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UMBC Facts
President
Freeman A. Hrabowski, III
Faculty
714 Full-time, 304 Part-time
Staff
1,128
Students
Fall 2009 Enrollment 12,870
Undergraduate:
9,947 Graduate:
2,923
Full-time enrollment: 9,656, Part-time enrollment:
3,214
Undergraduate Minority Enrollment
African American 16.5%
Asian American 21.2%
Hispanic 4%
Freshman Class
2008
First-time freshmen 1,570
Living on campus 74%
SAT percentiles
25th 1080
75th 1280
Average SAT, top quartile: 1370
FY 2009 Tuition and Fees
Resident $8,872
Non-resident $18,213
For current information on tuition, fees, room and board, click here.
Merit
Scholarships
Operating Budget
$345 million (26.9% in state support)
Sponsored
Programs
$87.6 million for research and training contracts and grants FY
2007
Academic
Programs
UMBC offers 54 majors and 45 minors and 20 certificate programs
in the physical and biological sciences, social and behavioral sciences,
engineering, mathematics, information technology, humanities and
visual and performing arts.
UMBC's Graduate
School offers 33 master's degree programs, 24 doctoral
degree
programs and 20 graduate certificate programs. Programs are
offered
in education, engineering, imaging and digital arts, information
technology, gerontology, life sciences, psychology, public policy
and a host of other areas of interest.
Athletic
Programs
More than 400 student-athletes compete in 19 NCAA Division I sports.
The UMBC Retrievers participate in the America East Conference.
Facilities include a 4,500-seat stadium and track and field complex,
the 4,000-seat Retriever Activities Center (RAC) Arena, an indoor
and outdoor aquatics complex, tennis courts, a soccer stadium, baseball
and softball fields and practice fields.
Mascot: Chesapeake Bay Retriever
Spirit Colors: Black and Gold
Location
UMBC is located on 500 acres 15 minutes from Baltimore's Inner Harbor
and 30 minutes from Washington, D.C. BWI Airport is five minutes
away, as are AMTRAK and light rail stations.
Accreditation
UMBC is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education;
the Accrediting Board for Engineering Technology, Inc.; the National
Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
3624 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
210-662-5606
UMBC is a member of the University
System of Maryland
For more information, contact:
UMBC
Office of Institutional Advancement
410-455-2902/www.umbc.edu
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