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University Of Maryland - Baltimore, Maryland

Overview of University Of Maryland - Baltimore

UM Baltimore can be found in Baltimore, Maryland (a large city). The school is a public institution. The Doctoral degree is the highest degree at UM Baltimore.

Areas of Study

The most common majors at the school are in law, medicine, family and social work, and nursing and emergency medicine.

UM Baltimore Selectivity

UM Baltimore does not have an open admissions system. Not everyone who applies is accepted.

Faculty

Classes at the school are less crowded than at many schools. A tenure system is one way UM Baltimore works to keep a high-quality staff. Instructors at the school are well-paid.

Student Body

In 2005, 5,526 students were enrolled in UM Baltimore.

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
Admissions Phone: (410) 706-3100
Financial Aid Phone: (410) 706-7347
http://www.umaryland.edu

UM Baltimore Programs and Degrees (2005)

UM Baltimore awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Nursing And Emergency Medicine588registered nursing, nursing science
Medicine435medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, advanced general dentistry, pharmaceutics and drug design, dental clinical sciences, oral pathology, neuroscience, ...
Family And Social Work312social work
Law223law
Therapy And Counseling85physical therapy, genetic counseling
Medical Assistant And Technician58clinical lab tech, dental hygienist
Science57pathology, pharmacology, molecular physiology, toxicology, molecular biology, physiology, microbiology, epidemiology, ...
Medical Adminstration10public health education
Nutrition And Exercise Therapy1assistive and rehabiliation engineering

Number of programs and degrees for UM Baltimore in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
First-professional degree5924
Master's degree54717
Bachelor's degree4443
Doctor's degree15818
First-professional certificate281

UM Baltimore Student Body

In 2005, UM Baltimore had a total enrollment of 5,526 students (4,864 full-time equivalent).

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
Undergraduate18%
Graduate41%
First Professional41%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
White60%
Black18%
Hispanic3%
Asian12%
American Indian0%
Other Races1%
(Foreign Students)4%

Students by Age (2004):

AgePercent
18-190%
20-213%
22-2427%
25-2935%
30-3414%
35-397%
40-499%
50-644%
65+0%

UM Baltimore Room and Board (2005)

UM Baltimore offers campus housing for 513 of its 4,864 (full-time) students.

(Please refer to our profile of Baltimore, Maryland for details about the area surrounding the campus.)

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

UM Baltimore Admissions and Selectivity (2005)

Application Requirements:

ItemRequirement
Years of College Work Before Admittancerecommended

Admissions Phone Number: (410) 706-3100

UM Baltimore Expenses and Financial Aid (2005)

Expenses and Financial Aid:

ExpenseAmount
Room charge$ 4,202

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

Financial Aid Phone Number: (410) 706-7347

UM Baltimore Faculty

UM Baltimore has a tenure system for faculty.

Tenure Status of Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelMenWomen
Tenured26279
Non-tenured, but on tenure track17891
Non-tenured and not on tenure track432410

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professorcalendar year90$145,61226$133,110
Associate professorcalendar year72$103,29441$91,916
Assistant professorcalendar year63$82,99866$75,304
Instructorcalendar year16$66,41651$64,720
No academic rankcalendar year6$71,42712$54,141
All faculty totalcalendar year247$110,374196$82,398

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

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professoracademic year24$141,3177$128,016
Associate professoracademic year3$110,2817$114,632
Assistant professoracademic year2*6$86,303
Instructoracademic year0*2*
All faculty totalacademic year29$134,60522$105,925

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

UM Baltimore Degree Programs (2005)

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK
Social Work

LAW
Law (LLB, JD)

MEDICAL ADMINSTRATION
Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICAL ASSISTANT AND TECHNICIAN
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)
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)

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabiliation Engineering

SCIENCE
Epidemiology
Human/Medical Genetics
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
Microbiology, General
Molecular Biology
Molecular Physiology
Pathology/Experimental Pathology
Pharmacology
Physiology, General
Toxicology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING
Genetic Counseling/Counselor
Physical Therapy/Therapist

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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 4%UM Baltimore % of degrees in family and social work
% of degrees in nursing and emergency medicine
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 5%UM Baltimore % of degrees in nursing and emergency medicine
Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
(vs. all colleges)
Top 5%UM Baltimore Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
Female % of student body
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 10%UM Baltimore Female % of student body
% of degrees in medicine
(vs. all colleges)
Top 11%UM Baltimore % of degrees in medicine
Number of students
(vs. all colleges)
Top 14%UM Baltimore Number of students
% of degrees in law
(vs. all colleges)
Top 18%UM Baltimore % of degrees in law
Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 19%UM Baltimore Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
Number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 20%UM Baltimore Number of degree programs
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Offers credit for life experience
Offers distance learning
Career counseling
Career placement services
Student employment services
On-campus day care
Offers campus housing
Offers part-time study
On-campus library
Offers campus housing
Tenure system for quality teaching
Has hospital on campus

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