UMBC Description:
Admissions Data (2012):
- Percent of Applicants Admitted: 60%
- GPA, SAT and ACT graph for UMBC
- What Are Your Chances? (from Cappex.com)
- Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
- SAT Critical Reading: 550 / 650
- SAT Math: 580 / 670
- SAT Writing: 530 / 640
- ACT Composite: 24 / 29
- ACT English: - / -
- ACT Math: - / -
Enrollment (2011):
- Total Enrollment: 13,199 (10,573 undergraduates)
- Gender Breakdown: 55% Male / 45% Female
- 86% Full-time
Costs (2012 - 13):
- Tuition and Fees: $9,764 (in-state); $20,825 (out-of-state)
- Books: $1,200 (why so much?)
- Room and Board: $10,866
- Other Expenses: $2,320
- Total Cost: $24,150 (in-state); $35,211 (out-of-state)
UMBC Financial Aid (2010 - 11):
- Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 70%
- UMBC Scholarships (Cappex.com)
- Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid
- Grants: 56%
- Loans: 41%
- Average Amount of Aid
- Grants: $7,460
- Loans: $6,402
Most Popular Majors:
Transfer, Graduation and Retention Rates:
- First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 85%
- Transfer Out Rate: 29%
- 4-Year Graduation Rate: 33%
- 6-Year Graduation Rate: 57%
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umbc Mission Statement:
"UMBC is a dynamic public research university integrating teaching, research and service to benefit the citizens of Maryland. As an Honors University, the campus offers academically talented students a strong undergraduate liberal arts foundation that prepares them for graduate and professional study, entry into the workforce, and community service and leadership. UMBC emphasizes science, engineering, information technology, human services and public policy at the graduate level. UMBC contributes to the economic development of the State and the region through entrepreneurial initiatives, workforce training, K-16 partnerships, and technology commercialization in collaboration with public agencies and the corporate community. UMBC is dedicated to cultural and ethnic diversity, social responsibility and lifelong learning."
