Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Berkeley graduates 62 pts more of its students than U. Maryland Global Campus (94% vs. 32%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Berkeley grads earn $27.2K more ten years out than U. Maryland Global Campus's ($92,446 vs. $65,287)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    U. Maryland Global Campus has 12 pts more first-gen students than Berkeley (46% vs. 35%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    U. Maryland Global Campus has 1.5× as many undergrads as Berkeley

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    U. Maryland Global Campus is more diverse (index 0.78 vs. 0.77)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    U. Maryland Global Campus has 1 pts more Pell recipients than Berkeley (29% vs. 29%)

    Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Berkeley admits 11%; U. Maryland Global Campus doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Berkeley11%
U. Maryland Global CampusNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • BerkeleyUltra selective
  • U. Maryland Global CampusNot rated
SAT middle 50%
BerkeleyTest-blind
U. Maryland Global CampusNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • BerkeleyRigor and GPA very important
  • U. Maryland Global CampusNot reported

Who's on each campus

U. Maryland Global Campus has 1.5× as many undergrads as Berkeley; both have the same Pell share, 29%.

Undergrads
Berkeley33.1K
U. Maryland Global Campus49.7K
Pell Grant share
Berkeley29%
U. Maryland Global Campus29%

Majors and faculty

Computer and Information Sciences leads at Berkeley, and Business Administration and Management at U. Maryland Global Campus.

Students per faculty member
Berkeley18 to 1
U. Maryland Global Campus21 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • BerkeleyComputer and Information Sciences, Other10%
  • U. Maryland Global CampusBusiness Administration and Management, General18%

What each costs

Only Berkeley reports an average cost ($35.7K).

Average cost, all students
Berkeley$35.7K
U. Maryland Global CampusNot reported
Aid generosity
Berkeley31%
U. Maryland Global CampusNot reported

What each pays off

Berkeley's former students earn more, a median $92.4K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 94% at Berkeley to 32% at U. Maryland Global Campus.

Median earnings, 10 years
Berkeley$92.4K
U. Maryland Global Campus$65.3K
Graduation rate
Berkeley94%
U. Maryland Global Campus32%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Berkeley, which got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • BerkeleyGrowing+68%
  • U. Maryland Global CampusNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

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