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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.

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Institutional profile

Well established Solid in affordability, and solid in career outcomes.
Academic Steady Affordability Solid Career Solid Mobility Solid Experience Emerging
Academic standing Steady
Affordability Solid
Career outcomes Solid
Mobility Solid
Student experience Emerging
Admission
Open admission

Open admission

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Completion
32.2%

$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

49,664
Admission Open
Entering class

Open admission

Every applicant who meets the published requirements is admitted, so the work is placement and course selection rather than selection itself.

Testingopen admission
Return for a second year54.4%
Finish the degree32.2%

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.

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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  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

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.

02

Make the fit specific

A large public online university with a decades-long role serving U.S. military and adult learners worldwide.

03

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.

Regular Decisionrolling
Application routeInstitution application

$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.

Published annual cost$34,310
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$22,000
Affordability profileSolid

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+ 
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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.

Complete within 8 years32.2%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one54.4%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$65,287

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

Recent graduates2,001
Median earnings$100,208

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates1,435
Median earnings$79,801

Psychology, General

Recent graduates630
Median earnings$58,439

Computer and Information Sciences, General

Recent graduates546
Median earnings$101,498

Human Resources Management and Services

Recent graduates369
Median earnings$67,012

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.

Academics

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.

Campus setting

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.

Distinctive edge

What changes the experience

A large public online university with a decades-long role serving U.S. military and adult learners worldwide.

49,664 undergraduatesMid-Atlanticsuburban settingPrimarily off-campus housing