Location

UMBC has a unique location and academic environment. It is situated on a spacious 480 acre campus only a few minutes from I-95, with easy access to Baltimore and Washington, DC. With about 10,000 students, UMBC combines the advantages of a research university with the intimate atmosphere of a liberal arts college.

A recent College Guide issued by U.S. News and World Report ranked UMBC "among the major leagues of American higher education." According to the Guide, institutions such as UMBC offer "more opportunities for obtaining the ingredients of a good education than do the majority of schools in other categories". UMBC's reputation as a first rate medium sized research university that cares for its undergraduates continues to grow every year.Its special atmosphere was recently described by Newsweek magazine.