| Location: | Baltimore | |
| President: | David J. Ramsay | |
| Founded: | 1807 | |
| Undergraduate Students: | 859 | |
| Graduate/Professional Students: | 4,667 | |
| Full-Time Faculty: | 1,452 | |
| Operating Budget: | $794.8 million | |
| For More Information: | 410 - 706 - 3100 |
As the founding institution of the University System of Maryland, the University of Maryland, Baltimore, is
Maryland's leading educator of health care, human services, and law professionals.With seven professional schools
and a graduate school, the university is dedicated to excellence in research, public service, and
patient care. It is home to nationally-ranked programs in medicine, law, nursing, pharmacy,
social work, and dentistry; and launched a School of Public Health in 2006. External support for research reached
$410 million in 2005, an increase from $114 million in 1995.The University of Maryland, Baltimore, also
launched a new era in biotechnology with the opening of the UMB BioPark.