| 9 Number of students who enrolled in the Delaware Conference Academy Sept. 13, 1886 |
| 4,509 Number of students enrolled in the University of Maryland Eastern Shore — Sept. 23, 2011 |
| 11,000 Number of living UMES alumni |
| 3 Number of instructors who taught at the Academy the first year it was open |
| 195 Full-time faculty who taught at UMES during the 2010-11 school year |
| 16 In acres, the size of the campus in 1886 |
| 745 In acres, the size of the campus in 2011 |
| 17 In acres, the size of a solar-energy collection system on campus |
| 23.8 In acres, the size of the historic Academic Oval |
| 519,473 The number of holdings in Frederick Douglass Library in 2011 |
| 26 The number of peer-accredited academic programs |
| 0 Tuition that Marylanders paid to attend Maryland State College in the 1950-51 school year |
| $25 Tuition that out-of-state residents paid to study at Maryland State in 1950-51 |
| $4,362 Annual tuition Marylanders are paying to study at UMES during the 2011-12 school year |
| $12,143 Annual tuition out-of-state residents are paying to study at UMES during the 2011-12 school year |
| $2,400 The Academy’s estimated operating budget in 1892-93 |
| $23,004 The Academy’s operating budget in 1915-16 |
| $124,599,334 UMES’ operating budget for the 2011-12 school year |
| $100,000 Amount the state paid Morgan College to acquire its Princess Anne branch campus in 1935. |
| $18.6 In millions, the value of UMES’ endowment as of the spring 2011 |
