University of Maryland Global Campus Teaching Programs

University of Maryland Global Campus is a public institution situated in Adelphi, Maryland. Adelphi is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Where Is University of Maryland Global Campus?

Contact details for UMGC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3501 University Blvd East, Adelphi, MD 20783-8010
Phone:	301-985-7000
Website:	www.umgc.edu

How Do I Get Into UMGC?

You can apply to UMGC online at: www.umgc.edu/admissions/steps-to-apply.cfm

University of Maryland Global Campus has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford University of Maryland Global Campus?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UMGC, approximately 34% of students took out student loans averaging $5,842 a year. That adds up to $23,368 over four years for those students.

University of Maryland Global Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 45,100 undergraduate students at UMGC, with 9,952 being full-time and 35,148 being part-time.

There are also 10,223 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,952 full-time undergraduates at UMGC, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Maryland Global Campus students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	541
Black or African American	2,692
Hispanic or Latino	1,315
White	3,786
International Students	128
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,490

Geographic Diversity

Maryland students aren't the only ones who study at University of Maryland Global Campus. At this time, 38 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at University of Maryland Global Campus

There are 93 bachelor’s degree and 48 master’s degree programs available online at UMGC. In 2022-2023, 53,432 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UMGC has changed over the last few years.

This school is the most popular in Maryland for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UMGC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Learning Sciences	6%

University of Maryland Global Campus Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Learning Sciences	13	54	67
Educational/Instructional Technology	6	41	47
Secondary Education	0	28	28
Other Educational Administration & Supervision	0	17	17
TOTAL	19	140	159

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By M Chambers under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.