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University of Maryland Global Campus

Adelphi, Maryland · Large suburb

Admit rate
$22,063
Avg net price
33%
Graduation rate
$65,287
Median earnings

University of Maryland Global Campus is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Adelphi, Maryland (large suburb setting), enrolling 49,664 undergraduates.

PublicLarge · 49,664 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersNear the coast

About Adelphi, Maryland

Adelphi is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. During the 19th century, George Washington Riggs acquired much of the area northeast of Washington, D.C., as his Green Hill estate in the Chillum Manor district. That estate included present-day Adelphi. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
10 miles
Nearest airport
11 miles to Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) · major hub

How University of Maryland Global Campus compares

Graduation rate33%

Higher than 15% · #26 of 31 in Maryland

First-year retention55%

Higher than 9%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$65,287

Higher than 78% · #10 of 28 in Maryland

Average net price$22,063

Cheaper than 41% · #21 cheapest of 29 in Maryland

Median debt at graduation$21,000

Lower than 67%

Student–faculty ratio21 : 1

Lower than 8%

Undergraduate enrollment49,664

Larger than 99%

Percentiles compare University of Maryland Global Campus 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

60,489students
  • Undergraduate49,66482%
  • Graduate10,82518%

Undergraduates by gender

49,664undergrads
  • Women27,03754%
  • Men22,62746%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White30%
  • Black27%
  • Hispanic18%
  • Asian5.0%
  • Other or multiracial20%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
49,664
Graduate enrollment
10,825
Student–faculty ratio
21 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
29%
First-generation students
46%
Students over 25
66%
Median family income
$30,322
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$89,532
Endowment
$57,865,132

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 1,334 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Maryland32%
  • Other U.S. states65%
  • International3.1%

A national draw — only 32% of first-years come from Maryland; 65% arrive from other states.

3% came from outside the U.S. 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.

Cost

In-state tuition
$8,136
Out-of-state tuition
$12,336
Room & board
Books & supplies
$0
Total cost of attendance
$25,400
Average net price
$22,063

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)
33%
Graduated on time (4 years)
10%
First-year retention
55%
Transferred to another college
35%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$58,051
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$65,287
Median debt at graduation
$21,000
Students with federal loans
17%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
37%

About 23% 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
10%
Low-income (Pell)
27%
First-generation
28%

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
$50

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
1.7 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
26
Property offenses (2022–2024)
300

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 10 campuses (63,012 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.

109reported offenses a year
8.7 violent a year100 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
96
Burglary
4.0
Rape
3.7
Fondling
2.7
Aggravated assault
2.0
Robbery
0.3

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
$21,830
$30–48k
$24,400
$48–75k
$24,400
$75–110k
$110k+

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
$123,384

$24,400/year × about 5.1 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.

16%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$779
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 16% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $779. 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 179 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)
$65,287
Typical debt at graduation
$21,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
32%
Out-earn a HS grad
71%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.2 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
$58,545
Men
$78,000

Men out-earn women by $19,455 (33%) 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
88°F
Winter low
22°F
Annual rain
45″
Annual snow
15.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.34.5JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Glenn Dale Bell Stn, MD US station (4.5 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.