The Student Achievement Measure is supported by six sponsoring associations, working together to provide a more comprehensive and accurate picture of student progress and completion as students move across institutions and state boundaries.

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), the State’s Historically Black 1890 Land-Grant Institution, is a teaching, research, and doctoral institution that nurtures and launches leaders in a student-centered environment, particularly from among ethnic minorities. UMES, founded in 1886, is ranked in the nation's top tier of "America's Best Black Colleges" by U.S. News & World Report. Committed to providing high quality programs in an ethnically diverse environment, UMES prepares students who will serve and shape the global economy. The distinctiveness of UMES is most evident in the offerings of instruction, research and service programs in major academic clusters including the liberal arts and sciences, agriculture, business, technology, education, environmental and marine sciences, allied health, hospitality, and special academic services. UMES provides 38 undergraduate programs, one 5 Upper Division Certificates, 4 Post- Baccalaureate Certificates, 19 Master’s programs and 10 Doctorate programs with over 3000 students. Its unique programs in the University System of Maryland include Doctor of Physical Therapy, Doctor of Pharmacy, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Bachelor’s Degrees in Aviation Science, Hospitality and Tourism Management, and PGA Golf Management. UMES is committed to providing an array of undergraduate and graduate programs in an environment that is responsive to the global perspective in education.

Fall 2017 First-time Full-time Cohort

6-year outcomes for undergraduate bachelor’s-seeking students as of 2023

Website:

www.umes.edu

Email:

utwiggins@umes.edu
First-Time Full-Time

First-Time Full-Time Students Starting Fall 2017

Number of students: 560

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35%
9%
5%
9%
42%
WITHIN 6 YEARS
31%
7%
11%
13%
38%
WITHIN 5 YEARS
19%
3%
26%
17%
35%
WITHIN 4 YEARS
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Graduated: Reporting institution
Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution
Enrolled: Reporting institution
Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution
Current Status Unknown

The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at University of Maryland Eastern Shore in the Fall of 2017. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

  • Students who started at and graduated from University of Maryland Eastern Shore are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
  • Students who started at University of Maryland Eastern Shore and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
  • Students who started at and are still enrolled at University of Maryland Eastern Shore are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
  • Students who started at University of Maryland Eastern Shore and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
  • Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

University of Maryland Eastern Shore | Bachelor's Seeking Model - First-Time Full-Time

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE IN FALL 2017 BY SUMMER 2023
 
2017-18
 
2018-19
 
2019-20
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2020-21
WITHIN 5 YEARS
2021-22
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2022-23
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Bachelor's degree from University of Maryland Eastern Shore 0% 0% 1% 19% 31% 35%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from University of Maryland Eastern Shore 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
= Total Graduated from University of Maryland Eastern Shore 0% 0% 1% 19% 31% 35%
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Bachelor's degree from another institution 0% 0% 0% 2% 5% 8%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution 0% 0% 1% 1% 1% 1%
= Total Graduated from another institution 0% 0% 1% 3% 7% 9%
Enrolled at University of Maryland Eastern Shore 97% 62% 49% 26% 11% 5%
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Enrolled at another 4-year institution 1% 8% 12% 12% 9% 6%
+ Enrolled at another 2-year institution 0% 9% 7% 5% 3% 3%
= Total Transferred and enrolled
at another institution		 1% 17% 19% 17% 13% 9%
Current Status Unknown 2% 21% 30% 35% 38% 42%
Full-Time Transfer

Full-Time Transfer Students Starting Fall 2017

Number of students: 121

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61%
12%
5%
4%
18%
WITHIN 6 YEARS
59%
7%
11%
8%
15%
WITHIN 4 YEARS
14%
3%
62%
9%
12%
WITHIN 2 YEARS
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Graduated: Reporting institution
Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution
Enrolled: Reporting institution
Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution
Current Status Unknown

The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at University of Maryland Eastern Shore in the Fall of 2017. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

  • Students who started at and graduated from University of Maryland Eastern Shore are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
  • Students who started at University of Maryland Eastern Shore and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
  • Students who started at and are still enrolled at University of Maryland Eastern Shore are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
  • Students who started at University of Maryland Eastern Shore and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
  • Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

University of Maryland Eastern Shore | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Full-Time Transfer

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE IN FALL 2017 BY SUMMER 2023
 
2017-18
WITHIN 2 YEARS
2018-19
 
2019-20
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2020-21
 
2021-22
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2022-23
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Bachelor's degree from University of Maryland Eastern Shore 0% 14% 43% 59% 60% 61%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from University of Maryland Eastern Shore 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
= Total Graduated from University of Maryland Eastern Shore 0% 14% 43% 59% 60% 61%
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Bachelor's degree from another institution 2% 3% 6% 7% 8% 10%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution 2% 0% 1% 0% 1% 2%
= Total Graduated from another institution 3% 3% 7% 7% 9% 12%
Enrolled at University of Maryland Eastern Shore 96% 62% 29% 11% 5% 5%
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Enrolled at another 4-year institution 0% 8% 8% 7% 5% 4%
+ Enrolled at another 2-year institution 0% 1% 1% 2% 1% 0%
= Total Transferred and enrolled
at another institution		 0% 9% 8% 8% 6% 4%
Current Status Unknown 1% 12% 13% 15% 20% 18%