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University of Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland · Large city

78.7%
Admit rate
$13,868
Avg net price
38%
Graduation rate
$61,335
Median earnings

University of Baltimore is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Baltimore, Maryland (large city setting), enrolling 1,133 undergraduates.

PublicSmall · 1,133 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 79% admitCold wintersNear the coast

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against University of Baltimore's admitted students.

Admit rate
78.7%
SAT (mid 50%)
740–1330
Avg GPA (est.)
2.75

Enter a test score to see where you land against University of Baltimore's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and University of Baltimore's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore, also known as Baltimore City, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. One Paleo-Indian site and several Archaic period and Woodland period archaeological sites have been identified in Baltimore, including four from the Late Woodland period. Baltimore has historically been a working-class port town, sometimes dubbed a "city of neighborhoods". It comprises 72 designated historic districts traditionally occupied by distinct ethnic groups. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
1 mile to Baltimore, MD
To the ocean
3 miles
Nearest airport
9 miles to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI) · major hub

How University of Baltimore compares

Selectivity78.7%

More selective than 47% · #19 most selective of 28 in Maryland

SAT average940

Higher than 2%

Graduation rate38%

Higher than 20% · #23 of 31 in Maryland

First-year retention60%

Higher than 13%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$61,335

Higher than 70% · #16 of 28 in Maryland

Average net price$13,868

Cheaper than 77% · #7 cheapest of 29 in Maryland

Median debt at graduation$23,250

Lower than 50%

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 76%

Undergraduate enrollment1,133

Larger than 41%

Percentiles compare University of Baltimore with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Maryland.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

2,888students
  • Undergraduate1,13339%
  • Graduate1,75561%

Undergraduates by gender

1,133undergrads
  • Women69261%
  • Men44139%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White26%
  • Black51%
  • Hispanic5.2%
  • Asian3.7%
  • Other or multiracial14%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,133
Graduate enrollment
1,755
Student–faculty ratio
10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
45%
First-generation students
40%
Students over 25
62%
Median family income
$28,800
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$125,775
Endowment
$75,816,113

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 41 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Maryland95%
  • Other U.S. states5.4%

Most first-years stay in state — University of Baltimore draws overwhelmingly from Maryland.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
78.7%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
740–1330
SAT average
940
SAT reading
370–650
SAT math
370–680
ACT composite
Average GPA (estimated)
2.75

Cost

In-state tuition
$9,992
Out-of-state tuition
$23,984
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,600
Total cost of attendance
$26,406
Average net price
$13,868

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
38%
Graduated on time (4 years)
25%
First-year retention
60%
Transferred to another college
20%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$48,197
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$61,335
Median debt at graduation
$23,250
Students with federal loans
38%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
37%

About 13% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
25%
Low-income (Pell)
40%
First-generation
40%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$35

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
5

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (3,187 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.7reported offenses a year
0 violent a year1.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
1.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$11,680
$30–48k
$14,337
$48–75k
$17,472
$75–110k
$110k+
$19,406

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$78,926

$17,472/year × about 4.5 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

77%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,245
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 77% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,245. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 26 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$61,335
Typical debt at graduation
$23,250
Debt vs. one year's pay
38%
Out-earn a HS grad
70%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$58,142
Men
$71,481

Men out-earn women by $13,339 (23%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
90°F
Winter low
30°F
Annual rain
43.7″
Annual snow
19.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, MD Sci Ctr Baltimore, MD US station (1.7 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.