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Rankings:  BusinessWeek Names University of Maryland and Loyola among Top Undergrad B-Schools (Citybizlist Baltimore)


Science Experts:  Excuse me: Gassy dinosaurs helped warm Earth (Associated Press)


Innovation & Entrepreneurship:  Cool School: Where Peace Rules, the free peaceful skills building video game for kids is now available! (Yahoo! News)


National Interest :  Americans want to slash defense spending, but Washington isn't listening. (The Washington Post)


National Interest:  Talk to Me, Not to My Daughter. (The New York Times)


Global Impact, Research:  Revenue-Driven Surgery Drives Patients Home Too Early (The Cutting Edge)


Global Impact, Research:  Children's National Medical Center Breaks MRI Speed Sound Barrier. (Yahoo! Finance)





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  • UMD has 39 faculty members appointed to the National Academies (National Academies of Science and Engineering, Institute of Medicine)
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  • Fall 2011 Enrollment
      Undergraduate
      Graduate
      Total Enrollment

    Fall 2011 Undergraduate Students
      Minority Students*
      Black/African American: US Students
      Asian/American: U.S. Students
      Hispanic/American: US Students
      Native American: US Students
      Percent Out-of-State 

    Fall 2011 Graduate Students
      Minority Students*
      Black/African American:US Students


    26,826
    10,805
    37,631


    37.8%
    12.1%
    14.8%
    7.5%
    0.1%
    24.0%


    20.6%
    7.5%

    Fall 2009 UM Employees
      Full-time Faculty
      Part-time Faculty
      Total Faculty
      Tenure/Tenure Track Faculty
      Graduate Assistants
      Staff (Includes Executive, Administrative,
        Managerial, Exempt, Non-exempt Staff, etc)
      Total University Employees

    3,060
    936
    3,996
    1,472
    3,956
    5,116

    13,081
    Academic Programs
      Colleges and Schools
      Undergraduate Majors
      Graduate Degrees

    12
    127
    112
    Link to Financial Information, Research and Outreach (FY2010) (Office of Research Administration & Advancement)
    Tuition and Fees (FY2011)
      Full-time Annual Undergraduate:
        In-State
        Out-of-State
      Room
      Board


    $8,655
    26,026
    5,793
    3,885
    Athletics
      Division I NCAA Teams
      Male Student Athletes
      Female Student Athletes

    27
    339
    278

    NOTES:
    *Minority=Black/African American-US; Asian-US; Hispanic-US; American Indian-US divided by the total number of undergraduate or graduate students.




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