University System of Maryland

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University System of Maryland
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Type Public university system
Established1988
Endowment $1.965 billion (2022) [1]
Budget$5.8 billion (2019)
Chancellor Jay A. Perman [2]
Total staff
21,565 (2014) [3]
Location, ,
United States
Website www.usmd.edu

The University System of Maryland (USM) is a public university system in the U.S. state of Maryland. The system is composed of the eleven campuses at College Park, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Princess Anne, Towson, Salisbury, Bowie, Frostburg, Hagerstown, Rockville, Cambridge, and Adelphi, along with four regional higher education centers located throughout the state.

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History

In 1974, Maryland, along with seven other states, mainly in the South, submitted plans to desegregate its state universities; Maryland's plans were approved by the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. [4] The University System of Maryland was created in 1988 from the merger of University of Maryland (UM) and Board of Trustees of State Universities and Colleges (BTSUC). [5]

Campuses

USM campuses
CampusCityEstab­lishedUndergraduate
enrollment
Category
University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi 194747,250UM
University of Maryland, College Park College Park 185630,760UM (flagship)
University of Maryland, Baltimore County Catonsville 196611,060UM
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne 18862,335UM (HBCU)
University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore 1807930UM
Towson University Towson 186618,810State Univ.
Salisbury University Salisbury 19257,650State Univ.
Bowie State University Bowie 18655,230State Univ. (HBCU)
Frostburg State University Frostburg 18984,640State Univ.
University of Baltimore Baltimore 19252,825State Univ.
Coppin State University Baltimore 19002,380State Univ. (HBCU)
Universities at Shady Grove Rockville 2000Regional center
USM at Hagerstown Hagerstown 2005Regional center
USM in Southern Maryland Regional center
UM Center for Environmental Science Cambridge 1925Research center

With more than 172,000 students at all levels, USM institutions award 78% of bachelor's degrees in Maryland.

Finances

Nearly 50 percent of undergraduates graduate without debt. USM institutions attract more than $1.4 billion in research and development funding to the state annually and have helped foster the creation of more than 700 startup companies since 2011.[ citation needed ] The system's Aa1 bond rating enables its institutions to borrow at lower costs to students, families and taxpayers. Related effectiveness and efficiency initiatives have saved Marylanders nearly $600 million in administrative costs since 2004.[ citation needed ]

Governance

The USM is governed by a board of regents and led by a chancellor, who serves as the CEO of the university system and leads the USM Office.

USM Board of Regents

A 17-member volunteer Board of Regents, including one full-time student, governs the University System of Maryland. [6] Appointed by the governor, the regents oversee the system's academic, administrative, and financial operations; formulate policy; and appoint the USM chancellor and the presidents of the system's 12 institutions. With the exception of the student member, each regent is appointed for a term of five years, and may not serve more than two consecutive terms. The student regent is appointed for a one-year term, and may be reappointed. Regents serve on the board without compensation. [7]

USM chancellors

USM Office

The USM Office, led by the system chancellor, is the staff to the Board of Regents. Staff members advocate on behalf of the 12 USM institutions, facilitate collaboration and efficiencies among the institutions, and provide information about the system to the public. [8]

With leadership from the USM Board of Regents and the chancellor, the system office coordinates academic programs, assists with long-range planning and resource management, facilitates private fund raising, and provides financial stewardship.

The system office is headquartered in Baltimore, and has locations in College Park [9] (Adelphi postal address), [10] Annapolis, and Columbia. [10] Formerly the Adelphi office was the headquarters of the entire system. [11]

See also

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