UMBC at The Universities at Shady Grove

UMBC offers undergraduate and graduate programs at The Universities at Shady Grove—a campus in Rockville, Maryland that is shared by nine state universities.

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The UMBC-Shady Grove Difference

We offer 300- and 400-level undergraduate courses, meaning you’ll need to transfer 45 – 70 credits to UMBC before joining us to earn your bachelor’s.

Undergraduate Pre-Transfer Advising

Our graduate programs offer professional master’s degrees and graduate certificates that are specifically applied to industry and geared towards working professionals.

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Earn a Best Value Degree

UMBC is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. We have repeatedly been named a Best Value University by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, on top of various accolades for teaching and innovation.

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