University of Maryland Eastern Shore Business Programs

Located in Princess Anne, Maryland, University of Maryland Eastern Shore is a public institution. The surrounding location of Princess Anne is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is University of Maryland Eastern Shore?

Contact details for UMES are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	J.T. Williams Hall, Princess Anne, MD 21853-1299
Phone:	410-651-2200
Website:	www.umes.edu

How Do I Get Into UMES?

You can apply to UMES online at: www.umes.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for UMES

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UMES?

UMES has an acceptance rate of 82%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 78%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

Can I Afford University of Maryland Eastern Shore?

The overall average net price of UMES is $27,189. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UMES, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $6,595 a year. That adds up to $26,380 over four years for those students.

University of Maryland Eastern Shore Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,811 undergraduate students at UMES, with 1,619 being full-time and 192 being part-time.

There are also 573 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,619 full-time undergraduates at UMES, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Maryland Eastern Shore students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	24
Black or African American	965
Hispanic or Latino	80
White	123
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	390

Geographic Diversity

Maryland students aren't the only ones who study at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 48 countries are represented at UMES. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, China, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

In 2022-2023, 1,018 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UMES has changed over the last few years.

University of Maryland Eastern Shore Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	18	18
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	17	17
Accounting	10	10
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	6	6
General Hospitality Administration/Management	4	4
Finance	1	1
Agricultural Business	0	0
Business Management & Marketing	0	0
Financial Planning & Services	0	0
TOTAL	56	56

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.