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University of Maryland - Baltimore County 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has released it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and University of Maryland - Baltimore County has received a top placement. You can read more about this year’s release or continue on for details on how UMBC fared in this year’s analysis.

This page was created to give you an overview of how UMBC fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

How University of Maryland - Baltimore County Fared in College Factual’s 2025 Best Colleges Rankings

Nationwide Ranking

UMBC ranked #211 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This scores UMBC in the top 10% of colleges and universities in the country for students!

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This report features highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, UMBC has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	110	816	86.5%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129	933	86.2%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	100	883	88.7%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107	925	88.4%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	48	371	87.1%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	104	597	82.6%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	74	417	82.3%
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15	104	85.6%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62	345	82.0%
Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38	169	77.5%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	27	199	86.4%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	24	175	86.3%
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37	134	72.4%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland	3	15	80.0%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	21	172	87.8%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland	3	17	82.4%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	22	173	87.3%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland	4	18	77.8%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland	2	8	75.0%
Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21	64	67.2%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland	4	18	77.8%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland	3	12	75.0%
Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland	2	6	66.7%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	28	126	77.8%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	11	54	79.6%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland	4	12	66.7%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland	4	12	66.7%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	20	74	73.0%
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	9	29	69.0%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	18	58	69.0%
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	10	30	66.7%

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