How many students at UMES? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 3,177 students have enrolled in University of Maryland Eastern Shore with 2,476 undergraduate and 701 graduate students.
By gender, 1,367 male and 1,810 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (16,875 students on average - public Research University (high research activity)).
278 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,427 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
University of Maryland Eastern Shore has a total of 3,177 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 2,476 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 701 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 1,367 male and 1,810 female students (the male-female ratio is 43:57) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 3,177 | 2,476 | 701 |
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| Men | 1,367 | 1,131 | 236 |
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| Women | 1,810 | 1,345 | 465 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 419 White, 2,151 Black, and 80 Asian students out of a total of 3,177 are attending at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
University of Maryland Eastern Shore is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 51.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 22 | 5 | 17 |
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| Asian | 80 | 38 | 42 |
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| Black | 2,151 | 918 | 1,233 |
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| Hispanic | 102 | 45 | 57 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| White | 419 | 194 | 225 |
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| Two or more races | 156 | 58 | 98 |
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| Race Unknown | 137 | 60 | 77 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 12 | 5 | 7 |
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| Asian | 31 | 17 | 14 |
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| Black | 1,845 | 819 | 1,026 |
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| Hispanic | 86 | 42 | 44 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| White | 234 | 129 | 105 |
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| Two or more races | 113 | 41 | 72 |
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| Race Unknown | 91 | 47 | 44 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 10 | 0 | 10 |
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| Asian | 49 | 21 | 28 |
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| Black | 306 | 99 | 207 |
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| Hispanic | 16 | 3 | 13 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 185 | 65 | 120 |
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| Two or more races | 43 | 17 | 26 |
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| Race Unknown | 46 | 13 | 33 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, UMES has 42 students under 18 years old and 10 students over 65 years old. There are 2,381 students under 25 years old, and 796 students over 25 years old out of 3,177 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 42 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. UMES has 2,204 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 272 students aged 25 and over.
It has 177 graduate students aged under 25 and 524 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 42 | 27 | 15 |
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| 18-19 | 937 | 520 | 417 |
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| 20-21 | 772 | 418 | 354 |
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| 22-24 | 630 | 343 | 287 |
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| 25-29 | 309 | 179 | 130 |
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| 30-34 | 130 | 88 | 42 |
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| 35-39 | 76 | 54 | 22 |
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| 40-49 | 161 | 108 | 53 |
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| 50-64 | 110 | 65 | 45 |
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| Over 65 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 42 | 27 | 15 |
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| 18-19 | 937 | 520 | 417 |
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| 20-21 | 771 | 417 | 354 |
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| 22-24 | 454 | 227 | 227 |
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| 25-29 | 100 | 41 | 59 |
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| 30-34 | 40 | 25 | 15 |
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| 35-39 | 26 | 20 | 6 |
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| 40-49 | 62 | 43 | 19 |
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| 50-64 | 41 | 24 | 17 |
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| Over 65 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| 22-24 | 176 | 116 | 60 |
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| 25-29 | 209 | 138 | 71 |
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| 30-34 | 90 | 63 | 27 |
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| 35-39 | 50 | 34 | 16 |
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| 40-49 | 99 | 65 | 34 |
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| 50-64 | 69 | 41 | 28 |
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| Over 65 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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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 Eastern Shore, 278 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,427 students are enrolled in some online courses.
226 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 Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 3,177 | 278 | 1,427 |
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| Undergraduate | 2,476 | 176 | 1,369 |
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| Graduate | 701 | 102 | 58 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Maryland Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 226 | 49 | 3 |
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| Undergraduate | 139 | 35 | 2 |
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| Graduate | 87 | 14 | 1 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 2,476 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 165 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.66%.146 students have transferred in as full-time status and 19 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 2,117 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 146 |
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| Regular Part-time | 194 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 19 |
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UMES Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 3,177 students are enrolled at UMES.
2,476 undergraduate and 701 graduate students are enrolled at UMES.
1,367 male (43.03%) and 1,810 female (56.97%) students are attending UMES.
109 international students (3.43%) are enrolled at UMES, including 63 undergraduate and 46 graduate students.
UMES has a student population that is predominantly Black: 419 White (13.19%), 2,151 Black (67.71%), and 80 Asian (2.52%) students are enrolled.
42 students are under 18 and 10 students are over 65 years old.
278 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 1,427 students take some online courses.