University of Maryland, College Park

The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a <a href="/facts/Public_university/Avsc2TmM">public</a> <a href="/facts/Land-grant_university/hCRoj5g0">land-grant</a> <a href="/facts/Research_university/Joe4e6SF">research university</a> in <a href="/facts/College_Park,_Maryland/EwTcpufP">College Park, Maryland</a>, United States. Founded in 1856, UMD is the <a href="/facts/Flagship_university/bkQIgekS">flagship institution</a> of the <a href="/facts/University_System_of_Maryland/kQyukEB4">University System of Maryland</a>.
UMD is the largest university in both the state and the <a href="/facts/Washington_metropolitan_area/tn4yeESo">Washington metropolitan area</a>. Its eleven schools and colleges offer over 200 degree-granting programs, including 113 undergraduate majors, 107 <a href="/facts/Master%27s_degree/lQ5hT1cH">master's</a> programs, and 83 <a href="/facts/Doctorate/hb3AGQ6A">doctoral programs</a>. UMD's athletic teams are known as the <a href="/facts/Maryland_Terrapins/0sJDxjnL">Maryland Terrapins</a> and compete in <a href="/facts/NCAA_Division_I/fJv6wUW1">NCAA Division I</a> as a member of the <a href="/facts/Big_Ten_Conference/0IzwKheT">Big Ten Conference</a>.
A member of the <a href="/facts/Association_of_American_Universities/kAMDCykI">Association of American Universities</a>, The University of Maryland's proximity to <a href="/facts/Washington,_D.C./enXPK156">Washington, D.C.</a> has resulted in many research partnerships with the <a href="/facts/Federal_government_of_the_United_States/VJCxUaf7">federal government</a>; faculty receive research funding and institutional support from many agencies, such as the <a href="/facts/National_Institutes_of_Health/G3Eytfcc">National Institutes of Health</a>, <a href="/facts/NASA/TIMCV0yV">NASA</a>, the <a href="/facts/National_Institute_of_Standards_and_Technology/gr9Fnh85">National Institute of Standards and Technology</a>, the <a href="/facts/Food_and_Drug_Administration/rCEnh9WB">Food and Drug Administration</a>, the <a href="/facts/National_Security_Agency/Sg6MGV1o">National Security Agency</a>, and the <a href="/facts/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security/jwz5gLfa">Department of Homeland Security</a>. It is <a href="/facts/Carnegie_Classification_of_Institutions_of_Higher_Education/xyYmXgJ6">classified</a> among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" and has been labeled a "<a href="/facts/Public_Ivy/QXrSCAVJ">Public Ivy</a>". According to the <a href="/facts/National_Science_Foundation/FlDT8TbW">National Science Foundation</a>, the university spent a combined $1.14 billion on research and development in 2021, ranking it 17th among American universities.

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University of Maryland, College Park