University of Maryland-Baltimore County Student Population

How many students at UMBC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Maryland-Baltimore County has a total enrollment of 13,906 students, including 10,767 undergraduate and 3,139 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 7,524 male students (54.1%) and 6,382 female students (45.9%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,782 White students (27.2%) and 2,998 Black students (21.6%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 10,767 undergraduate students (77.4%) and 3,139 graduate students (22.6%).
• Class Delivery: 580 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 8,081 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - UMBC's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 7,524 male (54.11%) and 6,382 female (45.89%) students are attending University of Maryland-Baltimore County. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 117.89.

By class level, 10,767 (77.43%) are undergraduate students and 3,139 (22.57%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 54.35% are male and 45.65% are female, while among graduate students, 53.27% are male and 46.73% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,782 White, 2,998 Black, and 2,812 Asian students out of a total of 13,906 are attending at University of Maryland-Baltimore County. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Maryland-Baltimore County is highly diverse with a diversity index of 82.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, UMBC has 254 students under 18 years old and 45 students over 65 years old. There are 10,920 students under 25 years old, and 2,986 students over 25 years old out of 13,906 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 254 students are younger than 18 and 27 students are older than 65. UMBC has 9,707 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,060 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1,213 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,926 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Maryland-Baltimore County, 580 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 8,081 students are enrolled in some online courses.

528 students who live in Maryland or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 52 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 10,767 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 790 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.34%.645 students have transferred in as full-time status and 145 students transferred in as part-time status.