University of
Maryland Global Campus
Public College in Adelphi, MD. Six-year graduation rate 28%. Median 10-year earnings $65,287.
A decade after enrolling, the median University of Maryland Global Campus student earns $65,287 — comfortably above what the typical bachelor's-granting institution returns. Only 28% finish within six years, so roughly three in four students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $21,000, neither a bargain nor a burden. On economic mobility, 3.9% of students travel from the bottom income quintile to the top.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.32 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 28% — below national average
Academics
Completion is the problem here: 28% graduate within six years. 55% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. With 36% transferring out, this functions substantially as a stepping stone. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 17% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 48,238 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $19,241 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Net price varies modestly by income — $21,830 at $0–30k against $24,400 at $48–75k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is limited — 46% of students receive any. 18% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 286 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $21,830 |
| $30–48k | $24,400 |
| $48–75k | $24,400 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 8,872 of these 48,238 students, totalling $69,248,464 — an average of $7,805 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Prince George's County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)