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University Of Maryland Baltimore

University Of Maryland Baltimore

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:

  • Dental School
  • Graduate School
  • School of Law
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Nursing
  • School of Pharmacy
  • School of Public Health
  • School of Social Work

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.

Overview of University Of Maryland Baltimore

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.

Areas of Study

Fields of study in vogue at the school include law, medicine, family and social work, and nursing and emergency medicine.

UM Baltimore Selectivity

Not all applicants to UM Baltimore are accepted.

Faculty

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.

Student Body

Approximately 5,884 students study at UM Baltimore (in 2007).

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting UM Baltimore

University Of Maryland Baltimore
520 West Lombard Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-1627
General Phone: (410) 706-3100
http://www.umaryland.edu

UM Baltimore Programs and Degrees (2007)

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Nursing And Emergency Medicine532registered nursing, nursing science, various nursing
Medicine445medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, advanced general dentistry, dental clinical sciences, pharmaceutics and drug design, pharmacy administration, oral pathology, ...
Family And Social Work330social work
Law263law, legal research
Science62microbiology, toxicology, molecular physiology, pathology, physiology, molecular biology, epidemiology, pharmacology, ...
Therapy And Counseling60physical therapy, genetic counseling
Medical Support And Technology48dental hygienist, clinical lab tech
Medical Administration15public health education
Religion And Philosophy0ethics
Nutrition And Exercise Therapy0assistive and rehabiliation engineering

Number of programs and degrees for UM Baltimore in 2007:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
First-professional degree6394
Master's degree59525
Bachelor's degree3543
Doctor's degree12824
First-professional certificate392

UM Baltimore Student Body

In 2007, UM Baltimore had a total enrollment of 5,884 students (5,130 full-time equivalent).

Students By Class:

GroupPercent
Undergraduate15%
Graduate45%
First Professional40%

Racial Diversity:
RacePercent
White59%
Black19%
Hispanic4%
Asian11%
American Indian0%
Unknown2%
(Foreign Students)5%

Students by Age:

AgePercent
18-190%
20-214%
22-2429%
25-2934%
30-3413%
35-397%
40-499%
50-644%
65+0%

UM Baltimore Room and Board (2007)

UM Baltimore offers campus housing for 513 of its 5,130 (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.

UM Baltimore Admissions and Selectivity (2007)

Application Requirements:

ItemRequirement
Years of College Work Before Admittancerecommended

UM Baltimore Expenses and Financial Aid (2007)

Expenses and Financial Aid:

ExpenseAmount
Room charge$ 5,981

Financial Aid:
UM Baltimore participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 210400)

UM Baltimore Faculty

UM Baltimore has a tenure system for faculty.

Tenure Status of Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelMenWomen
Tenured26182
Non-tenured, but on tenure track14281
Non-tenured and not on tenure track545486

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professorcalendar year40$157,02019$138,771
Associate professorcalendar year41$122,99725$110,850
Assistant professorcalendar year36$102,36662$91,467
Instructorcalendar year12$85,28547$74,339
No academic rankcalendar year1*2*
All faculty totalcalendar year130$123,928155$94,831

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Full-Time Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professoracademic year29$149,12215$147,506
Associate professoracademic year5$93,41310$99,685
Assistant professoracademic year7$84,78117$81,182
Instructoracademic year0*6$61,757
All faculty totalacademic year41$131,34348$103,335

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

UM Baltimore Degree Programs (2007)

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
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, Other
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabiliation Engineering

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
Ethics

SCIENCE
Biomedical Sciences, General
Epidemiology
Human/Medical Genetics
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
Microbiology, General
Molecular Biology
Molecular Physiology
Neuroanatomy
Pathology/Experimental Pathology
Pharmacology
Physiology, General
Toxicology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING
Genetic Counseling/Counselor
Physical Therapy/Therapist

UM Baltimore Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets UM Baltimore Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
Salaries of full-time faculty
(vs. all colleges)
Top 2%UM Baltimore Salaries of full-time faculty
% of degrees in family and social work
(vs. all colleges)
Top 3%UM Baltimore % of degrees in family and social work
% of degrees in nursing and emergency medicine
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 8%UM Baltimore % of degrees in nursing and emergency medicine
% of degrees in medicine
(vs. all colleges)
Top 10%UM Baltimore % of degrees in medicine
Female % of student body
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 11%UM Baltimore Female % of student body
Number of students
(vs. all colleges)
Top 13%UM Baltimore Number of students
% of degrees in law
(vs. all colleges)
Top 14%UM Baltimore % of degrees in law
Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
(vs. all colleges)
Top 14%UM Baltimore Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 16%UM Baltimore Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
Explanation of the Highlights categories

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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