University Of Maryland-Baltimore
Location and Contact Information
520 West Lombard StreetBaltimore, MD 21201-1627
USA
Main Tel: (410) 706-3100
Web Site
The campus is in a large city.
Overview
The University of Maryland Baltimore was founded in 1807. It is a public university and the original campus of the University System of Maryland. With a campus spreading across 60 acres of land, UMBC offers enrollment to more than 9,000 undergraduates and 4,000 postgraduate students every semester. There are 8 professional schools under this university:
- Dental School
- Graduate School
- School of Law
- School of Medicine
- School of Nursing
- School of Pharmacy
- School of Public Health
- School of Social Work
UMBC offers primarily research-oriented graduate programs along with several undergraduate courses in subjects like dental hygiene, physical therapy, nursing and Medical Technology.
The sports teams of the UMBC are called the Retrievers. UMBC sponsors student organizations like the Students Promoting Awareness group, Phi Delta Chi Professional Pharmacy Fraternity, National Community Pharmacists Association, Student Committee on Drug Abuse Education, Alpha Zeta Omega Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Phi Lambda Sigma, Lambda Kappa Sigma and Terra Mariae, among others.
Highlights (vs. Other Schools)
- Many students concentrating in family and social work, medicine, nursing and emergency medicine, and law.
- High faculty salary.
- High female/male ratio.
- Large number of students.
- Good faculty-to-student ratio.
School characteristics:
- The school is public.
- Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
- Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Intensive.
Features of note:
- The school offers a faculty tenure system.
- There is a hospital on campus.
- There are one or more libraries on-campus.
- Campus housing is available.
- Distance learning is available.
- Part-time classes are available.
Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)
Financial Aid
UM Baltimore participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.
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| Loans | % of Students | Average Amount |
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(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)
Similar Schools
Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to University Of Maryland-Baltimore:
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| School | Location | Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rutgers University-Newark | Newark, NJ | 11,032 |
| 2 | University of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | 5,843 |
| 3 | CUNY York College | Jamaica, NY | 7,157 |
| 4 | University of Washington-Tacoma Campus | Tacoma, WA | 2,967 |
| 5 | Bowie State University | Bowie, MD | 5,483 |
| 6 | Governors State University | University Park, IL | 5,636 |
| 7 | Fordham University | Bronx, NY | 14,666 |
| 8 | Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | 26,496 |
| 9 | Morgan State University | Baltimore, MD | 7,005 |
| 10 | New York University | New York, NY | 42,189 |
Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)
| Degree | Total Earned | Different Programs |
|---|---|---|
| Master | 693 | 26 |
| Doctorate (Professional Practice) | 689 | 6 |
| Bachelor | 349 | 3 |
| Doctorate (Research/Scholarship) | 86 | 21 |
| Post-master's certificate | 31 | 2 |
Faculty
Tenure (2009-2010):
| Full-Time Faculty | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| With tenure | 365 | |
| Without tenure; working toward tenure | 217 | |
| Without tenure; tenure not available | 1,093 |
Students
Student enrollment was 6,156 in 2009-2010 (6,193 full-time equivalent).
Undergrads are 15% of enrolled students and graduate students are 85%.
Students under 25 years old represent 32% of the student body. About 13% of the school is at least 40 years of age.
Room and Board
UM Baltimore provides on-campus housing for 513 of its 6,193 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).
Graduate School Focus
UM Baltimore offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).
Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.
Programs of Study
(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK
- Social Work
LAW
- Advanced Legal Research/Studies, Gen (LLM, MCL, MLI, MSL, JSD/SJD)
- Law (LLB, JD)
- Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION
- Public Health Education and Promotion
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY
- Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
- Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
MEDICINE
- Advanced General Dentistry (Cert, MS, PhD)
- Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD)
- Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
- Gerontology
- Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD)
- Medicine (MD)
- Neuroscience
- Oral Biology and Oral Pathology (MS, PhD)
- Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
- Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
- Pharmacy Administration/Policy/Regulatory Affairs (MS, PhD)
- Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
- Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
- Nursing
- Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY
- Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabiliation Engineering
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
- Ethics
SCIENCE
- Biomedical Sciences
- Epidemiology
- Human/Medical Genetics
- Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
- Microbiology
- Molecular Biology
- Molecular Physiology
- Neuroanatomy
- Pathology/Experimental Pathology
- Pharmacology
- Physiology
- Toxicology
THERAPY AND COUNSELING
- Genetic Counseling/Counselor
- Physical Therapy/Therapist