	University of Maryland-Baltimore County 2016 University Academic Rankings
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (often referred to as UMBC) is an American public research university, located in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, mostly in the community of Catonsville, approximately 10 minutes (8.3 miles) from downtown Baltimore City and 30 minutes (33.5 miles) from Washington, D.C. With a fall 2014 enrollment of about 14,000 students, over 50 undergraduate majors, over 60 graduate programs, and the first university research park in Maryland, UMBC has been named the #1 Up-and-Coming University for six years in a row, since 2009, by US News & World Report. In addition, US News & World Report has placed UMBC in the top ten for best undergraduate teaching six years in a row, being placed at #5, the second highest-ranked public university. Established as a part of the University of Maryland System in 1966, the university specializes in the natural sciences and engineering, while also offering programs in the liberal arts, and social sciences. Athletically, the UMBC Retrievers have 19 NCAA Division I teams that participate in the America East Conference. History The planning of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County was first discussed in the 1950s due to the post-World War II baby boom, the expansion of higher education under the GI Bill, and the large amount of growth both in population and industry in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. At this time, the University of Maryland, College Park was the main higher education source in the region, so talks began of adding a branch campus in the Baltimore area. In 1955, Governor Theodore McKeldin issued "The Needs of Higher Education in Maryland," which recommended the need for university expansion. Three years later, the "Advisory Committee on Higher Education in the State of Maryland" report proposed that the Baltimore branch of the University of Maryland be established as a two-year program, subordinate to the College Park campus. In 1960, the Warfield Commission, appointed by Governor Tawes, issued, "A Plan for Expanding the University of Maryland," which propelled the idea of creating three additional university centers throughout Maryland. In 1963, the Maryland Legislature approved the development of several new universities throughout Maryland. By the end of that year, 435 acres were purchased from Spring Grove State Hospital, a psychiatric facility in Catonsville, Maryland. The new campus would be efficiently located in Southwestern Baltimore, and would be able to be accessed from Wilkens Avenue, the Baltimore Beltway and Interstate 95. Architectural design and planning of the new campus was completed at the University of Maryland, College Park. In 1965, Albin Owings Kuhn, an accomplished administrator and professor at College Park was named Vice President of Baltimore Campuses, including both UMBC and the founding campus, University of Maryland, Baltimore. The new campus also included Dr. Homer Schamp of the College Park as the first Dean of Faculty, David Lewis as the first full-time faculty member and head of Social Sciences, and John Haskell, Jr as the first Librarian. The first classes began on September 19, 1966 with 750 students, 3 buildings, and the older wing of the Biological Sciences building, 45 faculty members, 35 support staff and 500 parking spaces. As university enrollment increased drastically over the coming years, the university would also coincide with the turbulent changes in society in the 1960s. While undergoing the Civil rights movement, and the Vietnam War, UMBC would prove to be a new and different atmosphere with open and peaceful minds during campus protests. In 1971, Albin Owings Kuhn resigned his position as UMBC's first chancellor, succeeded by Calvin B. T. Lee. Five years later in 1976, John Dorsey, Administrative Vice Pres ... [more on wikipedia]

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University of Maryland Details

University of Maryland Details
detail	value
state	Maryland
conference	America East
public	Public
scores	1795/1197/27
level	AboveAverage
rank	[130
overall ROI rank	[174
size	medium
undergrads	11379
grads	2600
price	37618
drop	39
stem	64
research	85
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for University of Maryland-Baltimore County?

1. number 130 for Academics.

2. number 174 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to University of Maryland-Baltimore County?

1. Rochester Institute of Technology

2. University of Missouri-St Louis

3. University of North Florida

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

5. University of Missouri-Kansas City

6. CUNY City College

7. University of Colorado Denver

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

University of Maryland National Academic Rankings

University of Maryland National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	130	159	108	132	164	132	106	196	174
Public	59	43	29	68	78	74	68	81	76
Stem High	19	24	25	18	21	23	17	43	32
Stem Low	91	74	70	77	83	72	65	92	98
New England Region	61	77	54	58	68	51	37	67	66
State of Maryland	3	5	4	3	4	3	3	6	4
Top Ten Top250	130	159	108	132	164	132	106	196	174
Top Ten State of Maryland	3	5	4	3	4	3	3	5	4

