When the term "University of Maryland" is used without any qualification, it generally refers to the University of Maryland, College Park.
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When the term "University of Maryland" is used without any qualification, it generally refers to the University of Maryland, College Park.
University of Maryland may refer to the following:
- University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C. Founded in 1856, the University of Maryland is the flagship institution of the University System of Maryland...
, a research-extensive and flagship university
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
University of Maryland, Baltimore, was founded in 1807. It comprises some of the oldest professional schools in the nation and world. It is the original campus of the University System of Maryland...
, a university that focuses on graduate professional education
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County (in Catonsville), a research-extensive university
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore
University of Maryland Eastern Shore, located on 776 acres in Princess Anne, Maryland, is part of the University System of Maryland...
(in Princess Anne), a historically black university
- University of Maryland University College
The University of Maryland University College is located in the unincorporated community of Adelphi in Prince George's County, Maryland in the United States. Serving over 90,000 students worldwide, UMUC is the second-largest 4-year public university in Maryland and one of the largest distance...
(in Adelphi), a university that focuses on instructor-led, continuing and distance education for non-traditional students
- University System of Maryland
The University System of Maryland 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, with over 100,000 undergraduate, 30,000 graduate and 8,700 faculty...
, a public corporationA government-owned corporation, state-owned enterprise, or government business enterprise is a legal entity created by a government to undertake commercial activities on behalf of an owner government, and are usually considered to be an element or part of the state...
and state-chartered school system comprising multiple campuses, including the 5 above-mentioned institutions with "University of Maryland" in their name.
- University of Maryland Medical System
The University of Maryland Medical System is a private, not-for-profit corporation founded in 1994 and based in Baltimore, Maryland...
, a private, not-for-profit hospital system.
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