Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for Students
Challenging Coursework. Unique Opportunities. Engaged Community.
About ACES
The Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for Students (ACES) includes a living-learning program and an academic minor for exceptional undergraduate students of all majors. Part of the UMD Honors College, ACES was launched in Fall 2013 with the help of a major gift from our founding sponsor, Northrop Grumman.
ACES students have the opportunity to explore the world of cybersecurity and its real-world applications all within a close-knit community. Students gain practical experience through close partnerships with leaders in the field and experiential learning.
new students joined the ACES freshman class in August 2025
Students currently enrolled in the ACES living-learning program
of the ACES LLP cohort are women
Students currently pursuing the ACES Minor
Living-Learning Program
Living and Learning Together
The ACES Living Learning program is a two-year honors academic experience revolving around cybersecurity. The LLP curriculum gives students the opportunity to learn hands-on technical and non-technical aspects of the field, and the on-campus living requirement allows them to do so all within a close-knit community.
ACES Minor
Advanced Coursework
The ACES Minor gives students the opportunity to explore cybersecurity at an advanced level through technical and non-technical course work, group projects, internship and research opportunities.
