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Life at UMBC. Our UMBC community is committed to helping you achieve excellence as a student and beyond. Whether breaking boundaries in the classroom and the lab, or stretching your limits on stage or the playing field, Retrievers are in it #UMBCTogether.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County is a public institution that was founded in 1966. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 10,625 (fall 2022), and the campus size is 530 acres.
We combine grit and supportive community to reach excellence across the board — in the classroom, the lab, and the concert hall; on stage and on the court. We value each other as whole people, and we come together to learn, solve problems, create new things, and just have fun. Learn about UMBC’s Mission & Vision.
Graduate students are finding an exciting environment for meeting the challenges of advanced study at UMBC, a major center for graduate education and research in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C., corridor.
UMBC offers students the learning opportunities of a liberal arts college with the creative intensity of a leading research university. Here you will find the current graduate and undergraduate programs and degrees offered at UMBC’s main campus as well as UMBC at the Universities at Shady Grove.
Visit Undergraduate Admissions for information on how to decide if UMBC is the right school for you, application instructions and deadlines, financial aid opportunities, and more. Visit Undergraduate Admissions. Add UMBC to Your Common App.
UMBC is a major center for graduate education and research in the Baltimore–Washington, D.C. corridor. Our dynamic university provides personal attention with state-of-the-art facilities and world class faculty.
Explore every angle at UMBC. We offer 100+ majors, minors, and certificate programs from the arts and engineering to pre-professional studies and social sciences. Whatever your area of academic interest, our programs and innovative teaching will prepare you for life…and a promising career. Apply Now.
Read Alicyn's Story. @UMBClife. Stay up-to-date on what’s happening in #RetrieverNation. UMBC gives undergraduate students the best of what private institutions might offer–highly respected professors and world-class research opportunities–without the hefty price tag.
The best way to learn if UMBC is the right school for you is to spend some time with us. We offer a wide variety of campus visit options, including in-person and online events.
