University System of Maryland

Short description: Public university system in Maryland

University System of Maryland

Abbreviation| USM
Formation| 1988
Type| Public education
Purpose| Higher Education
Headquarters| Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Region served

| Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area, Eastern Shore of Maryland, Western Maryland

Membership

| 12 universities and 3 regional higher education centers [1]

Chancellor

| Jay A. Perman[2]

Parent organization

| Government of Maryland

Budget

| $5.8 billion (2019)
Endowment| $1.436 billion (2019)[3]

Staff

| 21,565 [4]
Website| www.usmd.edu

The University System of Maryland (USM) is a public higher education system in the United States 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 of Maryland.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Campuses
* 3 Finances
* 4 Governance
* 4.1 USM Board of Regents
* 4.2 USM chancellors
* 5 USM Office
* 6 See also
* 7 References
* 8 External links

## 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.[5] 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).[6]

## Campuses

USM campuses  Campus | City  | Estab­lished | Undergraduate
enrollment | Category

|
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|
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University of Maryland Global Campus | Adelphi  | 1947 | 47,250 | UM
University of Maryland, College Park | College Park  | 1856 | 30,760 | UM (flagship)
University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Catonsville  | 1966 | 11,060 | UM
University of Maryland Eastern Shore | Princess Anne  | 1886 | 2,335 | UM (HBCU)
University of Maryland, Baltimore | Baltimore  | 1807 | 930 | UM
Towson University | Towson  | 1866 | 18,810 | State Univ.
Salisbury University | Salisbury  | 1925 | 7,650 | State Univ.
Bowie State University | Bowie  | 1865 | 5,230 | State Univ. (HBCU)
Frostburg State University | Frostburg  | 1898 | 4,640 | State Univ.
University of Baltimore | Baltimore  | 1925 | 2,825 | State Univ.
Coppin State University | Baltimore  | 1900 | 2,380 | State Univ. (HBCU)
Universities at Shady Grove | Rockville  | 2000 | — | Regional center
USM at Hagerstown | Hagerstown  | 2005 | — | Regional center
USM in Southern Maryland | —  |  | — | Regional center
UM Center for Environmental Science | Cambridge  | 1925 | — | Research 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.[7] 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.[8]

### USM chancellors

* John S. Toll (1988–1990)
* Donald Langenberg (1990–2002)
* William E. Kirwan (2002–2015)
* Robert L. Caret (2015–2020)
* Jay A. Perman (2020–present)

## 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.[9]

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 Adelphi, Annapolis, and Columbia.

## See also

* List of colleges and universities in Maryland

## References

1. ↑ "USM Institutions - USM". Usmd.edu. http://www.usmd.edu/institutions/.
2. ↑ "Office of the Chancellor - USM". Usmd.edu. http://www.usmd.edu/usm/chancellor/.
3. ↑ As of June 30, 2019. "U.S. and Canadian 2019 NTSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2019 Endowment Market Value, and Percentage Change in Market Value from FY18 to FY19 (Revised)". National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2019-Endowment-Market-Values--Final-Feb-10.ashx?.
4. ↑ "About USM - USM". Usmd.edu. http://www.usmd.edu/about_usm/.
5. ↑ "JBHE Chronology of Major Landmarks in the Progress of African Americans in Higher Education", JBHE.
6. ↑ "University System of Maryland - Origin & Functions". https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/25univ/system/html/systf.html.
7. ↑ "Board of Regents". https://www.usmd.edu/regents/.
8. ↑ "2010 Maryland Code :: EDUCATION :: TITLE 12 - UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND :: Subtitle 1 - Powers and Duties :: Section 12-102 - Board of Regents - Government of University; members.". https://law.justia.com/codes/maryland/2010/education/title-12/subtitle-1/12-102/.
9. ↑ Office, University System of Maryland. "USM Office". https://www.usmd.edu/usm/.

## External links

* Board of Regents records at the University of Maryland libraries

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