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University of Maryland Global Campus: cost, admission and results

University of Maryland Global Campus is a public college in Adelphi, Maryland. It has about 49,664 undergraduate students. The average net price for students with federal aid is $23,144 a year.

At a glance

  • $23,144Net price a year
  • 34%Graduation rate
  • $68,110Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Adelphi, Maryland 20783
Type
Public
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Suburb of a large city
Undergraduate students
49,664
Graduate students
10,825
Students per teacher
21 to 1
Accredited by
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Website
umgc.edu

Getting in

University of Maryland Global Campus has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.

What it costs

Tuition and fees, students from Maryland$8,280
Tuition and fees, students from elsewhere$12,336
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$28,488
Average net price after grants and scholarships$23,144

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off (for a public college, students from inside the state). It is 57% above the median net price of colleges in Maryland on this site ($14,767). International students are normally charged the out-of-state tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeMD medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year55%72%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)34%45%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$68,110$59,069$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$19,000$18,875$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Maryland and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

38% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 19% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 46% women and 54% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 1 of the 47 colleges in Maryland on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,990.

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Common questions

How much is tuition at University of Maryland Global Campus?

Published tuition and fees are $8,280 a year for students from Maryland and $12,336 for others. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of University of Maryland Global Campus?

34% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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