• Control: Public
  • Carnegie Classification: Doctoral Universities
  • Institution: 4 Year
  • Enrollment: Large

2025 Recognition Categories

  • Job Satisfaction & Support
  • Compensation & Benefits
  • Mission & Pride
  • Supervisor/Department Chair Effectiveness
  • Confidence in Senior Leadership
  • Faculty & Staff Well-being
  • Shared Governance
  • Faculty Experience
  • Inclusion, Belonging & Community

What makes your college a great place to work?

President's Statement

It is no accident that UMBC has been recognized as a "Great College to Work For" for more than 15 years running. UMBC staff and faculty are dedicated to one another, to our students, and to our mission. That dedication inspires us to continually improve, to support the growth of others, and to participate in setting the course for our future. I am grateful every single day for this extraordinary community.

Employee Comment

I appreciate the focus on the institution's mission and the enthusiasm for both the institution and the students that I feel from colleagues across the institution. I also appreciate that the institution embraces and encourages work/life balance for employees.

Vital Statistics

    Staff

  • Fulltime Admin: 765
  • Fulltime Eps: 342
  • Fulltime Faculty: 819
  • Fulltime Non-Exempt Staff: 237
  • Adjunct Count: 423
    • Average Annual Salary

    • Faculty: $121,273
    • Administration: $101,265
    • Exempt Professional Staff: $90,924
    • Non-exempt Staff: $62,013
      • Voluntary Turnover Rate

      • Full-time Faculty: 3.82%
      • Full-time Staff (excluding Faculty): 7.31%
        • 16 Years Recognized
        • 14 Years Honor Roll

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