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The University of Maryland, Baltimore is a co-educational, public university located in Baltimore, Maryland. It was founded in 1807 and now stretches over 55 acres in area. It grants admission to around 9,000 students every year.
The schools under UMB include the following:
UMB 's sports teams are known as the Retrievers and participate in a variety of intramural sports, such as soccer, flag football, golf, softball and a variety of water sports.
UM Baltimore is in Baltimore, MD. Baltimore is a large city. The school is a public institution. UM Baltimore issues awards (degrees) up to the level of Doctoral degree.
Fields of study in vogue at the school include law, medicine, family and social work, and nursing and emergency medicine.
Not all applicants to UM Baltimore are accepted.
The schools' faculty/student ratio of superior to most. The most successful professors at UM Baltimore are given tenure, encouraging them to stay with the school for a long time. The the school teaching staff is well compensated compared to other schools.
Approximately 5,884 students study at UM Baltimore (in 2007-2008).
More complete details are provided below.
University Of Maryland Baltimore
520 West Lombard Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-1627
General Phone: (410) 706-3100
http://www.umaryland.edu
| General Category | Degrees | Most Common Majors [see all] |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Emergency Medicine | 534 | registered nursing, nursing science, various nursing |
| Medicine | 435 | medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, advanced general dentistry, pharmaceutics and drug design, dental clinical sciences, public health, neuroscience, ... |
| Family and Social Work | 423 | social work |
| Law | 268 | law, legal research |
| Therapy and Counseling | 67 | physical therapy, genetic counseling |
| Medical Support and Technology | 60 | dental hygienist, clinical lab tech |
| Science | 51 | pathology, pharmacology, microbiology, molecular biology, human genetics, biomedical sciences, physiology, toxicology, ... |
| Medical Administration | 15 | public health education |
| Nutrition and Exercise Therapy | 1 | assistive and rehabiliation engineering |
Number of programs and degrees for UM Baltimore in 2008-2009:
| Degree Level | Total Awarded | Number of Programs |
|---|---|---|
| Master's degree | 701 | 16 |
| First-professional degree | 628 | 4 |
| Bachelor's degree | 350 | 3 |
| Doctor's degree | 147 | 19 |
| First-professional certificate | 28 | 2 |
In 2007-2008, UM Baltimore had a total enrollment of 5,884 students (3,162 full-time equivalent).
Students By Class:
| Group | Percent |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | 15% |
| Graduate | 46% |
| First Professional | 39% |
| Race | Percent |
|---|---|
| White | 58% |
| Black | 19% |
| Hispanic | 4% |
| Asian | 12% |
| American Indian | 0% |
| Unknown | 3% |
| (Foreign Students) | 4% |
Students by Age:
| Age | Percent |
|---|---|
| 18-19 | 0% |
| 20-21 | 4% |
| 22-24 | 29% |
| 25-29 | 34% |
| 30-34 | 13% |
| 35-39 | 7% |
| 40-49 | 9% |
| 50-64 | 4% |
| 65+ | 0% |
UM Baltimore offers campus housing for 513 of its 3,162 (full-time) students.
(Please refer to our profile of Baltimore, Maryland for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other Maryland Colleges).
The school does not offer students a meal plan.
Application Requirements:
| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Years of College Work Before Admittance | recommended |
Expenses and Financial Aid:
| Expense | Amount |
|---|---|
| Room charge | $ 6,278 |
Financial Aid:
UM Baltimore participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 210400)
UM Baltimore has a tenure system for faculty.
Tenure Status of Faculty (2008-2009):
| Full-Time Faculty Level | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Tenured | 254 | 90 |
| Non-tenured, but on tenure track | 144 | 79 |
| Non-tenured and not on tenure track | 537 | 506 |
Salaries for full-time faculty:
Full-Time Faculty (2008-2009):
| Full-Time Faculty Level | Contract Length | Number Men | Avg Salary Men | Number Women | Avg Salary Women |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professor | calendar year | 42 | $166,870 | 23 | $147,326 |
| Associate professor | calendar year | 35 | $131,056 | 31 | $118,782 |
| Assistant professor | calendar year | 34 | $107,526 | 69 | $95,752 |
| Instructor | calendar year | 10 | $76,457 | 43 | $77,609 |
| No academic rank | calendar year | 0 | * | 1 | * |
| All faculty total | calendar year | 121 | $132,363 | 167 | $102,278 |
*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.
Full-Time Faculty (2008-2009):
| Full-Time Faculty Level | Contract Length | Number Men | Avg Salary Men | Number Women | Avg Salary Women |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professor | academic year | 28 | $158,969 | 16 | $154,987 |
| Associate professor | academic year | 5 | $99,226 | 11 | $106,264 |
| Assistant professor | academic year | 7 | $86,874 | 17 | $84,609 |
| Instructor | academic year | 0 | * | 8 | $66,356 |
| All faculty total | academic year | 40 | $138,885 | 52 | $108,037 |
*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK
Social Work
LAW
Law (LLB, JD)
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other
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
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, Other
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabiliation Engineering
SCIENCE
Biomedical Sciences, General
Epidemiology
Human/Medical Genetics
Microbiology, General
Molecular Biology
Molecular Physiology
Pathology/Experimental Pathology
Pharmacology
Physiology, General
Toxicology
THERAPY AND COUNSELING
Genetic Counseling/Counselor
Physical Therapy/Therapist
(Details are provided further down on this page.)
What Sets UM Baltimore Apart:
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Salaries of full-time faculty (vs. all colleges) | Top 2% |  |
| % of degrees in family and social work (vs. all colleges) | Top 3% | |
| % of degrees in nursing and emergency medicine (vs. colleges with similar degree levels) | Top 8% | |
| % of degrees in medicine (vs. all colleges) | Top 10% | |
| Female % of student body (vs. colleges with similar degree levels) | Top 11% | |
| Number of students (vs. all colleges) | Top 13% | |
| % of degrees in law (vs. all colleges) | Top 14% | |
| Faculty/student ratio (full-time) (vs. all colleges) | Top 14% | |
| Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs (vs. all colleges) | Top 16% | |
Notable:
Offers credit for life experience Offers distance learning Career counseling Career services Student employment services On-campus day care Offers part-time study On-campus library Offers campus housing Tenure system for quality teaching Has hospital on campus
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