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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.

63 Undergraduate Degrees
$27,189 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
62% Acceptance Rate

Where Is University of Maryland Eastern Shore?

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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
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/umesnews
Twitter: http://twitter.com/umesnews

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 required
High School Rank neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program recommended
Recommendations recommended
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UMES?

62% Acceptance Rate
67% Of Accepted Are Women
80% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at UMES is 62%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 59%, and the acceptance rate for women is 64%.

Average Test Scores

About 80% of students accepted to UMES submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 430 and 510. Math scores were between 410 and 500.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Maryland Eastern Shore  ( 430 to 510 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Maryland Eastern Shore  ( 410 to 500 )
200
800
UMES received ACT scores from 6% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 13 and 18. Math scores were between 15 and 17. Composite scores were between 16 and 19.

ACT English Scores for University of Maryland Eastern Shore  ( 13 to 18 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for University of Maryland Eastern Shore  ( 15 to 17 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Maryland Eastern Shore  ( 16 to 19 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Maryland Eastern Shore?

$27,189 Net Price
65% Take Out Loans
9.9% Loan Default Rate
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 65% of students took out student loans averaging $6,246 a year. That adds up to $24,984 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UMES is 9.9%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

University of Maryland Eastern Shore Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,860 Full-Time Undergraduates
56% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,069 undergraduate students at UMES, with 1,860 being full-time and 209 being part-time.

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There are also 577 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,860 full-time undergraduates at UMES, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 22
Black or African American 992
Hispanic or Latino 91
White 169
International Students 41
Other Races/Ethnicities 545

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

77 Took All Classes Online
1,097 Took At Least One Class Online
9.9% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 1,097 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.

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Online Growth Rankings of UMES

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Maryland Eastern Shore was 9.9%. This is the #1,236 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UMES regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Maryland Eastern Shore Business Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s TOTAL
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management 24 24
General Business Administration and Management 19 19
Finance 7 7
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 6 6
Accounting 4 4
General Hospitality Administration/Management 3 3
Agricultural Business 0 0
Business Management & Marketing 0 0
Financial Planning & Services 0 0
TOTAL 63 63

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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