University of Maryland Eastern Shore: Statistics

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#2598 of 14,131 In the World
#727 of 2,597 In North America
#665 of 2,496 In the United States
#15 of 34 In Maryland
#963 of 1,020 For Aviation
Top50% For 18 other topics
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Acceptance rate
82%
Aid receiving
100%
Undergraduates
1,933
Graduates
585
Male:Female Ratio
43:57
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
umes.edu

University of Maryland Eastern Shore Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

University of Maryland Eastern Shore has an acceptance rate of 82% and is in the middle in terms of the difficulty of admission among universities in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 82% 78% 84%
Applicants 6,724 2,427 4,297
Admissions 5,484 1,887 3,597
Freshmen enrolled full time 578 283 295
Freshmen enrolled part time 10 4 6

912 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

106 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Admissions requirements

Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
College-preparatory program Considered but not required
Recommendations Considered but not required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Secondary school rank Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

Black or African American 1726 (69%)
White 347 (14%)
Two or more races 130 (5%)
Hispanic 105 (4%)
Nonresident Alien 88 (4%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 56 (2%)
Asian 53 (2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 (0.2%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$12,705
Students receiving aid
100%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $5,637$8,304
Tuition in-state $5,637$8,304
Tuition out-of-state $16,467$15,384
Fee in-district $3,261$2,160
Fee in-state $3,261$2,160
Fee out-of-state $3,261$2,160

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 1,626
Combined charge for room and board $10,636
Room charge $5,928
Meal charge $4,708

University of Maryland Eastern Shore majors

University of Maryland Eastern Shore has granted 300 bachelor's degrees across 30 programs, 48 master's across 11 programs, and 96 doctorate degrees across 7 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Pharmacy 44
Criminal Justice & Police Science 37
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 32
Physical Therapy & Therapist 30
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 25
Sociology, General 24
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other 9 11
Business Administration and Management, General 18
Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences, General 17
Hotel & Motel Administration & Management 17
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 13
Engineering, General 12
Engineering & Engineering-Related Technologies & Technicians, Other 11
Accounting 10
Computer and Information Sciences, General 9 1
Aeronautics & Aviation & Aerospace Science and Technology, General 9
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance 9
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 8 1
Food Science 5 3
Psychology, General 8
Technology Teacher Education & Industrial Arts Teacher Education 1 7
Agriculture, General 6
Civil Engineering Technologies & Technicians 6
Ecology 6
English Language and Literature, General 6
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 6
Special Education and Teaching, General 5 1
Secondary Education and Teaching 5
Chemistry, General 2 2
Hospitality Administration & Management, General 4
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 2 2
Commercial and Advertising Art 3
Criminology 3
Music, General 3
Toxicology 3
Biochemistry 2
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 2
History, General 2
Finance, General 1
Mathematics, General 1
Grand Total 300 48 96

University of Maryland Eastern Shore has a graduation rate of 37%, which is among the 20% lowest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 37% 30% 42%
  • Full-time retention rate - 71%
  • Part-time retention rate - 100%

Publications & Citations

University of Maryland Eastern Shore has published 2,364 scientific papers with 30,082 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Environmental Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering, Medicine, Computer Science, Physics, Geology, and Ecology.

Publications
2,364
Citations
30,082

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
1,448 / 22,241
Environmental Science
1,263 / 16,382
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
1,193 / 11,279
Chemistry
1,134 / 17,594
Engineering
1,081 / 12,480
Medicine
1,079 / 16,512
Computer Science
881 / 10,013
Physics
808 / 10,561
Geology
792 / 11,649
Ecology
731 / 10,108
Political Science
662 / 4,645
Law
636 / 4,583
Genetics
634 / 11,178
Geography and Cartography
630 / 6,527
Mathematics
605 / 7,151
Business
593 / 4,438
Psychology
577 / 6,781
Biochemistry
577 / 10,938
Sociology
528 / 5,158
Paleontology
528 / 8,040
Organic Chemistry
511 / 9,831
Economics
500 / 3,288
Quantum and Particle physics
458 / 6,421
History
443 / 4,179
Statistics
401 / 5,756
Archaeology
400 / 3,998
Philosophy
386 / 2,920
Materials Science
382 / 4,991
Pathology
349 / 5,487
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
319 / 2,423
Agricultural Science
315 / 5,143
Botany
314 / 5,180
Oceanography
259 / 3,513
Mechanical Engineering
250 / 2,131
Machine Learning
244 / 2,855
Development Studies
241 / 1,704
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
238 / 2,721
Management
237 / 2,356
Public Health
228 / 3,384
Psychiatry
226 / 3,887

