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University of Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland·Public, 4-year or above·Mid East·ubalt.edu
6-yr Graduation
38%
-14.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
3,187
peer median 5,229
Avg net price
$17,546
+$923 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
127
127 candidates competed
Admitted
100
78.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
37
37.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
38%-14.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
25%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
38%
Full-time retention
60%

Pell equity

18.0pp gap
Pell recipients
32%
Non-Pell
14%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 78 Title IV programs, 22 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 56 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
78
Passing
22
28.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

78programs
  • Passing22 · 28.2%
  • No Data56 · 71.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
20
No data
56

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

22
Computer and Information Sciences General
Master's Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+12.2%
$71,726 vs $63,916
Human Services General
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+24.1%
$57,277 vs $46,158
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
Master's Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+29.3%
$69,340 vs $53,607
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Master's Degree · Security And Protective Services
+29.7%
$69,541 vs $53,607
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+29.9%
$80,327 vs $61,854
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+33.9%
$48,862 vs $36,491
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+34.2%
$48,981 vs $36,491
Legal Professions and Studies Other
Bachelor Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+34.2%
$48,988 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

19
Law
First Professional Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
107%
$102,782 debt · $95,849 earn
Design and Applied Arts
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
97%
$61,500 debt · $63,427 earn
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
Master's Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
89%
$61,500 debt · $69,340 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
77%
$61,450 debt · $80,327 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Master's Degree · Security And Protective Services
66%
$45,750 debt · $69,541 earn
Public Administration
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
64%
$60,385 debt · $94,518 earn
Psychology Other
Master's Degree · Psychology
56%
$51,250 debt · $92,284 earn
Legal Professions and Studies Other
Master's Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
51%
$42,000 debt · $81,722 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1971Next review Jan 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 4

  1. Feb 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Oct 2020Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Oct 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar · Law (LAW) - Professional schools
  4. Jun 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$14,900
$30–48k$21,339
$48–75k$17,265
$75–110k$19,477
$110k+$21,327

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$17,546
+$923vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $16,624
Federal loans
40.0%
In-state tuition
$9,772
Out-of-state
$23,490

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 708 students received $3.4M in Pell grants, alongside $34.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
708
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.4M
$3,420,181 total
Direct Loans
$34.3M
2,243 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.5M
385 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.2M
394 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$18.0M
1,031 loan awards
Parent PLUS$17K
3 loan awards
Grad PLUS$12.6M
430 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 1,531 borrowers who entered repayment, 31 (2.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.0%
-0.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,531
Defaulted
31
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
7.1%
2017
7.6%
2018
5.7%
2019
2.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at University of Baltimore

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs72
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

785 total completions
01Legal Professions
24831.6%
02Business
17322.0%
03Security/Protective
759.6%
04Public Admin
759.6%
05Multi/Interdisciplinary
496.2%
06Psychology
476.0%
07Comm. Technologies
334.2%
08Computer Sciences
324.1%
09Health Professions
303.8%
10Social Sciences
232.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
3,187
12-mo unduplicated
3,975
Undergraduate
1,960
Graduate
2,015

Gender split

Men
37%1,475
Women
63%2,500

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
49.9%
White
26.1%
Hispanic
8.5%
Two or more
4.9%
Unknown
4.5%
Asian
4.2%
Non-resident
1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
5.78
19 offenses · 3,288 students

3-year trend

0.482 yrs ago1.351 yr ago5.78Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
26
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
3
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
14
Aggravated assault
2
Murder
1
Robbery
1
Burglary
1

By location

19total
  • On campus1
  • Public property18

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons50
Drugs10
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
10.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
159

University of Baltimore vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions University of Baltimore selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectUniversity of Baltimore
38%3,187$17,546Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Frostburg State University
50%89.2%4,104$15,323Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Bowie State University
38%72.4%6,353$19,335Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Salisbury University
68%87.5%7,025$16,456Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Towson University
69%82.0%19,401$16,791Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
55%81.3%2,733$13,882Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median53%82.0%5,229$16,624

Frequently asked questions about University of Baltimore

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about University of Baltimore.

What is the graduation rate at University of Baltimore?

University of Baltimore reports a 6-year graduation rate of 38% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Baltimore?

University of Baltimore reports a total enrollment of 3,187 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of Baltimore?

The average net price at University of Baltimore is $17,546 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of Baltimore?

University of Baltimore's yield rate is 37.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Baltimore located?

University of Baltimore is located in Baltimore, Maryland 21201-5720.

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