Application Fee Amounts: The UMGC application fee for undergraduate and graduate programs is $50.

In 2019, the university changed its name to University of Maryland Global Campus to better communicate it is a respected state university that brings higher education to working adults worldwide.

UMD is a separate institution entirely. Both are part of the University System of Maryland, but they have 0 overlap. Also, UMGC does have on-site and hybrid classes, so it isn't 100% an online school.

When it comes to school rankings, the University of Maryland Global Campus is placed as follows: Ranks #1 for the best online Criminal Justice Master's degree programs. Ranks #2 for the best Criminal Justice Master's degree programs (classroom) Ranks #2 for the best Environmental Science Bachelor's degree programs.

Nonrefundable application fee of $75 | When submitting your application you will be required to pay a $75 application fee on our secure website with a credit card unless you have received a fee waiver. Fee waivers must be submitted prior to application submission for consideration.

Additionally, UMD waives the application fee for high school seniors who are National Achievement, National African American, National Hispanic, National Indigenous or National Merit finalists or semifinalists.

These Universities in Maryland have high QS ranking in North America and recognized globally with good infrastructure, faculty, good international student enrollments (for both UG and PG) and research facilities.

The University of Maryland has a highly ranked graduate program in education and the noted A. James Clark School of Engineering, as well as well-regarded offerings through the Robert H. Smith School of Business.

University of Maryland, College Park is ranked #46 out of 439 National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.

Maryland is a highly rated public university located in College Park, Maryland in the Washington, D.C. Area. It is a large institution with an enrollment of 28,425 undergraduate students. Admissions is fairly competitive as the Maryland acceptance rate is 52%.

Nonrefundable application fee of $75 | When submitting your application you will be required to pay a $75 application fee on our secure website with a credit card unless you have received a fee waiver. Fee waivers must be submitted prior to application submission for consideration.

After you submit the online application, you have ten working days to provide supporting documents (see below). The Home Office aims to make a decision “promptly”. You should normally expect to wait around 4 weeks for a decision.