Why Claim Your Future at UMBC?

You’ll Find Your Path
87% of the UMBC class of 2018 was employed and/or in graduate school upon graduation.

Impressive Internships
At UMBC, you’ll find opportunities not only to team up on research and creative projects, but to explore even further through amazing internships.

We Top The List
In 2020, UMBC ranked nationally on U.S. News and World Report’s closely-watched list of universities with a “strong commitment to undergraduate teaching.”
Meet Our Community of Retriever Believers

Dr. Jason Schiffman
PSYCHOLOGY“UMBC is a special place where it’s not only OK, it’s encouraged to do work that makes the world better.”

Eudorah Vital ’18
BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGYAt UMBC, you’ll find opportunities not only to team up on research and creative projects, but to explore even further through amazing internships.

Dr. Kimberly Moffitt
AMERICAN STUDIES“UMBC reminds me of my undergraduate institution in terms of its student diversity, geographic appeal to students (and) commitment to academic excellence.”