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 26 120
1992 24 84
1993 13 63
1994 16 111
1995 12 93
1996 25 196
1997 19 126
1998 18 154
1999 25 162
2000 19 194
2001 35 172
2002 36 276
2003 37 311
2004 43 358
2005 41 435
2006 55 505
2007 60 558
2008 54 540
2009 76 744
2010 59 771
2011 72 910
2012 117 989
2013 125 1209
2014 104 1270
2015 90 1324
2016 111 1412
2017 112 1456
2018 91 1670
2019 112 1893
2020 161 2422
2021 131 2582
2022 129 2841
2023 157 3088
Academic rankings

Notable alumni

  1. David Banner

    David Banner
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    Years
    1974-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
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    Biography

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  2. Clifford Brown

    Clifford Brown
    Born in
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    Years
    1930-1956 (aged 26)
    Occupations
    jazz musiciancomposertrumpeter
    Biography

    Clifford Benjamin Brown was an American jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer. He died at the age of 25 in a car crash, leaving behind four years' worth of recordings. His compositions "Sandu", "Joy Spring", and "Daahoud" have become jazz standards. Brown won the DownBeat magazine Critics' Poll for New Star of the Year in 1954; he was inducted into the DownBeat Hall of Fame in 1972.

  3. Adesuwa Aighewi

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    Years
    1992-.. (age 32)
    Occupations
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  4. Brasheedah Elohim

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    Born in
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    Years
    1980-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

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  5. Tim Parham

    Tim Parham
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1983-.. (age 41)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Ashley Timothy Parham is an American professional basketball player for Cóndores de Cundinamarca of the Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano. At the college level, he played for Ellsworth Community College and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Since going pro, Parham has played with teams in countries such as Canada, Turkey, Japan, Mexico, the United States, and Taiwan.

  6. Earl S. Richardson

    Earl S. Richardson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1943-.. (age 81)
    Biography

    Earl S. Richardson, Ed.D served as the 9th President of Morgan State University from 1984 to 2010. Prior to serving as the President of Morgan State University, Dr. Richardson served as Assistant to the President of the University System of Maryland, and Executive Assistant to the Chancellor, Director of Career Planning and Placement and Acting Director of Admissions and Registration at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

  7. Helen Reed-Rowe

    Helen Reed-Rowe
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1949-.. (age 75)
    Enrolled in the University of Maryland Eastern Shore
    Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Occupations
    diplomat
    Biography

    Helen Reed-Rowe, a career diplomat of the Senior Foreign Service, served as the first resident United States Ambassador to Palau.

  8. Merrecia James

    Merrecia James
    Born in
    Jamaica Flag Jamaica
    Years
    1986-.. (age 38)
    Occupations
    athletics competitor
    Biography

    Merrecia James is a track and field middle distance athlete, competed collegiately for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. She is the daughter of Merle Stewart and William James of Jamaica. She has seven half brothers and five half sisters. She represented Jamaica at the North American Central American Caribbean cross country meet in 2004, 2005 and 2006, winning the bronze medal, in 2005 the world half marathon championships in Edmonton Canada and in 2006 the world cross country championship in Fukuoka, Japan. She finished 2nd for Jamaica at the Central American Caribbean reggae half marathon in a time of 1:28:08. In her mid-twenties, James was in Chicago when she was introduced to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was baptized soon afterward.

  9. Rubin Collins

    Rubin Collins
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Rubin Collins Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks. Collins was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers as the 36th overall pick of the 1974 NBA draft but spent his professional career in the Eastern Basketball Association (EBA).

General info

Alternative names UMES
Founded 1886
Motto Facta, Non Verba
Deeds, Not Words
Colors maroon, gray
Academic calendar August to May
Total FTE staff 682
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address J.T. Williams Hall
Princess Anne, Maryland, 21853-1299
United States
City population 3,000
Phone 4106512200

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