Motto | An Honors University in Maryland |
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Type | Public research university |
Established | 1966 |
Parent institution | University System of Maryland |
Academic affiliations | |
Endowment | $167.1 million (2024)[1] |
Budget | $691.1 million (2025)[2] |
President | Valerie Sheares Ashby |
Provost | Manfred H. M. van Dulmen |
Academic staff | Full-Time: 569 Part-Time: 380[3] |
Administrative staff | 1,288[4] |
Students | 14,148[3] (Fall 2023) |
Undergraduates | 10,490[3] |
Postgraduates | 3,658[3] |
Location | , , United States 39°15′19.80″N 76°42′40.52″W / 39.2555000°N 76.7112556°W |
Campus | Suburban, 500 acres (2.0 km2) |
Colors | Black, Gold, Red, White[5] |
Nickname | Retrievers |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I America East Conference |
Mascot | True Grit the Retriever |
Website | umbc |
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County[6] (UMBC) is a public research university in Catonsville, Maryland named after Baltimore County. It had a fall 2022 enrollment of 13,991 students,[7] 61 undergraduate majors, over 92 graduate programs (38 master, 25 doctoral, and 29 graduate certificate programs) and the first university research park in Maryland.[8] It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity".[9]
Established as a part of the University System of Maryland in 1966, the university became the first public college or university in Maryland to be inclusive of all races.[10] UMBC has the fourth highest enrollment of the University System of Maryland, specializing in natural sciences and engineering, as well as programs in the liberal arts and social sciences.[11] Its athletic teams are known as the UMBC Retrievers and participate in the America East Conference.[4]
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