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University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Princess Anne, MD · Public · Town (fringe) · Carnegie R1/R2 · UMES

Public institution in Princess Anne, MD · 2,165 undergraduates · 90% acceptance rate · $47,697 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$14,035596th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$8,898473rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$19,728839th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$27,799854th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$47,6971,205th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$34,6241,553rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
34.6%1,646th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
66.3%1,416th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
90.4%1,238th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
—

Campus

Undergraduates
2,165899th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
52.6%321st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 85 mi (BWI)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$35
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 32 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$66,915$61,516
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$45,529$47,260
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$39,369$31,854
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBusinessbachelors$38,829$32,658
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$32,925$37,568
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$31,305$29,141
Agriculture, GeneralAgriculturebachelors$30,409—
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$29,902$28,598
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$29,685$30,771
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralFamily & Consumer Sciencesbachelors$28,816$29,882
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$27,618$25,774
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$27,476$15,552

Campus facts

Athletics — 7 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,818,909 (M $1,107,287 · W $1,711,622)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s 2,165 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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