Fast Facts
2011 Freshman Class Profile
Total Freshman Enrollment: 1,499
Average GPA: 3.6
Average SAT Score: 1206 (critical reading and mathematics)
Gender: 55% men; 45% women
Living on campus 75%
Diversity: 45% Caucasian, 24% Asian American, 12% African American, 4% Hispanic
American, 7% International, 4% Two or More Races, 4% Unknown, 0.3% Hawaii/Pacific Islander, and 0.1% American Indian
Student Body
Fall 2011 Enrollment 13,199
Undergraduate 10,573, graduate 2,626
Full-time: 9,051, part-time: 1,522
Male 7,088, female: 6,111
Minority Enrollment: 40%
African American 12%
Asian American 24%
Hispanic 4%
SAT percentiles (combined critical reading and math)
25th 1120
75th 1280
Average SAT, top quartile 1362
Faculty
425 Full-time, 291 Part-time
FY 2011 Tuition, Fees, Room & Board
Resident $19,488, non-resident $29,891
Degrees: Bachelor's, master's, doctorate, certificate
Calendar: 2 semesters, winter session, 2 summer sessions
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. University-run Shuttle buses provide regular transportation
to points in the surrounding area and Baltimore City.
Academic programs
43 majors, 41 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.
Graduate School
36 master's degree programs, 24 doctoral degree programs and 17 graduate certificate programs in education, engineering, imaging and digital arts, information technology, gerontology, life sciences, psychology, public policy and others.
Arts & Cultural Events
UMBC is home to two art galleries (the Center
for Art, Design and Visual Culture and
the Albin O. Kuhn
Library Gallery)
and two professional dance companies (the Phoenix Dance Company and Doug
Hamby Dance). Guest artists and
faculty are presented in dozens of music, theatre and dance performances each
year. The Humanities
Forum
and Social Sciences
Forum lecture series bring eminent scholars to UMBC throughout the year.
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 4,000-seat stadium and track and field complex, the 3,500-seat Retriever
Activities Center (RAC) Arena, an indoor and outdoor aquatics complex, tennis
courts, a soccer stadium, baseball and softball fields and practice fields.
Recently, the men's soccer team won their first American East title.
Mascot: Chesapeake Bay Retrievers
Spirit Colors: Black and Gold
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