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match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
92.30	Rochester Institute of Technology	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	AboveAverage	151	195
92.13	University of Missouri-St Louis	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Public	AboveAverage	242	211
92.04	University of North Florida	Florida	Atlantic Sun Conference	Public	AboveAverage	219	214
91.20	University of Illinois at Chicago	Illinois	Horizon League	Public	AboveAverage	159	111
86.12	University of Missouri-Kansas City	Missouri	Western Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	155
85.88	CUNY City College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	Average	293	347
85.62	University of Colorado Denver	Colorado	No Conference Affiliation	Public	Average	283	217
84.60	Stony Brook University	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Good	62	109
84.20	University of Michigan-Dearborn	Michigan	Wolverine - Hoosier Athletic Conf	Public	AboveAverage	312	185
83.10	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	58	31
82.44	University of South Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	94	113
82.13	Florida Institute of Technology	Florida	Gulf South Conference / Sunshi...	Private	AboveAverage	260	130
81.90	Clarkson University	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	AboveAverage	211	187
81.62	University of Detroit Mercy	Michigan	Horizon League	Private	AboveAverage	415	313
79.26	University of Wyoming	Wyoming	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	250	152
78.97	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	368	278
78.33	University of Dayton	Ohio	Pioneer Football League / Atla...	Private	AboveAverage	278	138
77.52	University of New Orleans	Louisiana	Southland Conference	Public	Average	405	309
77.47	Wayne State University	Michigan	Great Lakes Intercollegiate At...	Public	Average	414	286
77.15	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Public	Good	105	32
76.09	University of California-Davis	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	AboveAverage	58	142
75.94	Colorado School of Mines	Colorado	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Public	Good	84	24
75.63	University of Houston	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	89	60
75.63	Drury University	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Private	AboveAverage	295	378
75.11	University of Illinois at Springfield	Illinois	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Public	Average	403	397
74.78	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	South Dakota	Great Northwest Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	281	111
74.65	LeTourneau University	Texas	American Southwest Conference	Private	AboveAverage	328	173
74.35	SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry	New York	No Conference Affiliation	Public	AboveAverage	229	244
73.24	University of North Dakota	North Dakota	Big Sky Conference	Public	Average	363	266
73.11	University of Vermont	Vermont	America East	Public	AboveAverage	136	191
72.98	Rowan University	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	306	392
72.80	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras	Puerto Rico	Independent Southeast Region	Public	AboveAverage	176	232
72.61	University of Northern Iowa	Iowa	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	AboveAverage	252	248
72.25	University of Rhode Island	Rhode Island	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	270	328
72.15	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania State Athletic Co...	Public	AboveAverage	315	361
72.11	University of Idaho	Idaho	Sun Belt Conference / Big Sky ...	Public	Average	379	216
71.77	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	135	182
71.59	Marquette University	Wisconsin	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	197	121
71.33	Appalachian State University	North Carolina	Sun Belt Conference	Public	AboveAverage	230	228
71.25	Mississippi State University	Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	130
71.17	University of Nevada-Reno	Nevada	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	289	340
71.09	New Jersey Institute of Technology	New Jersey	Independent Northeast Region	Public	AboveAverage	195	185
70.67	University of Delaware	Delaware	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	107	138
70.36	University of Oregon	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	174	221
70.09	Portland State University	Oregon	Big Sky Conference	Public	Average	308	408
70.05	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	California	California Collegiate Athletic...	Public	Average	288	356
69.79	Utah State University	Utah	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	165	120
69.79	The University of Texas at San Antonio	Texas	Conference USA	Public	Average	330	180
69.60	Regis University	Colorado	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Private	Average	360	303
69.58	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach	Florida	Florida Sun Conference	Private	Average	401	210

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match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
97.45	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	135	182
96.16	University of Vermont	Vermont	America East	Public	AboveAverage	136	191
96.13	University of Missouri-Columbia	Missouri	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	121	98
95.44	Michigan Technological University	Michigan	Great Lakes Intercollegiate At...	Public	AboveAverage	146	58
95.13	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Alabama	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	153	148
94.84	Big Twelve Conference (Average)	-	Big Twelve Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	106
94.33	Miami University-Oxford	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Good	118	67
94.24	University of South Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	94	113
94.23	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Public	Good	105	32
94.10	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
93.83	Atlantic 10 Conference (Average)	-	Atlantic 10 Conference	-Conf-	Good	-	158
93.33	Baylor University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Private	Good	134	128
93.13	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	116	188
92.47	Iowa State University	Iowa	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	129	71
92.41	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
92.24	Auburn University	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	139	79
91.96	United States Military Academy	New York	Division I-A Independents / Pa...	Public	Good	145	78
91.00	Illinois Institute of Technology	Illinois	Division III Independents	Private	Good	122	55
90.55	University of Utah	Utah	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	142	86
90.27	Bucknell University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	131	93
89.70	Union College	Kentucky	Mid - South Conference / Appal...	Private	BelowAverage	162	178
89.57	SUNY College at Geneseo	New York	State University of New York A...	Public	Excellent	111	184
88.96	United States Naval Academy	Maryland	Division I Independents / Patr...	Public	Excellent	126	48
88.17	University of Richmond	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	128	150
87.69	Santa Clara University	California	West Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	123	98
87.59	United States Air Force Academy	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	Excellent	91	30
87.40	Stevens Institute of Technology	New Jersey	Empire Eight	Private	Excellent	99	43
86.65	University of Arizona	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	124	86
86.55	Oregon State University	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	152	202
86.27	Colby College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	132	155
86.06	No Conference Affiliation (Average)	-	No Conference Affiliation	-Conf-	Excellent	-	180
85.93	Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	New York	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	109	69
85.52	Barnard College	New York	Ivy League	Private	Excellent	104	176
85.00	Macalester College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	133	146
83.81	Haverford College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	97	182
82.83	Scripps College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	127	204

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