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University of Maryland Global Campus

Adelphi, Maryland Public 4-year Large suburb

Overview

University of Maryland Global Campus is a public four-year institution in Adelphi, Maryland. The campus sits in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 63,012, made up of 52,187 undergraduates and 10,825 graduate students. It is part of University System of Maryland.

University of Maryland Global Campus offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 63 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other, and Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. It awarded 19,245 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 62 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 55% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 21 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
63,012
Students enrolled
55%
First-year retention
19,245
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
63
Programs and majors
21:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterProfessional

Programs and majors offered 63

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 15
Computer and Information Sciences 8
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 4
Psychology 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 5
Health Professions 4
Social Sciences 2
Communication and Journalism 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Military Technologies 1
History 1
Education 4
Legal Professions and Studies 1
English Language and Literature 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Communications Technologies 1
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 2
Engineering 2

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
55%
First-year retention, part-time students
17%
Student-to-faculty ratio
21:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
9,767
Associate degrees
3,000
Master's degrees
4,419
Professional doctorates
30
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
1,614
Postbaccalaureate certificates
415

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
63,012
Undergraduates, fall 2024
52,187
Graduate students, fall 2024
10,825
Full-time, fall 2024
21%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
101,136
Undergraduates, 2024-25
83,935
Graduate students, 2024-25
17,201
Full-time, 2024-25
17%
Size category
20,000 students or more

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
45%
Men
55%
White
28%
Hispanic or Latino
17%
Black or African American
28%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
15%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
62
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
88%
Students taking some online courses
8%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
University System of Maryland
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
President
Gregory Fowler
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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