Adelphi, MD · Public · 49,664 undergraduates · suburban
University of Maryland Global Campus
Open admission
A large public online university with a decades-long role serving U.S. military and adult learners worldwide.
Institutional profile
Well established Solid in affordability, and solid in career outcomes.- Admission
- Open admission
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 32.2%
Open admission
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$65,287 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets University of Maryland Global Campus apart
Academic design
Programs emphasize career fields such as cybersecurity, information technology, business, data, health services, public safety, and liberal studies, with online delivery and accelerated terms common across the curriculum.
Campus pattern
There is no traditional residential campus; the student experience is largely online and distributed across workplaces, military installations, and adult-learning sites in the U.S. and abroad.
Defining feature
A large public online university with a decades-long role serving U.S. military and adult learners worldwide.
Can I get in?
Open admission
Start with academic preparation, then show why this particular academic and campus environment fits you.
Undergraduates enrolled
49,664Open admission
Every applicant who meets the published requirements is admitted, so the work is placement and course selection rather than selection itself.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for University of Maryland Global Campus, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
See where I landIn the season card
What University of Maryland Global Campus weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Programs emphasize career fields such as cybersecurity, information technology, business, data, health services, public safety, and liberal studies, with online delivery and accelerated terms common across the curriculum.
Make the fit specific
A large public online university with a decades-long role serving U.S. military and adult learners worldwide.
Account for the tradeoff
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and make the school-specific case concrete.
$50 application fee
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at University of Maryland Global Campus
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
A large public online university with a decades-long role serving U.S. military and adult learners worldwide.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Information Science/Studies
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Psychology, General
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Human Resources Management and Services
What is campus life like?
University of Maryland Global Campus beyond the classroom
There is no traditional residential campus; the student experience is largely online and distributed across workplaces, military installations, and adult-learning sites in the U.S. and abroad.
A defining academic feature
Programs emphasize career fields such as cybersecurity, information technology, business, data, health services, public safety, and liberal studies, with online delivery and accelerated terms common across the curriculum.
What shapes an ordinary week
There is no traditional residential campus; the student experience is largely online and distributed across workplaces, military installations, and adult-learning sites in the U.S. and abroad.
What changes the experience
A large public online university with a decades-long role serving U.S. military and adult learners worldwide.