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University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Princess Anne, Maryland

https://www.umes.edu

#759 National Colleges

64.67% Admission Rate
Not Very Selective

2,270 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Public
  • Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
  • Four-year, full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
  • Four-year, medium, highly residential
  • Historically Black College and University
University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) is a public historically black land-grant research university in Princess Anne, Maryland. It is part of the University System of Maryland. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".

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Location

City
Princess Anne, Maryland

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Locale
Town: Fringe (in urban cluster up to 10 miles from an urbanized area)

Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 15.6%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services 15.0%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 11.4%
Engineering Technologies And Engineering-Related Fields 6.9%
Health Professions And Related Programs 6.3%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 5.9%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 5.7%
Social Sciences 5.3%
English Language And Literature/Letters 5.1%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 4.5%
Engineering 4.3%
Psychology 2.9%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2.6%
Visual And Performing Arts 2.2%
Transportation And Materials Moving 2.2%
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences 2.2%
Education 0.8%
Physical Sciences 0.6%
Mathematics And Statistics 0.4%
History 0.2%

Cost

In State Tuition
$8,558.00

Out of State Tuition
$18,968.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
63.47%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$16,980.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

941 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 510 460 410
Verbal 520 480 440

ACT Scores

18 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 20 17 14
English 18 17 15