Inclusive Excellence and Institutional Effectiveness

A Division of the Office of the Provost

Enrollment Projections

Enrollment projections show expected student enrollment at UMB over the next 10 years. They are developed in collaboration with the University’s professional schools and provide a forward-looking view of headcount and full-time equivalent (FTE) trends.

These projections are used to support planning, helping leaders understand potential changes in enrollment and consider future needs across programs and units.

How to Use This Page

Select a projection year below to view enrollment estimates and supporting materials. Use these projections to explore expected trends and compare changes over time.

2025 Enrollment Projections

As of February 2025

These projections show expected student enrollment at UMB over the next 10 years. They are developed in collaboration with the University’s professional schools and provide estimates of headcount and full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment.

10-Year Enrollment Projections (Headcount by School, Fall 2017–Fall 2034)
School	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	Change (2024–2034)	% Change
School of Dentistry	642	636	641	633	628	629	624	627	633	628	632	633	633	629	630	631	633	633	6	1.0%
School of Law	778	766	742	753	813	779	767	713	672	691	691	691	691	691	691	691	691	691	-22	-3.1%
School of Medicine	1275	1261	1235	1247	1234	1231	1248	1242	1285	1317	1347	1382	1422	1447	1464	1469	1469	1469	227	18.3%
School of Nursing	1953	1988	1988	2086	2130	2075	1984	1978	1968	1968	1968	1968	1968	1968	1968	1968	1968	1968	-10	-0.5%
School of Pharmacy	876	900	1006	1231	1316	1188	1032	982	934	938	948	949	949	927	922	912	907	907	-75	-7.6%
School of Social Work	1036	1032	971	966	877	768	680	743	777	823	869	869	869	869	869	869	869	869	126	17.0%
Graduate Studies Unaffiliated	143	194	244	221	246	261	332	351	421	460	470	475	489	495	495	505	507	507	156	44.4%
Total University of Maryland	6703	6777	6827	7137	7244	6931	6667	6636	6690	6825	6925	6967	7021	7026	7039	7045	7044	7044	408	6.1%
Graduate Studies – All	1425	1457	1531	1603	1620	1544	1475	1462	1477	1489	1496	1499	1518	1502	1500	1505	1502	1502	40	2.7%

Notes:
Graduate Studies students are counted in the schools and also totaled separately.

Fall 2017–Fall 2024 reflect actual enrollment from enrollment freeze files.
Fall 2025–Fall 2034 are enrollment projections submitted by UMB professional schools (January 2025).

Prepared by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Strategic Planning, and Assessment.
February 7, 2025

Bachelor's

Bachelor’s (Undergraduate) - Enrollment Headcount Projections by Program
Program	Actual (Fall 2017–2024)								Projected (Fall 2025–2034)										Change	Percent
Program	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	Change	Percent
Nursing (BSN)	545	523	509	470	362	401	358	424	427	427	427	427	427	427	427	427	427	427	3	0.7%
Nursing (BSN) Shady Grove	305	326	317	323	383	353	429	389	385	385	385	385	385	385	385	385	385	385	-4	-1.0%
Nursing (BSN) Online	0	0	0	60	141	166	144	117	110	110	110	110	110	110	110	110	110	110	-7	-6.0%
Dental Hygiene (BS)	37	33	30	28	18	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	0	0.0%
CDHL Shady Grove	0	0	0	0	9	11	7	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	2	25.0%
Medical and Research Technology (BS)	42	27	22	17	17	16	24	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-6	-100.0%
Total Bachelor’s	929	909	878	898	930	963	978	960	948	948	948	948	948	948	948	948	948	948	-12	-1.3%

