Study at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

The campus of UM Eastern Shore is in Princess Anne, MD, which is a town not far from a more urbanized area. The school is a public institution. Degrees at UM Eastern Shore include, at the school's highest level, the Doctoral degree.

Course Topics

The school is known for its programs in science, hospitality, computer science and engineering, nutrition and exercise therapy, and security and law enforcement.

UM Eastern Shore Selectivity

Admission at UM Eastern Shore is selective, not open to all who apply. Three quarters of students in 2007 had SAT verbal scores of at least 360. Half of math SAT scores of accepted students fell between 350 and 460.

Faculty

UM Eastern Shore has a tenure system for senior faculty.

Student Enrollment

In 2007, the school had 4,086 students enrolled (3,718 full-time equivalent). UM Eastern Shore has a large minority student population.

Student Life

The school has a residential or campus feel. UM Eastern Shore offers dorm rooms to a higher percentage of its students than do most colleges. The school values student athletics, and belongs to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

The school reports its educational mission is:
"The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), a historically Black land-grant university, is a teaching, research, and doctoral institution that nurtures and launches leaders in a student-centered environment, particularly among ethnic minorities. It is committed to providing high-quality programs in an ethnically diverse environment and to preparing students who serve and shape the global economy. UMES is a growing, primarily residential university with a teaching, research, extension, and engagement mission consistent with valuing the scholarship of faculty in discovering knowledge, developing, and disseminating new knowledge, and applying that knowledge to the extended community. The University recognizes that it is also responsible for developing human potential, enriching cultural expression, and sharing its expertise with individuals, businesses, and educational and governmental agencies. Teaching, research, and engagement foci align with UMES legacy and mission as Marylands 1890 land-grant institution. UMES is proud of its more than one hundred seventeen years of continuous educational service, initially under the aegis of the Methodist Church."