Quad

Head-to-head

U. Maryland Global Campus
UCLA

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    UCLA graduates 61 pts more of its students than U. Maryland Global Campus (93% vs. 32%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    UCLA grads earn $17.2K more ten years out than U. Maryland Global Campus's ($82,511 vs. $65,287)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    U. Maryland Global Campus has 8 pts more first-gen students than UCLA (46% vs. 38%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    U. Maryland Global Campus is a bit larger (49,664 vs. 33,475)

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    U. Maryland Global Campus has 1 pts more Pell recipients than UCLA (29% vs. 28%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    UCLA is more diverse (index 0.78 vs. 0.78)

    Diversity index

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

UCLA admits 9.0%; U. Maryland Global Campus doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
U. Maryland Global CampusNot reported
UCLA9.0%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Maryland Global CampusNot rated
  • UCLAUltra selective
SAT middle 50%
U. Maryland Global CampusNot reported
UCLATest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Maryland Global CampusNot reported
  • UCLAGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

U. Maryland Global Campus is a bit larger than UCLA (49,664 vs. 33,475 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Maryland Global Campus49.7K
UCLA33.5K
Pell Grant share
U. Maryland Global Campus29%
UCLA28%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at U. Maryland Global Campus, and Econometrics and Quantitative Economics at UCLA.

Students per faculty member
U. Maryland Global Campus21 to 1
UCLA20 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Maryland Global CampusBusiness Administration and Management, General18%
  • UCLAEconometrics and Quantitative Economics8%

What each costs

Only UCLA reports an average cost ($32.2K).

Average cost, all students
U. Maryland Global CampusNot reported
UCLA$32.2K
Aid generosity
U. Maryland Global CampusNot reported
UCLA28%

What each pays off

UCLA's former students earn more, a median $82.5K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 93% at UCLA to 32% at U. Maryland Global Campus.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Maryland Global Campus$65.3K
UCLA$82.5K
Graduation rate
U. Maryland Global Campus32%
UCLA93%

How each has changed

Applications grew at UCLA, which got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Maryland Global CampusNot reported
  • UCLAGrowing+69%
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

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;University of California-Los Angeles (Fall 2026), Fall 2026About 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