University of Maryland - Baltimore County Computer Science Programs

University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a public institution situated in Baltimore, Maryland. Baltimore is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Where Is University of Maryland - Baltimore County?

Contact details for UMBC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250
Phone:	410-455-1000
Website:	umbc.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/umbcpage
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/umbc

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How Do I Get Into UMBC?

You can apply to UMBC online at: undergraduate.umbc.edu/apply/index.php

Admission Requirements for UMBC

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UMBC?

The acceptance rate at University of Maryland - Baltimore County is 81%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 51% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.

Average Test Scores

About 31% of students accepted to UMBC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 610 and 690. Math scores were between 600 and 700.

UMBC received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 30. Math scores were between 21 and 0. Composite scores were between 23 and 29.

Can I Afford University of Maryland - Baltimore County?

The overall average net price of UMBC is $32,912. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UMBC, approximately 25% of students took out student loans averaging $5,545 a year. That adds up to $22,180 over four years for those students.

University of Maryland - Baltimore County Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 10,835 undergraduate students at UMBC, with 9,147 being full-time and 1,688 being part-time.

There are also 2,803 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,147 full-time undergraduates at UMBC, 55% are male and 45% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Maryland - Baltimore County students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2,242
Black or African American	1,948
Hispanic or Latino	792
White	3,081
International Students	421
Other Races/Ethnicities	663

Geographic Diversity

Maryland students aren't the only ones who study at University of Maryland - Baltimore County. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 93 countries are represented at UMBC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

In 2022-2023, 9,444 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

University of Maryland - Baltimore County Computer Science Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Information Science	32	278	116	11	437
Computer Science	0	314	36	13	363
Information Technology Management	0	81	0	0	81
Computer & IS Security	10	0	0	0	10
TOTAL	42	673	152	24	891

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 Tim Menzies under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.