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University of Maryland Global Campus 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has updated it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and University of Maryland Global Campus has received a top ranking. You can read more about this year’s release or scroll down for details on how UMGC did in this year’s report.

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

2025 Ranking Overview

Nationwide Ranking

UMGC is #179 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This places UMGC among the top 10% of higher education institutions in the country for students!

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Maryland Ranking

UMGC placed #4 out of 35 in College Factual’s Best Colleges Ranking. This puts University of Maryland Global Campus among the best 10% of schools in the country for Maryland students! See the Best Colleges in Maryland ranking

This report includes highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Associate Degree Rankings
• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Associate’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

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

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools	57	791	92.8%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	59	879	93.3%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	14	107	86.9%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	14	107	86.9%

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

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

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38	506	92.5%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	122	1,187	89.7%
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7	104	93.3%
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9	134	93.3%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	78	1,150	93.2%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42	535	92.2%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81	597	86.4%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	75	694	89.2%
Best Security Science and Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8	64	87.5%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	78	417	81.3%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland	1	8	87.5%
Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33	173	80.9%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland	1	8	87.5%
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland	1	5	80.0%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	78	373	79.1%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	8	95	91.6%
Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58	256	77.3%
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	3	30	90.0%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	8	94	91.5%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	30	225	86.7%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	187	609	69.3%
Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14	48	70.8%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	20	194	89.7%
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	4	29	86.2%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland	2	9	77.8%
Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23	76	69.7%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	345	1,055	67.3%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	22	126	82.5%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland	3	12	75.0%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	278	925	70.0%
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland	2	7	71.4%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	21	134	84.3%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland	3	12	75.0%
Best Security Science and Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	3	12	75.0%
Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2	6	66.7%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland	4	14	71.4%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland	4	13	69.2%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland	3	10	70.0%
Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	10	39	74.4%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	21	74	71.6%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	45	144	68.8%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	22	78	71.8%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland	6	18	66.7%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	56	172	67.4%

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