University of Maryland Eastern Shore

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Maryland Eastern Shore

University of Maryland Eastern Shore operates as a public institution located in Princess Anne, Maryland (town: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 2,391 students of which 2,483 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Maryland Eastern Shore is categorized as “16” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 96.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,338, with published in-state tuition of $9,076 and a Pell grant recipient share of 55.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $27,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 35.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 61.8%. Graduates earn a median of $47,697 ten years after enrolling, compared with $34,624 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 207800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 50.9% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.