Master's

Master’s – Enrollment Headcount Projections by Program
Program	Actual (2017–2024)								Projected (2025–2034)										Change	Percent
Program	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	Change	Percent
Dentistry (MS)	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a
Genetic Counseling (MGC)	16	16	15	16	15	17	20	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	1	5.3%
Forensic Medicine (MS)	14	13	14	15	18	24	25	21	24	24	24	24	24	26	26	26	26	26	5	23.8%
Health Science (MS) Online	91	92	117	111	113	30	27	29	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	-4	-13.8%
Physician Assistant	0	0	0	0	0	74	92	113	120	120	120	120	120	120	120	120	120	120	7	6.2%
Graduate Studies Other Online Masters	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	42	36	38	38	43	43	45	45	47	47	47	5	11.9%
Graduate Studies Other Masters	0	0	6	8	16	39	52	38	48	50	52	52	57	57	57	57	57	57	19	50.0%
Law (LLM)	39	28	22	18	15	13	19	24	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	-10	-41.7%
Law (MS) UMCP OL after 2020	72	38	28	15	13	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	0	0.0%
Law (MS) Online incl. new program	33	57	49	62	76	52	38	30	35	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	35	116.7%
Medicine (MS) GPILS	80	66	66	74	63	70	61	39	24	24	26	26	28	28	30	30	30	30	-9	-23.1%
Medicine (MS) Clinical Research + MEDT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	24	300.0%
Nursing (MS)	369	259	195	72	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a
Nursing (MS) Online	200	253	179	93	39	12	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-100.0%
Nursing (MSN)	0	0	65	190	256	233	223	232	230	230	230	230	230	230	230	230	230	230	-2	-0.9%
Nursing (MSN) Online	0	0	81	179	251	232	201	169	180	180	180	180	180	180	180	180	180	180	11	6.5%
Pathology (MS)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	-1	-4.8%
Pharmacy (MS)	18	4	2	7	25	29	36	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-34	-100.0%
Pharmacy (MS) Shady Grove	0	0	154	399	480	424	265	183	180	154	157	157	157	155	150	150	150	150	-33	-18.0%
Pharmacy (MS) Online w/ AI Drug Discovery	147	208	209	225	240	230	222	243	242	258	265	263	263	248	248	238	238	238	-5	-2.1%
Public Health (MPH)	51	55	41	35	45	44	44	35	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	15	42.9%
Social Work (MSW)	996	989	932	925	660	563	443	423	375	349	365	365	365	365	365	365	365	365	-58	-13.7%
Social Work (MSW) Shady Grove	0	0	0	0	175	167	172	201	210	220	220	220	220	220	220	220	220	220	19	9.5%
Social Work (MSW) Online	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	80	152	214	244	244	244	244	244	244	244	244	164	205.0%
Undeclared Graduate School	0	9	24	12	15	22	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-12	-100.0%
Total Master’s	2127	2088	2200	2456	2524	2292	2026	2012	2032	2102	2162	2165	2172	2159	2156	2148	2148	2148	136	6.8%

Research and Scholarship Doctorate

Research & Scholarship Doctorate – Enrollment Headcount Projections by Program
Program	Actual (2017–2024)								Projected (2025–2034)										Change	Percent
Program	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	Change	Percent
Dentistry (PhD)	17	20	23	25	20	17	20	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	2	10.5%
Graduate School (PhD) Online (as of Fall 2024)	0	0	0	11	18	19	23	28	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	-4	-14.3%
Medicine (PhD)	258	253	262	276	284	287	296	303	288	286	291	291	294	294	294	299	299	299	-4	-1.3%
Nursing (PhD)	48	43	42	42	37	38	34	38	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	-4	-10.5%
Pharmacy (PhD) PHSR / PHAR	85	85	90	94	94	92	106	102	97	92	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	-15	-14.7%
Pharmacy (PhD) Palliative Care	0	0	0	0	12	22	34	45	43	40	30	30	30	25	25	25	20	20	-25	-55.6%
Social Work (PhD)	40	43	39	41	42	38	37	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	1	2.6%
Total Research & Scholarship Doctorate	448	444	456	489	507	513	550	574	546	536	526	526	529	524	525	530	525	525	-49	-8.5%

Professional Practice Doctorate

Professional Practice Doctorate – Enrollment Headcount Projections by Program
Program	Actual (2017–2024)								Projected (2025–2034)										Change	Percent
Program	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	Change	Percent
Dental (DDS)	526	522	523	522	524	523	525	525	525	520	524	525	525	521	521	522	524	524	-1	-0.2%
Medical Science Graduate School (DMSc)	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	8	20	20	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	14	175.0%
Law (JD) Day	512	535	534	553	604	592	590	543	529	503	503	503	503	503	503	503	503	503	-40	-7.4%
Law (JD) Evening	122	108	109	105	105	107	105	101	80	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	-7	-6.9%
Medicine (MD)	637	650	629	622	602	587	590	599	633	667	690	725	760	785	800	800	800	800	201	33.6%
Nursing Practice (DNP)	473	570	594	645	637	624	577	518	513	513	513	513	513	513	513	513	513	513	-5	-1.0%
Nursing Practice (DNP) Shady Grove	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	67	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	-3	-4.5%
Pharmacy (PharmD)	626	596	534	479	442	372	344	342	344	373	393	396	396	396	396	396	396	396	54	15.8%
Physical Therapy (DPT)	185	186	192	200	202	207	209	209	210	210	210	210	210	210	210	210	210	210	1	0.5%
Total Professional Practice Doctorate	3081	3167	3115	3126	3116	3012	2948	2912	2918	2964	3013	3052	3087	3108	3123	3124	3126	3126	214	7.3%

