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Available in 44 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-44" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">44 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universiteit_van_Maryland" title="Universiteit van Maryland – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Universiteit van Maryland" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A9_%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF_(%D9%83%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AC_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83)" title="جامعة ميريلاند (كوليج بارك) – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="جامعة ميريلاند (كوليج بارك)" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merilend_Universiteti" title="Merilend Universiteti – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Merilend Universiteti" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%8C_%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%A9_%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%85%E2%80%8C%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%88" title="مریلند، پارک بیلیم‌یوردو – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="مریلند، پارک بیلیم‌یوردو" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC,_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9C_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95" title="মেরিল্যান্ড বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, কলেজ পার্ক – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="মেরিল্যান্ড বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, কলেজ পার্ক" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D1%8D%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%96_%D1%9E%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D1%96%D1%82%D1%8D%D1%82_%D1%83_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B6-%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA%D1%83" title="Мэрылендскі ўніверсітэт у Каледж-Парку – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Мэрылендскі ўніверсітэт у Каледж-Парку" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universitat_de_Maryland" title="Universitat de Maryland – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Universitat de Maryland" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marylandsk%C3%A1_univerzita_v_College_Parku" title="Marylandská univerzita v College Parku – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Marylandská univerzita v College Parku" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Maryland" title="University of Maryland – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="University of Maryland" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Maryland,_College_Park" title="University of Maryland, College Park – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="University of Maryland, College Park" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marylandi_%C3%9Clikool" title="Marylandi Ülikool – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Marylandi Ülikool" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Maryland,_College_Park" title="University of Maryland, College Park – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="University of Maryland, College Park" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universidad_de_Maryland" title="Universidad de Maryland – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Universidad de Maryland" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universitato_de_Marilando" title="Universitato de Marilando – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Universitato de Marilando" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marylandeko_Unibertsitatea" title="Marylandeko Unibertsitatea – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Marylandeko Unibertsitatea" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87_%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%8C_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC_%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%A9" title="دانشگاه مریلند، کالج پارک – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="دانشگاه مریلند، کالج پارک" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universit%C3%A9_du_Maryland" title="Université du Maryland – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Université du Maryland" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universidade_de_Maryland" title="Universidade de Maryland – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Universidade de Maryland" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A9%94%EB%A6%B4%EB%9E%9C%EB%93%9C_%EB%8C%80%ED%95%99%EA%B5%90" title="메릴랜드 대학교 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="메릴랜드 대학교" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%84%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%AB%D5%AC%D5%A5%D5%B6%D5%A4%D5%AB_%D5%B0%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%BD%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%B6_(%D5%94%D5%B8%D5%AC%D5%A5%D5%BB_%D5%8A%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%AF)" title="Մերիլենդի համալսարան (Քոլեջ Պարկ) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Մերիլենդի համալսարան (Քոլեջ Պարկ)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universitas_Maryland" title="Universitas Maryland – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Universitas Maryland" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universit%C3%A0_del_Maryland_-_College_Park" title="Università del Maryland - College Park – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Università del Maryland - College Park" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%98%D7%AA_%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%A0%D7%93" title="אוניברסיטת מרילנד – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="אוניברסיטת מרילנד" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universitas_Marylandensis" title="Universitas Marylandensis – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Universitas Marylandensis" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A9_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF_%D8%8C_%D9%83%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AF%DA%86_%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83" title="جامعة ماريلاند ، كوليدچ پارك – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="جامعة ماريلاند ، كوليدچ پارك" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universiteit_van_Maryland,_College_Park" title="Universiteit van Maryland, College Park – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Universiteit van Maryland, College Park" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%A6%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%82%B8%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E6%A0%A1" title="メリーランド大学カレッジパーク校 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="メリーランド大学カレッジパーク校" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Maryland" title="University of Maryland – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="University of Maryland" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Maryland" title="University of Maryland – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="University of Maryland" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%B9%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D9%81_%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%88" title="یونیورسٹی آف میری لینڈ – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="یونیورسٹی آف میری لینڈ" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniwersytet_Marylandu_w_College_Park" title="Uniwersytet Marylandu w College Park – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Uniwersytet Marylandu w College Park" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universidade_de_Maryland" title="Universidade de Maryland – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Universidade de Maryland" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D1%8D%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%82_%D0%B2_%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B6-%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B5" title="Мэрилендский университет в Колледж-Парке – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Мэрилендский университет в Колледж-Парке" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marylandin_yliopisto_(College_Park)" title="Marylandin yliopisto (College Park) – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Marylandin yliopisto (College Park)" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Maryland" title="University of Maryland – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="University of Maryland" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unibersidad_ng_Maryland,_College_Park" title="Unibersidad ng Maryland, College Park – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Unibersidad ng Maryland, College Park" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D_(%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%9C%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D)" title="மேரிலன்ட் பல்கலைக்கழகம் (காலேஜ் பார்க்) – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="மேரிலன்ட் பல்கலைக்கழகம் (காலேஜ் பார்க்)" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%8C_%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A5%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%8C%E0%B8%81" 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.mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data div{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">University of Maryland, College Park</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:HJ_Patterson_building_at_UMCP,_main_entrance,_morning,_August_21,_2006.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/HJ_Patterson_building_at_UMCP%2C_main_entrance%2C_morning%2C_August_21%2C_2006.jpg/150px-HJ_Patterson_building_at_UMCP%2C_main_entrance%2C_morning%2C_August_21%2C_2006.