University of Maryland Eastern Shore Student Population and Demographics

UMES Student Population

There are 3,177 students including 2,476 undergraduate and 701 graduate students at University of Maryland Eastern Shore for the academic year 2024-2025. By attending status, there are 2,690 full-time and 487 part-time students with gender distribution of 1,367 male and 1,810 female students.

University of Maryland Eastern Shore is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 278 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

University of Maryland Eastern Shore has a total enrollment of 3,177 with a gender distribution of 43.03% male (1,367 students) and 56.97% female (1,810 students). There are 1,131 male and 1,345 female students in undergraduate school and 236 male and 465 female students are attending graduate school at University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Student Population By Gender
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,177	1,367	1,810
Undergraduate	2,476	1,131	1,345
Graduate	701	236	465
Full-time	2,690	1,188	1,502
Part-time	487	179	308

[Chart] University of Maryland Eastern Shore 2025 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

University of Maryland Eastern Shore has 2,690 full-time and 487 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 2,263 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 213 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 427 students are full-time and 274 are part-time students.

Student Population By Attendance Status
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,177	2,690	487
Undergraduate	2,476	2,263	213
Graduate	701	427	274
Men	1,367	1,188	179
Women	1,810	1,502	308

[Chart] University of Maryland Eastern Shore Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 278 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,427 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 3,177 students.

In undergraduate schools, 1,545 students take at least one online course and in graduate schools, 160 students are attending some online courses.

2025 Distance Learning Enrollment
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,177	2,476	701
Online Exclusively	278	176	102
In Some Online Classes	1,427	1,369	58
Not In Online Classes	1,472	931	541

[Chart] University of Maryland Eastern Shore Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. There are 22 American Indian/Native American, 419 White, 2,151 Black/African American, 80 Asian, 102 Hispanic, 1 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 118 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,177	1,367	1,810
American Indian/Native American	22	5	17
Asian	80	38	42
Black/African American	2,151	918	1,233
Hispanic	102	45	57
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	419	194	225
Two More	156	58	98
Race Un-Known	137	60	77

[Chart] University of Maryland Eastern ShoreRace/Ethnicity Distribution

Student Age Distribution

The following table and chart show the student enrollment by age distribution at University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Age Distribution
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,177	2,476	701
Under 18	42	42	0
Age 18-19	937	937	0
Age 20-21	772	771	1
Age 22-24	630	454	176
Age 25-29	309	100	209
Age 30-34	130	40	90
Age 35-39	76	26	50
Age 40-49	161	62	99
Age 50-64	110	41	69
Over 64	10	3	7
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

[Chart] University of Maryland Eastern Shore 2025 Age Distribution of Enrollment

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