Certificates

Certificate Programs – Enrollment Headcount Projections by Program
Program	Actual (2017–2024)								Projected (2025–2034)										Change	Percent
Program	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	Change	Percent
Health Sciences OL + Thanatology	38	80	74	58	59	45	51	44	87	111	115	115	118	118	118	120	120	120	76	172.7%
Clinical Research	6	8	8	7	6	3	4	3	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	5	166.7%
Medical Physics / HPE (INCL thru 2022)	0	0	9	6	7	8	14	16	17	23	23	23	29	29	29	35	35	35	19	118.8%
Scientific Medical Entrepreneurship / Violence Vulnerability	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	25	27	27	27	29	29	29	31	31	31	n/a
Regulatory Science – Pharmacy OL	0	7	7	10	9	8	4	6	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	-3	-50.0%
Palliative Care – Pharmacy OL	0	0	10	17	14	11	15	15	12	10	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	-7	-46.7%
Medical Cannabis Science	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	12	10	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	-7	-58.3%
Nursing Certificate	13	14	6	12	16	15	15	23	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	2	8.7%
Dental Post Graduate (Shady Grove)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	n/a
Dental Post Graduate	61	60	64	58	56	61	56	59	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	-1	-1.7%
Total Certificate Programs	118	169	178	168	167	151	165	178	246	275	276	276	285	287	287	295	297	297	119	66.9%

Grand Total All Programs

Grand Total Enrollment Headcount Projections All Program
Program	Actual (2017–2024)								Projected (2025–2034)										Change	Percent
Program	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	Change	Percent
Grand Total	6703	6777	6827	7137	7244	6931	6667	6636	6690	6825	6925	6967	7021	7026	7039	7045	7044	7044	408	6.1%

FTES Enrollment by School (FY 2018–FY 2035)
School	Actual (FY 2018–FY 2024)							Early Projection (FY 2025–FY 2028)				Projection (FY 2029–FY 2035)							Change	Percent
School	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	2035	Change	Percent
School of Dentistry	726.9	722.9	728.6	709.8	714.7	710.4	709.4	718.2	725	719	724	725	725	720	721	722	725	725	6	0.9%
School of Law	820.6	812.1	803.0	818.2	886.8	850.9	846.7	777.0	737	738	738	738	738	738	738	738	738	738	-39	-5.0%
School of Medicine	1368.1	1360.6	1325.0	1360.7	1373.6	1346.5	1349.4	1349.3	1373	1400	1428	1458	1493	1515	1529	1535	1535	1535	186	13.8%
School of Nursing	1733.8	1799.0	1817.0	1908.1	1930.6	1871.9	1848.1	1857.1	1848	1848	1848	1848	1848	1848	1848	1848	1848	1848	-9	-0.5%
School of Pharmacy	974.4	962.8	993.2	1113.8	1143.4	1024.9		922.7	969.9	939	964	980	984	984	967	964	958	953	-17	-1.8%
School of Social Work	1162.6	1138.8	1072.7	1074.6	968.5	864.8		739.8	789.2	825	874	922	922	922	922	922	922	922	133	16.8%
Graduate Studies Unaffiliated	97.5	111.8	119.1	144.5	212.4	272.7		359.2	412.4	462	479	484	487	493	496	496	500	501	89	21.5%
Total University of Maryland	6883.8	6908.0	6858.6	7129.8	7230.0	6942.1		6775.3	6873.3	6909	7021	7124	7161	7202	7206	7218	7222	7222	348	5.1%
Graduate Studies - All	1264.0	1284.2	1240.5	1273.5	1357.5	1369.7	1384.7	1416.6	1418	1413	1414	1415	1427	1413	1413	1417	1413	1413	-4	-0.3%

Note: Graduate Studies students are counted in the Schools and are also totaled separately

FY 2018 through FY 2025 are calculated from actual credit hours.

FY 2026 through FY 2035 are calculated based on estimates from the UMB professional schools.

School of Graduate Studies projections are from February 2024

Prepared by Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Strategic Planning, and Assessment

