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Analytical Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Service & Research Center Biomolecular Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Facility Biosciences Cores: Genomics, Imaging, and Flow Cytometry BioWorkshop Brain & Behavior Institute - Advanced Genomic Technologies Core CALCE Test Services and Failure Analysis Laboratory Center For Innovative Biomedical Resources (CIBR) Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Daikin Energy Innovation Lab DLAR Imaging Core Exposome Small Molecule Core Facility Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy KIT-Maryland MEG Lab Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute (MFRI) Maryland NanoCenter Maryland Neuroimaging Center Mass Spectrometry Facility Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture Neutral Buoyancy Research Facility (NBRF) Surface Analysis Center The Laboratory for Biological Ultrastructure The University of Maryland Center for Health Equity The University of Maryland Prevention Research Center X-ray Crystallographic Center (XCC)
Africa Through Language and Area Studies (ATLAS) Anti-Black Racism Initiative Effective and Equitable Weather Forecasting in a Changing Climate with Machine Learning Encuentros: A University-Community Partnership to Mitigate the Mental Health Crisis for Latino Immigrant Youth Fostering Inclusivity through Technology (FIT) Helping Our Bodies Clear Respiratory Infections The Maryland Safe Drinking WATER Study Modeling the Evolution of Avian Influenza Viruses Music Education for All Through Personalized AI and Digital Humanities Observing Wildfires Through UAVs and Fire Imaging Technologies Programmable Design of Sustainable, All-Natural Plastic Substitutes Racial and Social Justice Research-Practice Partnership Collaborative Remediation of Methane, Water, and Heat Waste Seizing Opportunities: Social Capital, Businesses, and Communities Using Machine Learning to Measure and Improve Equity in K-12 Mathematics Classrooms Water Emergency Team
Accurate, Equitable, and Transparent Genetic Ancestry Inference Advancing Environmental Justice By Evaluating Climate-Ready Urban Street Trees In Historically Redlined Neighborhoods AFTER: A Hospital Violence Intervention Program For Youth Victims of Gunshot Injury An Innovative Intervention to Help Asian American Families Cope with Racism and Mental Health Difficulties Bridging the Gaps in Satellite Observations of Earth Systems to Support Climate Monitoring and Prediction Climate Change and Political Conflict Climate Mitigation and Land-Use Digital Equity Mapping Research and Training Program Establishing a Role for Psilocybin in Frontal Lobe Function Fetal Mammary Stem Cell Programming and Hormone Dysfunction Forecasting Acute Malnutrition for Anticipatory Action Genetic and Lifestyle Risk Factors of Accelerated Brain Aging in Severe Mental Illness How Does Statistical Learning Interact with Socioeconomic Status to Shape Literacy Development? Human Rights Politics and Policies: Lessons from Latin America Increasing Sustainability, Accessibility, and Equity in Urban Mobility with A Self-driving E-Scooter Increasing Participation of Minorities and Women In STEM Through Sports Performance Analytics Research Market Design, Energy Storage, and Interconnection to the U.S. Power Grid On-board Energy Harvesting for Long-endurance Earth Observation UAVs Promoting Youth Mental Wellbeing in Rural Honduras by Engaging Teachers as Catalysts Relating Attitudes on Democracy to Attitudes on Race and Ethnicity An Innovative Approach to Remove Emerging Organic Contaminants from the Environment Role of Mitochondria Dynamics in Opioid Addiction Towards an Early Warning System for Increased Probability of Community Infection by SARS-Cov-2 Variants Understanding the Impact of Wind on Fire Dynamics in Mass-Timber Compartment Visualizing Urban Flooding Due To Climate Change
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Who We Are

Facts and Figures

View of the front exterior of the Lee Building in spring.
traditional building

Year Founded

1856

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Location

College Park, Maryland

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Nearest Major City

Washington, D.C., 8 miles/13 kilometers from campus
Campus Size5 square kilometers
Colleges 12
Number of Faculty

4,541

Nobel Laureates: 2
Pulitzer Prize Winners: 5
Members of the National Academies: 79

Number of Staff6,484
Number of Graduate Assistants4,232
Graduate Student Enrollment10,592
Total Number of Students41,725
Number of Bachelor Degree Programs107
Number of Masters Degree Programs120
Number of Doctoral Degree Programs84
Total Number of Degree Programs311
Degrees Awarded Annually11,444
Number of Alumni422,000
Undergraduate Student Enrollment

31,133

76.4% Maryland residents
23.6% Non-Maryland residents

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Undergraduate Student Enrollment: 31,133 | 76.4% Maryland residents | 23.6% Non-Maryland residents

#10

among public universities 

Forbes' Top Public Colleges

#9

among U.S. public institutions and No. 14 overall for research and development spending

National Science Foundation Higher Education R&D Survey

#12

among U.S. public universities

Academic Ranking of World Universities

#16

among public universities

U.S. News & World Report

#7

overall and No. 5 among public universities for undergraduate entrepreneurship

The Princeton Review/Entrepreneurship magazine

#8

among U.S. public institutions for Patents According to the National Academy of Inventors

National Academy of Inventors

Research Awards

Total Research Awards

$1B+

annually in combined research funding between the University of Maryland College Park, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore

Research Expenditures

The University of Maryland climbed higher in the National Science Foundation Higher Education Research and Development Survey Ranking, with over $1.5 billion in combined research spending from the University of Maryland, College Park and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, rising to #9 among all public institutions and #14 overall.

THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND ALSO RANKED:

#8

overall (#4 among publics) in computer and information science funding 

#7

overall (#6 among publics) in geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences funding

#9

overall (#5 among publics) in physical sciences funding

#9

overall (#3 among publics) in physics funding

#12

overall (#8 among publics) in social sciences funding

#16

overall (#14 among publics) in engineering funding

#4

overall (#3 among publics) in NASA funding

#8

overall (#5 among publics) in DOD funding
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Infographic titled "2025 Startup Impact" from University of Maryland UM Ventures. It highlights UMD startups' economic and societal impact in FY25. Key figures include 674 current full-time jobs, a 14% increase, and $134M in total revenues, a 38% increase. New companies and portfolios section shows 6 new startups and 54 active startups. Funding for innovation includes $44M in grant funding and $31M in external funding, both up by 8%. Jobs section details 196 new FTEs, a 38% increase, and 313 current FTEs in Maryland, a 42% increase. Products and revenue section notes $51M revenue generated, a 35% increase, and 12 new products launched. FY25 figures are based on startup self-reported outcomes.