Maryland, University System of

Maryland, University System of, is a coeducational, state-assisted system of higher education. It includes 11 degree-granting institutions and 2 major research centers.

Five of the University System of Maryland’s degree-granting institutions are in the Baltimore region. They are the University of Baltimore; the University of Maryland, Baltimore; Coppin State University; Towson University; and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

The system’s other degree-granting institutions are Bowie State University, in Bowie; Frostburg State University, in Frostburg; Salisbury University, in Salisbury; the University of Maryland, College Park, in College Park; the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, in Princess Anne; and the University of Maryland University College, headquartered in Adelphi.

The University of Maryland, College Park, is the largest school in the system. The College Park campus offers numerous undergraduate majors and graduate programs. The University of Maryland, Baltimore, founded in 1807, is one of the oldest and largest centers of graduate and professional education in the United States. The University of Maryland University College offers part-time programs at numerous locations in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Its European and Asian divisions offer degree programs to United States military families in more than 20 countries.

The University System of Maryland’s major research centers are the Center for Environmental Science and the Maryland Biotechnology Institute. The Maryland legislature established the University System of Maryland, originally under the name University of Maryland System, in 1988.

The university’s website at https://www.usmd.edu/ offers additional information.