UMUC at a Glance

In fiscal year(FY) 2011,* UMUC's worldwide enrollment ranked first among 4-year degree granting public universities in the U.S.
The number of stateside students has more than doubled in the last 10 years, increasing to over 42,713 stateside in fall 2011.
The Board of Regents projections estimate that UMUC's enrollments will grow by 34% in 2021.

In FY 2012, UMUC had over 262,000 online course enrollments.
Currently, UMUC offers nearly 100 bachelor's and master's degree programs and certificates, fully online. In FY 2012, UMUC offered 941 distinct courses online.
UMUC was a winner of the highest honor in Web education, the "Sloan Consortium Award for Excellence in Institution-Wide Asynchronous Learning Network Programming."

In FY 2012, UMUC served nearly 36,000 Marylanders.
As of FY 2012, UMUC offered on-site, face-to-face instruction at 21 sites throughout Maryland.
Maryland residents represented 63% of UMUC's fall 2011 stateside course enrollments.
As of FY 2012, UMUC has alliances with all 16 Maryland Community Colleges, which includes 351 articulated programs.
In fall 2012, UMUC has enrolled more than 4,200 students in the undergraduate and graduate cybersecurity programs.

UMUC's overseas divisions offered on-site classes in more than 25 countries and territories throughout the world, enrolling 37,143 individual students in undergraduate and graduate programs in Asia and Europe in FY 2012.
UMUC received three IMS Global Learning Consortium awards: Learning Impact Award; Best in Category, Faculty Development Network for the UMUC faculty e-zine; and Best in Category, Online Laboratory for UMUC's online hands-on labs in information assurance. (2010)

In fall 2011, 36% of UMUC's stateside students were African-Americans—minority students comprised 48% of the total enrollment. UMUC enrolls more African American students than any of the four individual Maryland historically black colleges and universities.
In FY 2012, 34% of students who took at least one online class were African-American.
In FY 2012, 38% of master's degrees were awarded to African-American students; 32% of all degrees and certificates were awarded to African-American students.

As of spring 2012, 70% of undergraduate students enrolled in UMUC's stateside programs were working full time.
49% of UMUC stateside students are working parents.
In fall 2011, the median age for students enrolled in UMUC's stateside undergraduate programs was 31 years old.

Today, UMUC enrolls around 58,000 active-duty military, reserves, dependants and veterans.
Currently, UMUC offers courses at more than 150 worldwide locations on four continents.
Military Times Edge ranked UMUC one of the "Best for Vets Colleges." (2010)
Military Advanced Education (MAE) named UMUC one of the top Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities for four consecutive years. (Awarded 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.)
The Chronicle of Higher Education ranked UMUC as the fourth largest provider of higher education to service members and veterans who use their federal education benefits. (2010)

*Most recent data available from Department of Education