[Last update: December 11, 2025]

7,060 students (67% of total 10,490 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC). The average amount of the aid awarded is $10,538.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 93% of total 1,961 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $10,203.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of Maryland-Baltimore County, 7,060 undergraduate students (67% of total 10,490 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $10,538.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - UMBC
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship7,06067% $74,398,637$10,538
Pell Grants3,15130% $18,304,975$5,809
Federal Student Loan2,96828% $18,291,499$6,163

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,822 beginning undergraduate students (93% of total 1,961 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of Maryland-Baltimore County. The average amount of aid received is $10,203.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - UMBC
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,82293% --
Grants or Scholarships1,72688%$17,611,217$10,203
Federal Grants58630%$3,558,771$6,073
Pell Grants56929%$3,424,907$6,019
Other Federal Grants1337%$133,864$1,006
State/Local Grants56729%$4,219,915$7,443
Institutional Grants1,69887%$9,832,531$5,791
Student Loan Aid59730%$4,027,126$6,746
Federal Student Loans57729%$2,918,588$5,058
Other Student Loans673%$1,108,538$16,545

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at University of Maryland-Baltimore County.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level1,150790$11,048,592$9,607
0-30,000261261$5,451,423$20,887
30,001-48,000175174$2,898,258$16,561
48,001-75,000201177$1,895,136$9,429
75,001-110,00014775$466,276$3,172
110,001 or more366103$337,499$922

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