Student Population at UMES

Total Enrollment

2,518

Undergraduate

1,933

Graduate

585

Online Enrollment

106

Men Students

1,092

Women Students

1,426

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 2,518 students have enrolled at University of Maryland Eastern Shore - 1,933 undergraduate and 585 graduate.

By gender, 1,092 male and 1,426 female students are attending University of Maryland Eastern Shore. By attendance status, there are 2,095 full-time students and 423 part-time students.

The number of students at University of Maryland Eastern Shore is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Maryland.

University of Maryland Eastern Shore offers online degree/certificate programs and 106 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between University of Maryland Eastern Shore and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,092 male and 1,426 female students attending UMES. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.77 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at UMES.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at UMES
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,933	1,749	184
Men	901	802	99
Women	1,032	947	85

Population by Gender/Attending Status at UMES
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	585	346	239
Men	191	116	75
Women	394	230	164

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,726 Black or African American students (68.55%) and 347 White students (13.78%) at University of Maryland Eastern Shore(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Maryland Eastern Shore
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	12	4	8
Asian	27	14	13
Black or African American	1,453	648	805
Hispanic	83	42	41
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	190	121	69
Two or More Races	87	32	55
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	28	16	12
Total	1,933	901	1,032

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Maryland Eastern Shore
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0	1
Asian	26	13	13
Black or African American	273	78	195
Hispanic	22	9	13
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	157	50	107
Two or More Races	43	13	30
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	28	11	17
Total	585	191	394

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,871 students whose age under twenty five and 384 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Especially, 19 students are younger than eighteen and 6 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Population by Student Age at University of Maryland Eastern Shore
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,933	901	1,032
Under 18	19	11	8
18-19	676	319	357
20-21	623	277	346
22-24	410	187	223
25-29	88	49	39
30-34	27	12	15
35-39	30	19	11
40-49	29	11	18
50-64	28	13	15
65 and over	3	3	0
Total	1,933	901	1,032

Population by Student Age at University of Maryland Eastern Shore
	Total	Men	Women
Total	585	191	394
20-21	9	3	6
22-24	134	40	94
25-29	175	59	116
30-34	82	30	52
35-39	51	19	32
40-49	80	24	56
50-64	51	15	36
65 and over	3	1	2
Total	585	191	394

Online Student Population

At University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 1,018 students (40.43% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 106 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 88 students live in Maryland where University of Maryland Eastern Shore is located in and 17 students have enrolled from other states.