University System of Maryland

• Name — University System of Maryland • Established — 1988 • Type — Public university system • City — Baltimore • State — Maryland • Country — United States • Chancellor — Jay A. Perman • Total Staff — 21,565 (2014) • Endowment — $1.965 billion (2022) • Budget — $5.8 billion (2019) • Website — www.usmd.edu • Illustration — The Wilson H. Elkins Building, headquarters of the University System of Maryland in College Park

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. 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).

USM campuses • Campus — City — Established — Undergraduate enrollment — Category — Athletics • University of Maryland Global Campus — Adelphi — 1947 — 47,250 — UM — N/A • University of Maryland, College Park — College Park — 1856 — 30,760 — UM (flagship) — Big Ten (NCAA Division I) • University of Maryland, Baltimore County — Catonsville — 1966 — 11,060 — UM — AmEast (NCAA Division I) • University of Maryland Eastern Shore — Princess Anne — 1886 — 2,335 — UM (HBCU) — MEAC (NCAA Division I) • University of Maryland, Baltimore — Baltimore — 1807 — 930 — UM — N/A • Towson University — Towson — 1866 — 18,810 — State Univ. — CAA (NCAA Division I) • Salisbury University — Salisbury — 1930 — 7,650 — State Univ. — C2C (NCAA Division III) • Bowie State University — Bowie — 1865 — 5,230 — State Univ. (HBCU) — CIAA (NCAA Division II) • Frostburg State University — Frostburg — 1898 — 4,640 — State Univ. — MEC (NCAA Division II) • University of Baltimore — Baltimore — 1925 — 2,825 — State Univ. — N/A • Coppin State University — Baltimore — 1900 — 2,380 — State Univ. (HBCU) — MEAC (NCAA Division I) • Universities at Shady Grove — Rockville — 2000 — — — Regional center — N/A • USM at Hagerstown — Hagerstown — 2005 — — — Regional center — N/A • USM in Southern Maryland — California — 2019 — — — Regional center — N/A • UM Center for Environmental Science — Cambridge — 1925 — — — Research center — N/A • University of Maryland, Biotechnology Institute — Baltimore — 1985 — — — Research center — N/A With more than 172,000 students at all levels, USM institutions award 78% of bachelor's degrees in Maryland.

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. 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.

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

A 17-member volunteer Board of Regents, including one full-time student, governs the University System of Maryland. 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.

• Illustration — The entrance of the USM chancellor's office at 701 East Pratt Street in Baltimore 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. 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 (Adelphi postal address), Annapolis, and Columbia. Formerly the Adelphi office was the headquarters of the entire system.