Courtesy of University of Maryland Eastern Shore
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore was named one of the Best Colleges in America in 2023 by the personal finance brand and website Money.com.
UMES received a three-star rating based on available statistical information weighted into three categories – quality of education, affordability, and graduate outcomes. The rankings ranged from two-and-a-half stars to five stars.
“It’s gratifying to have a highly respected publication like Money Magazine recognize UMES as one of the Best Colleges in America,” said UMES President, Heidi M. Anderson. “For too long, we’ve been a well-kept secret. That’s changing now as we continue to expand our academic offerings, boost our student enrollment, and make UMES an affordable and destination choice for undergraduate and graduate education.”
According to the Money.com website, the Best Colleges rankings combine the most accurate pricing estimates available with indicators of alumni financial success, along with an analysis of how much value a college adds when compared to other schools that take in similar students.
To qualify for the list, universities must have at least 500 undergraduate students, have sufficient, reliable data for analysis, not be in financial distress, and have a graduation rate at or above the median for its institutional category.
The Money listing is the latest accolades and achievements for UMES in the past 12 months; including receiving the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Driving Change Initiative geared at creating inclusive environments for minorities in STEM, an HBCU research collaboration with Princeton University, and increasing rankings in the U.S. News & World Report’s survey of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, something President Anderson hopes to parlay to greater successes.
“As one of the top 10 public HBCUs, I applaud our faculty, our staff, and our students for helping us achieve this recognition and look forward to future accolades moving forward,” she said.
