University of Maryland,
Baltimore County (UMBC)
Background and Location
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (often referred to as UMBC) is an American public research university, located in Baltimore County, Maryland, mainly in the community of Catonsville. This is about 10 minutes (8.3 miles) from downtown Baltimore City and 30 minutes (33.5 miles) from Washington, D.C. From a HHS to UMBC, the travel time of a car is around 1 hours and 7 minutes and for standard transit it is 3 hours and 39 minutes.
Popular Majors
Wide selection of 48 majors and 38 minors. The 3 most popular major are Psychology, Biology/Biological Sciences, and Information Science/Studies
Where do most students live?
34 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing while about 66 percent of students live off campus in apartments or other housing options.
Awards and Recognition
UMBC continues to lead U.S. News national university rankings for strong commitment to undergraduate teaching, tied with Yale at #6 on the list and ranked ahead of Stanford and Duke. In a new ranking of “Most Innovative Schools,” UMBC is #4 in the nation, joining MIT and Stanford in the top five.
Costs and Stats
- Application Fee: $50, non-refundable
- Cost of Tuition per year: $11,006 (in state) and $23,770 (out of state) with mandatory fees
- Percentage of students admitted: early acceptance rate of 59.6%, and 48.2% average rate
- Average SAT and ACT scores of admitted students: 1210 (new sat), 1792(old sat), 27 - 28 (estimated ACT)
- Average GPA of admitted students: 3.78 (Fall 2015)
- Number of undergraduate students: 11, 243 (as of Fall 2015)
- Percentage of students receiving financial aid and average amount: 49.3%, $8,034 (need based)
Student Life and Athletics
Greek System (Fraternities and Sororities)
UMBC has 23 officially registered sororities and fraternities with nearly 5% of UMBC's undergraduate students belonging to one of them. UMBC houses four Greek councils, (NPHC, PHA, MGC, IFC).
Clubs and Activities
With over 80 clubs and vast amount of activities such as lectures, concerts, visual arts programs, athletic events, recreation and leisure activities, performing arts events, and community celebrations the choices are abundant.
Athletics
UMBC’s intercollegiate athletic teams, the Retrievers, participate in NCAA’s Division I and the America East Conference. With the UMBC stadium, baseball park, and Soccer complex, there is a wide range of sports teams. Admission for these sports events is free of charge to the students