Student Population at UMES

Total Enrollment

3,177

Undergraduate

2,476

Graduate

701

Online Enrollment

278

Men Students

1,367

Women Students

1,810

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 3,177 students have enrolled at University of Maryland Eastern Shore - 2,476 undergraduate and 701 graduate.

By gender, 1,367 male and 1,810 female students are attending University of Maryland Eastern Shore. By attendance status, there are 2,690 full-time students and 487 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 278 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares UMES's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Maryland.

The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Maryland average (12,715 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
University of Maryland Eastern Shore	3,177	2,476	701
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges	11,396	9,810	2,541
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Maryland	12,715	9,868	3,050

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 1,367 male and 1,810 female students attending UMES. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.76 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	2,476	2,263	213
Men	1,131	1,045	86
Women	1,345	1,218	127

Population by Gender/Attending Status at UMES
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	701	427	274
Men	236	143	93
Women	465	284	181

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,151 Black or African American students (67.71%) and 419 White students (13.19%) 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	5	7
Asian	31	17	14
Black or African American	1,845	819	1,026
Hispanic	86	42	44
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	234	129	105
Two or More Races	113	41	72
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	91	47	44
Total	2,476	1,131	1,345

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Maryland Eastern Shore
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	10	0	10
Asian	49	21	28
Black or African American	306	99	207
Hispanic	16	3	13
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	185	65	120
Two or More Races	43	17	26
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	46	13	33
Total	701	236	465

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,381 students whose age under twenty five and 487 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Especially, 42 students are younger than eighteen and 10 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	2,476	1,131	1,345
Under 18	42	15	27
18-19	937	417	520
20-21	771	354	417
22-24	454	227	227
25-29	100	59	41
30-34	40	15	25
35-39	26	6	20
40-49	62	19	43
50-64	41	17	24
65 and over	3	2	1
Total	2,476	1,131	1,345

Population by Student Age at University of Maryland Eastern Shore
	Total	Men	Women
Total	701	236	465
20-21	1	0	1
22-24	176	60	116
25-29	209	71	138
30-34	90	27	63
35-39	50	16	34
40-49	99	34	65
50-64	69	28	41
65 and over	7	0	7
Total	701	236	465

Online Student Population

At University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 1,705 students (53.67% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 278 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, 226 students live in Maryland where University of Maryland Eastern Shore is located in and 49 students have enrolled from other states.