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University System of Maryland - Definition and Overview |
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University System of Maryland
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Seal of the University System of Maryland
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1988 |
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| School type |
Public University System |
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| Chancellor |
William Kirwin |
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| Location |
Adelphi, Maryland, MD, USA (Headquarters) |
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| Enrollment |
100,968 undergraduate,
30,029 graduate |
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| Faculty |
7,367 |
| Expenditures |
US$2.5 billion |
| Website |
usmd.edu (http://www.usmd.edu/) |
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The University System of Maryland (USM) is a public corporation and charter school system comprising 13 Maryland institutions of higher education. It is the 12th largest university system in the United States. In 1988 it was created from the merger of the five University of Maryland institutions and the six members of the State University and College System of Maryland under the name University of Maryland System. In 1997 its name was changed to the University System of Maryland. In 1999 the Maryland General Assembly transformed the system to the charter model.
System Members
Universities
Centers and Institutes
Satellite Campuses
Relationships With Other Schools
When USM was originally formed in 1988, Maryland's other two state-funded 4-year institutions (Morgan State University and St. Mary's College of Maryland) opted out of the system and made separate funding arrangements with the state.
The Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, although state-supported, remained outside the system because of its unique status as an institution jointly funded by Maryland and Virginia. It is a constituent of both the College Park campus and Virginia Tech, with its main campus at Virginia Tech.
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USM seal
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