Projected FTES by Program (FY 2025–FY 2035)
Level / Program	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	2035
Bachelor’s
Dental Hygiene (BS)	26.4	28.5	28.5	28.5	28.5	28.5	28.5	28.5	28.5	28.5	28.5
Medical & Research Technology (BS)	4.9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nursing (BSN)	871.0	863.5	863.5	863.5	863.5	863.5	863.5	863.5	863.5	863.5	863.5
Bachelor’s Total	902.2	892.1	892.1	892.1	892.1	892.1	892.1	892.1	892.1	892.1	892.1
Master’s
Dental Hygiene (MS)	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Genetic Counseling (MGC)	26.8	28.2	28.2	28.2	28.2	28.2	28.2	28.2	28.2	28.2	28.2
Graduate School (MS)	71.5	67.0	69.0	70.0	72.5	75.0	77.0	77.0	78.0	78.0	78.0
Graduate School – Physician Assistant (MS)	283.5	301.0	301.0	301.0	301.0	301.0	301.0	301.0	301.0	301.0	301.0
Law (LLM)	18.3	9.9	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7
Law (MSL)	28.3	31.4	50.3	50.3	50.3	50.3	50.3	50.3	50.3	50.3	50.3
Medicine (MS)	41.6	46.5	46.5	47.8	47.8	49.0	49.0	50.2	50.2	50.2	50.2
Nursing (MS)	0.4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nursing (MSN)	397.5	406.4	406.4	406.4	406.4	406.4	406.4	406.4	406.4	406.4	406.4
Pharmacy (MS)	282.5	259.7	253.0	259.1	257.9	257.9	247.5	244.4	238.2	238.2	238.2
Public Health (MPH)	24.5	35.0	35.0	35.0	35.0	35.0	35.0	35.0	35.0	35.0	35.0
Social Work (MSW)	739.9	774.6	822.9	871.2	871.2	871.2	871.2	871.2	871.2	871.2	871.2
Master’s Total	1915.7	1959.7	2023.0	2079.7	2081.0	2084.7	2076.3	2074.5	2069.3	2069.3	2069.3
Research & Scholarship Doctorate
Dentistry (PhD)	18.8	19.8	19.8	19.8	19.8	19.8	19.8	20.8	20.8	20.8	20.8
Graduate School (PhD)	23.6	20.2	20.2	20.2	20.2	20.2	20.2	20.2	20.2	20.2	20.2
Medicine (PhD)	401.8	381.9	379.2	385.9	385.9	389.8	389.8	389.8	396.5	396.5	396.5
Nursing (PhD)	28.4	25.4	25.4	25.4	25.4	25.4	25.4	25.4	25.4	25.4	25.4
Pharmacy (PhD)	164.3	156.5	147.6	130.8	130.8	130.8	125.2	125.2	125.2	119.6	119.6
Social Work (PhD)	49.4	50.6	50.6	50.6	50.6	50.6	50.6	50.6	50.6	50.6	50.6
Research Doctorate Total	686.3	654.4	642.8	632.7	632.7	636.7	631.1	632.1	638.7	633.1	633.1
Professional Practice Doctorate
Dentistry (DDS)	586.0	586.0	580.4	584.9	586.0	586.0	581.6	581.6	582.7	584.9	584.9
Law - Day (JD)	640.3	623.8	593.2	593.2	593.2	593.2	593.2	593.2	593.2	593.2	593.2
Law - Evening (JD)	90.1	71.4	83.9	83.9	83.9	83.9	83.9	83.9	83.9	83.9	83.9
Medical Science (DMSc)	8.9	22.3	22.3	24.5	24.5	24.5	24.5	24.5	24.5	24.5	24.5
Medicine (MD)	514.9	544.1	573.4	593.1	623.2	653.3	674.8	687.7	687.7	687.7	687.7
Nursing (DNP)	550.3	542.8	542.8	542.8	542.8	542.8	542.8	542.8	542.8	542.8	542.8
Pharmacy (PharmD)	507.0	509.9	552.9	582.6	587.0	587.0	587.0	587.0	587.0	587.0	587.0
Physical Therapy (DPT)	334.0	335.6	335.6	335.6	335.6	335.6	335.6	335.6	335.6	335.6	335.6
Professional Practice Total	3231.5	3235.9	3284.3	3340.4	3376.1	3406.2	3423.2	3436.1	3437.2	3439.4	3439.4
Certificate
Dentistry Post Graduate	86.1	90.4	90.4	90.4	90.4	90.4	90.4	90.4	90.4	90.4	90.4
Graduate School Certificate	25.0	51.7	66.3	68.8	68.8	72.5	73.3	73.3	76.7	77.5	77.5
Medicine Certificate	0.8	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2
Nursing Certificate	8.2	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7
Nursing Post Graduate	1.3	incl. ab.	incl. ab.	incl. ab.	incl. ab.	incl. ab.	incl. ab.	incl. ab.	incl. ab.	incl. ab.	incl. ab.
Pharmacy Certificate	16.2	13.2	10.3	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8
Certificate Total	137.6	167.3	178.9	179.0	179.0	182.7	183.6	183.6	186.9	187.7	187.7
UMB Total (Grand Total)	6873.3	6909	7021	7124	7161	7202	7206	7218	7224	7222	7222

Prepared by UMB Institutional Effectiveness, Strategic Planning, and Assessment
February 13, 2025

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