054
2021	$12,280	$28,470
2022	$12,606	$29,370
2023	$12,952	$30,308

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of Maryland-Baltimore County reports published tuition by residency: $13,256 in-state versus $31,275 out-of-state — a $18,019 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

University of Maryland-Baltimore County reports 10,701 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

70% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Maryland-Baltimore County within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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70%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at University of Maryland-Baltimore County rose from 48.6% (entered 1991) to 70% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	48.6%
1992 cohort	50.9%
1993 cohort	52.6%
1994 cohort	50.9%
1995 cohort	53.5%
1996 cohort	53.3%
1997 cohort	54.6%
1998 cohort	55%
1999 cohort	57.6%
2000 cohort	56.1%
2001 cohort	60.5%
2002 cohort	59.4%
2003 cohort	59.1%
2004 cohort	57.3%
2005 cohort	57.4%
2006 cohort	60.5%
2007 cohort	64.6%
2008 cohort	61.1%
2009 cohort	63.3%
2010 cohort	64.4%
2011 cohort	63.4%
2012 cohort	68.4%
2013 cohort	71%
2014 cohort	70.3%
2015 cohort	71%
2016 cohort	70.3%
2017 cohort	70.5%
2018 cohort	70%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$12,000	$4,993
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$12,885	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$12,963	$5,440
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$12,500	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$12,734	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$13,633	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,401	$5,936
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,548	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$15,125	$5,751
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,742	$5,750
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,623	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$15,125	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$17,116	$7,927
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$19,138	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$20,453	$7,250
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$20,751	$7,598
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$21,239	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$20,500	$9,750
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$20,906	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$21,000	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$19,875	$10,225
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$19,500	$9,250
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$19,500	$10,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$55,137

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$63,658

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$69,960

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

University of Maryland-Baltimore County admitted 10,375 of 14,325 applicants in Fall 2024. The 72.4% rate describes that application pool.

72.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $12,952 in-state tuition · 2023–24 10,701 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1240–14201600

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Admissions

University of Maryland-Baltimore County reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For University of Maryland-Baltimore County’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 630–700 and Math was 610–720 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1240–1420 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	630	660	700
SAT Math	610	660	720
ACT Composite	25	29	31

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of Maryland-Baltimore County received 14,325 applications and admitted 10,375 (72.4%), with 2,241 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

72.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	65.5%
Fall 2002	63.3%
Fall 2003	57.6%
Fall 2004	70.1%
Fall 2005	71.4%
Fall 2006	71.5%
Fall 2007	69%
Fall 2008	71.7%
Fall 2009	68.9%
Fall 2010	65.9%
Fall 2011	60.8%
Fall 2012	60.4%
Fall 2013	63.1%
Fall 2014	59.6%
Fall 2015	59.4%
Fall 2016	56.8%
Fall 2017	60.2%
Fall 2018	57.9%
Fall 2019	61%
Fall 2020	69.5%
Fall 2021	81.2%
Fall 2022	80.5%
Fall 2023	74.2%
Fall 2024	72.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1240–1420Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1090	1300
Fall 2002	1110	1310
Fall 2003	1120	1310
Fall 2004	1120	1320
Fall 2005	1110	1320
Fall 2006	1080	1300
Fall 2007	1080	1300
Fall 2008	1080	1300
Fall 2009	1080	1290
Fall 2010	1100	1310
Fall 2011	1110	1310
Fall 2012	1130	1320
Fall 2013	1110	1310
Fall 2014	1110	1310
Fall 2015	1110	1310
Fall 2016	1120	1320
Fall 2017	1140	1360
Fall 2018	1190	1360
Fall 2019	1180	1360
Fall 2020	1150	1350
Fall 2021	1220	1410
Fall 2022	1210	1390
Fall 2023	1220	1410
Fall 2024	1240	1420

