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. Adelphi is a census-designated place located in Prince Georges County, Maryland. ... Literally a public company is a company owned by the public. ... In the United States, a charter school is a school that is created via a legal charter. ... State nickname: Old Line State; Free State Other U.S. States Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Official languages English Area 32,160 km² (42nd)  - Land 25,338 km²  - Water 6,968 km² (21%) Population (2000)  - Population 5,296,486 (19th)  - Density 165 /km² (5th) Admission into... Higher education is education provided by universities and other institutions that award academic degrees, such as university colleges, and liberal arts colleges. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Maryland General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland. ...

The merger creating the University of Maryland System was directed by governor Donald Schaefer and overseen by University of Maryland President John S. Toll, who then became the system's first Chancellor. Robert L. Ehrlich, the 60th and current Governor of Maryland. ... Date of birth: November 2, 1921 Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland Spouse: Never married Political party: Democrat Office(s): Mayor of Baltimore (1971–1987) Governor of Maryland (1987–1995) Comptroller of Maryland (1999–present) William Donald Schaefer (born November 2, 1921), American politician, has served in public office for 50... John S. Toll is a physicist and well-known educational administrator. ...

System Members

Universities

• Bowie State University
• Coppin State University
• Frostburg State University
• Salisbury University
• Towson University
• University of Baltimore
• University of Maryland, Baltimore
• University of Maryland Baltimore County
• University of Maryland, College Park (the flagship campus)
• University of Maryland Eastern Shore
• University of Maryland University College

Bowie State University, located on 338½ acres (1. ... Coppin State University, located on 46 acres (186,000 m²) in Baltimore, Maryland, is part of the University System of Maryland. ... Frostburg State University Frostburg State University, located on a 260 acre (1. ... Salisbury University Salisbury University (Salisbury State University prior to 2001) is a nationally accredited, four-year comprehensive public university located in the city of Salisbury, Maryland on the Delmarva Peninsula. ... Towson University Towson University, located in Towson, Maryland, is part of the University System of Maryland. ... The University of Baltimore, located in Baltimore, Maryland, is part of the University System of Maryland. ... University of Maryland, Baltimore, located on 56 acres (230,000 m²) in downtown Baltimore, Maryland, is part of the University System of Maryland. ... University of Maryland Baltimore County The University of Maryland Baltimore County (also known as UMBC) is part of the University System of Maryland and located in the southern Baltimore County, Maryland community of Catonsville (disputed — see talk page) and near Arbutus. ... University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park (also known as UM, UMD, or UMCP) is a public coeducational university situated in suburban College Park, Maryland just outside Washington, D.C. The flagship institution of the University System of Maryland, the university is most often referred to... A flagship is the ship used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships. ... University of Maryland Eastern Shore, located on 620 acres (2. ... University of Maryland University College The University of Maryland University College (UMUC), with headquarters in Adelphi, Maryland, provides access to higher education for adult, part-time students in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. ...

Centers and Institutes

• University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
• University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute

With 1925 origins as a research station on Solomons Island, the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) is one the University System of Marylands two scientific research centers. ... Formed in 1985, the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI) is part of the University System of Maryland. ...

Satellite Campuses

• Universities at Shady Grove
• University System of Maryland at Hagerstown

Established in fall 2000, the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) is a facility located in Rockville, Maryland that offers career-oriented higher education courses to residents of Montgomery County, Maryland and its surrounding region. ... Established in January 2005, the University System of Maryland at Hagerstown is a facility located in Hagerstown, Maryland that offers career-oriented higher education courses to residents of Hagerstown and its surrounding region. ...

Relationships With Other Schools

When USM was originally formed in 1988, Maryland's other two state-funded (i.e., public) 4-year institutions (Baltimore's Morgan State University and Southern Maryland's St. Mary's College of Maryland) opted out of the system and made separate funding arrangements with the state. This article is about the city in the US state of Maryland. ... Morgan State University, located in residential Baltimore, Maryland, awards Baccalaureate, Masters and Doctorate degrees. ... Prince Georges County and Montgomery County are both in Southern Maryland. ... St. ...

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. The Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine is a unique college in that it is a state supported college of two states, Virginia and Maryland, filling the need for veterinary medicine education in both states. ... State nickname: Old Dominion Other U.S. States Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Governor Mark R. Warner (D) Official languages English Area 110,862 km² (35th)  - Land 102,642 km²  - Water 8,220 km² (7. ... The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, or Virginia Tech for short, is a university in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA, in the New River Valley of western Virginia near the Appalachian Mountains. ...

The USM institutions with the words "University of Maryland" in their names are not satellite campuses of the University of Maryland, College Park, and are not referred to as such. University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park (also known as UM, UMD, or UMCP) is a public coeducational university situated in suburban College Park, Maryland just outside Washington, D.C. The flagship institution of the University System of Maryland, the university is most often referred to...

External links

• University System of Maryland

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