Colleges in USA

According to QS Global rankings, UMBC ranking is #801-850 in 2026. Also, in the Global Universities rankings by U.S News, this university ranks at #847 in 2025. Check the List of Top Universities & Colleges of US from here.

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County ranks at #127 position in the national universities category ranking in 2026. This university was ranked at #144 position in the previous year. This ranking in the U.S. shows that UMBC ranking has improved in 2026. 

General merit-scholarships of UMBC do not require a separate application and students shall be automatically reviewed for the merit scholarship, provided the timely submission of the application. Incoming first-year students are advised to submit their admissions applications by the Early Action application deadline which was in Early Nov 2024. 

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County offers a range of General merit scholarships to international students. The scholarship covers 50% off the tution fee. The scholarship eligibility is given below:

• Cumulative averages
• SAT or ACT scores (if applicable)
• Individual grades
• High school programme grade

The UMBC MS in CS programme provided advanced instruction and training and research opportunities to prepare students for varied sectors such as Business, Industry, Academia, and Govt. Agencies. This programme reflects state-of-the-art knowledge in major theoretical and applied aspects of Computation. The tuition fee for Indian students for MSc in CS course at this university is INR 25 lakh. 

According to unofficial sources, the most popular majors at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County are:

• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Engineering
• Public Administration and Social Service Professions
• Mathematics and Statistics
• Health Professions and Related Programs

At the UG level, there are 100+ majors offered by UMBC. These majors are offered in a variety of study fields such as:

• Business Management
• Arts
• Engineering
• Humanities
• Language & Communications
• Policy / Government
• Social Sciences
• Science & Math
• Technology / Computing

The Class of 2023 UMBC graduates were hired by a few of the companies given below-

• Accenture
• Apple
• Amazon
• EY
• Deloitte
• Capital One
• Morgan Stanley
• Lockheed Martin 
• Microsoft
• GSK
• General Dynamics
• JP Morgan Chase
• Northrop Grumman
• U.S. Armed Forces

According to the Class of 2023 UMBC employment report, 93% of all degree recipients are employed and / or pursuing further education within 6 months of graduation. Some of the top employers of the graduates include Apple, Accenture, Amazon, EY, Deloitte, Morgan Stanley, Microsoft, etc. The employment sectors are For-Profit Company, Government, Higher Education, Non-Profit Organizations, and K-12 Education.

Some of the industries where UMBC graduates are working are: 

Boston University and Boston College are the popular universities in the USA for international students. They both offer quality education to students. Mentioned below is the comparison between them in terms of acceptance rate and tuition fees:

Boston College is better than Boston University to study in the USA as per the above comparision.