U. Maryland Baltimore vs. Samuel Merritt · Academics

U. Maryland BaltimoreBaltimore, MD

Samuel MerrittOakland, CA

Academics

How these colleges teach, spend per student, and what their graduates major in.

Faculty

Students per faculty member

U. Maryland Baltimore5 to 1

Samuel Merritt5 to 1

Full-time faculty share

U. Maryland Baltimore39%

Samuel Merritt45%

Average faculty salary

U. Maryland Baltimore$131,963Highest

Samuel Merritt$103,044

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student

U. Maryland Baltimore

$35,424 (public, GASB accounting)

Samuel Merritt

$19,852 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

Endowment per student

U. Maryland Baltimore

$77,462 (public, GASB accounting)

Samuel Merritt

$17,516 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

Tuition share of core revenue

U. Maryland Baltimore9%

Samuel Merritt70%

Shown as figures, not bars: public and private nonprofit colleges report finances on different accounting forms, so dollar amounts aren't directly comparable across them.

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded

U. Maryland Baltimore437

Samuel Merritt532

Your major

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Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

All academics numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why