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

25–31Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	21	27
Fall 2002	23	28
Fall 2003	22	28
Fall 2004	22	28
Fall 2005	23	27
Fall 2006	22	27
Fall 2007	22	27
Fall 2008	22	27
Fall 2009	22	29
Fall 2010	24	29
Fall 2011	24	29
Fall 2012	24	29
Fall 2013	24	29
Fall 2014	24	30
Fall 2015	24	29
Fall 2016	24	29
Fall 2017	24	29
Fall 2018	24	29
Fall 2019	24	29
Fall 2020	24	30
Fall 2021	25	30
Fall 2022	23	29
Fall 2023	23	30
Fall 2024	25	31

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

10,701Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Maryland-Baltimore County rose from 9,338 (Fall 2002) to 10,701 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	9,338
Fall 2003	9,465
Fall 2004	9,500
Fall 2005	9,244
Fall 2006	9,274
Fall 2007	9,304
Fall 2008	9,468
Fall 2009	9,815
Fall 2010	10,075
Fall 2011	10,429
Fall 2012	10,838
Fall 2013	11,012
Fall 2014	11,274
Fall 2015	11,144
Fall 2016	11,025
Fall 2017	11,130
Fall 2018	11,156
Fall 2019	10,955
Fall 2020	10,838
Fall 2021	10,747
Fall 2022	10,557
Fall 2023	10,434
Fall 2024	10,701

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

85%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at University of Maryland-Baltimore County has held near 85% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	81%
Fall 2003 cohort	82%
Fall 2004 cohort	82%
Fall 2005 cohort	82%
Fall 2006 cohort	84%
Fall 2007 cohort	87%
Fall 2008 cohort	85%
Fall 2009 cohort	84%
Fall 2010 cohort	85%
Fall 2011 cohort	85%
Fall 2012 cohort	87%
Fall 2013 cohort	89%
Fall 2014 cohort	86%
Fall 2015 cohort	87%
Fall 2016 cohort	88%
Fall 2017 cohort	87%
Fall 2018 cohort	87%
Fall 2019 cohort	87%
Fall 2020 cohort	87%
Fall 2021 cohort	86%
Fall 2022 cohort	87%
Fall 2023 cohort	85%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Faculty pay at University of Maryland-Baltimore County averages $157,740 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes University of Maryland-Baltimore County as a primarily residential campus of 10,701 undergraduates — and 85% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of Maryland-Baltimore County's SAT section-percentile sums are 1240–1420 — their midpoint is above the MD four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of Maryland-Baltimore County's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How University of Maryland-Baltimore County compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

University of Maryland-Baltimore County72.4%

Maryland median76.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

University of Maryland-Baltimore County$13,256

Maryland median$13,588

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

University of Maryland-Baltimore County's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of Maryland-Baltimore County$69,960

Maryland median$61,797

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

University of Maryland-Baltimore County, Maryland and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Maryland median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	72.4%	76.1%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$13,256	$13,588	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$69,960	$61,797	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For University of Maryland-Baltimore County, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

University of Maryland-Baltimore County federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 24 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Engineering	$113,299
Computer Science	$105,706
Information Science/Studies	$95,435
Mechanical Engineering	$95,078
Chemical Engineering	$91,547
Mathematics	$88,967
Economics	$79,729
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$75,493
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$74,808
Biology, General	$69,724
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	$68,823
Political Science and Government	$64,756
Communication and Media Studies	$60,957
Social Work	$58,412
English Language and Literature, General	$57,547
History	$56,394
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$55,336
Psychology, General	$54,039
Design and Applied Arts	$53,363
Sociology	$51,421
International/Globalization Studies	$50,400
Music	$42,289
Fine and Studio Arts	$35,125
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$34,778

These 24 fields listed for University of Maryland-Baltimore County measure earnings after completion. The $69,960 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 21 additional University of Maryland-Baltimore County fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of Maryland-Baltimore County report?

University of Maryland-Baltimore County's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1240–1420 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of Maryland-Baltimore County's acceptance rate?

72.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 10,375 admitted from 14,325 applicants.

How much does University of Maryland-Baltimore County cost?

In-state tuition is $13,256; out-of-state students pay $31,275. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does University of Maryland-Baltimore County report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $69,960. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Maryland

Maryland Institute College of Art — 76.8% admitted
Morgan State University — 82.2% admitted
Mount St. Mary's University — 73.8% admitted
Loyola University Maryland — 75.5% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.