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/HJ_Patterson_building_at_UMCP%2C_main_entrance%2C_morning%2C_August_21%2C_2006.jpg/225px-HJ_Patterson_building_at_UMCP%2C_main_entrance%2C_morning%2C_August_21%2C_2006.jpg 1.5x, 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class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Motto in English</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Strong deeds, gentle words</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Flagship#Colleges_and_universities_in_the_United_States" title="Flagship">Flagship</a> <a href="/wiki/Public_university#United_States" title="Public university">public</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Land-grant_university" title="Land-grant university">Land-grant</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Sea_Grant_College_Program&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Sea Grant College Program (not yet started)">Sea-grant</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Space_Grant_College_and_Fellowship_Program&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program (not yet started)">Space-grant</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">March 6, 1856<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1856-03-06</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Parent institution</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=University_System_of_Maryland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="University System of Maryland (not yet started)">University System of Maryland</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Academic affiliations</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Association_of_American_Universities" title="Association of American Universities">AAU</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Council_on_Education&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="American Council on Education (not yet started)">ACE</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Association_of_Public_and_Land-grant_Universities&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (not yet started)">APLU</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_Ten_Academic_Alliance&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Big Ten Academic Alliance (not yet started)">BTAA</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Consortium_of_Universities_of_the_Washington_Metropolitan_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area (not yet started)">CUWMA</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fields_Institute&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fields Institute (not yet started)">Fields Institute</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Oak_Ridge_Associated_Universities" title="Oak Ridge Associated Universities">ORAU</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southeastern_Universities_Research_Association&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Southeastern Universities Research Association (not yet started)">SURA</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Universitas_21&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Universitas 21 (not yet started)">U21</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Universities_Research_Association&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Universities Research Association (not yet started)">URA</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Financial_endowment" title="Financial endowment">Endowment</a></th><td class="infobox-data">$355.3 million (2018)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/University_president" class="mw-redirect" title="University president">President</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wallace_Loh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wallace Loh (not yet started)">Wallace Loh</a><sup id="cite_ref-Loh_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Loh-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Provost_(education)" class="mw-redirect" title="Provost (education)">Provost</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Mary Ann Rankin</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Academic staff</div></th><td class="infobox-data">4,610 (Fall 2016)<sup id="cite_ref-Employees_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Employees-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Administrative staff</div></th><td class="infobox-data">5,481 (Fall 2016)<sup id="cite_ref-Employees_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Employees-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Students</th><td class="infobox-data">41,200 (Fall 2018)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Undergraduate_education" title="Undergraduate education">Undergraduates</a></th><td class="infobox-data">30,762 (Fall 2018)<sup id="cite_ref-irpa.umd.edu_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-irpa.umd.edu-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Postgraduate_education" title="Postgraduate education">Postgraduates</a></th><td class="infobox-data">10,438 (Fall 2018)<sup id="cite_ref-irpa.umd.edu_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-irpa.umd.edu-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div style="display:inline" class="locality"><a href="/w/index.php?title=College_Park,_Maryland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="College Park, Maryland (not yet started)">College Park</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="state"><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="country-name">United States</div><br /><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9430902">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output 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style="padding-right:0.65em;">Campus</th><td class="infobox-data">Suburban, 1,340 acres (5.4 km<sup>2</sup>)<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/School_colors" title="School colors">Colors</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Red, white, black, gold<sup id="cite_ref-umcolors_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-umcolors-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r7263850">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#E21833; color:white;"> </span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r7263850"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; color:black;"> </span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r7263850"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#000000; color:white;"> </span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r7263850"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFD200; color:black;"> </span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Athletic_nickname" title="Athletic nickname">Nickname</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Terrapins" class="mw-redirect" title="Maryland Terrapins">Terrapins</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Sporting affiliations</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I">NCAA Division I</a> – <a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Middle_Atlantic_Intercollegiate_Sailing_Association&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (not yet started)">MAISA</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Mascot</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Testudo_(turtle)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Testudo (turtle) (not yet started)">Testudo</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.umd.edu">www<wbr />.umd<wbr />.edu</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:University_of_Maryland_wordmark.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/University_of_Maryland_wordmark.svg/220px-University_of_Maryland_wordmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/University_of_Maryland_wordmark.svg/330px-University_of_Maryland_wordmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/University_of_Maryland_wordmark.svg/440px-University_of_Maryland_wordmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="55" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>University of Maryland, College Park</b>, often called simply the <b>University of Maryland</b>, is a public <a href="/wiki/University" title="University">university</a> in College Park, <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a>. It is the largest university in a group called the "University System of Maryland." </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=University_of_Maryland,_College_Park&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: History" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=University_of_Maryland,_College_Park&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: History"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1856, the Maryland <a href="/wiki/Agriculture" title="Agriculture">Agricultural</a> College was <a href="https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/charter" class="extiw" title="wikt:charter">chartered</a>. Sixty years later, the state of Maryland took control of the college and renamed it Maryland State University. In 1920, it joined several professional schools in the area to become the University of Maryland. It joined the <a href="/wiki/Association_of_American_Universities" title="Association of American Universities">Association of American Universities</a> in 1925. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=University_of_Maryland,_College_Park&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Change section: References" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=University_of_Maryland,_College_Park&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: References"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9724317">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9724332">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131102123951/http://www.lib.umd.edu/blogs/univarch_exhibits/?p=291">"Archival Attractions at the University of Maryland"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lib.umd.edu/blogs/univarch_exhibits/?p=291">the original</a> on November 2, 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 7,</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Archival+Attractions+at+the+University+of+Maryland&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lib.umd.edu%2Fblogs%2Funivarch_exhibits%2F%3Fp%3D291&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AUniversity+of+Maryland%2C+College+Park" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">As of June 30, 2018. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Nacubo/Documents/research/2018-Endowment-Market-Values--Final.pdf">"U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2017 to FY 2018"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. National Association of College and University Business Officers and Commonfund Institute. 2018. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190629165524/https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Nacubo/Documents/research/2018-Endowment-Market-Values--Final.pdf">Archived</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> from the original on June 29, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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