EDUCATION

HIGHER EDUCATION

In fall 1997, some 261,756 students (undergraduate, graduate, and professional) enrolled at Maryland colleges and universities. Women accounted for 58.2% of all students, one of the highest percentages in the State's history. For undergraduates, Maryland residents constituted 94.2% of enrollees at community colleges, 77.4% at public four-year institutions, and 52.3% at independent colleges and universities.

Postgraduate professional degree programs are offered by: University of Baltimore (law); University of Maryland, Baltimore (dentistry, law, medicine); and The Johns Hopkins University (medicine)

PUBLIC COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
Public higher education is served by the 11 campuses of the University System of Maryland; Morgan State University; St. Mary's College of Maryland; and 18 community colleges, including Baltimore City Community College, a State institution. Additional information about public colleges and universities (including community colleges) is available from the Maryland Higher Education Commission.

[color photograph of U.S. Naval Academy Chapel, Annapolis]
A federal institution, the U.S. Naval Academy is in Annapolis. For the 1997-98 academic year, 3,857 midshipmen were enrolled there as full-time students. After four years, graduating midshipmen are granted a Bachelor of Science degree and are required to serve in the U.S. Navy for five years.
U.S. Naval Academy Chapel, Annapolis, Maryland, April 1999. Photo by Diane P. Frese.

PRIVATE COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
Among independent postsecondary institutions are 5 two-year colleges; 22 four-year colleges and universities; and 100 private career schools.

Renowned for its medical school, The Johns Hopkins University is located in Baltimore.

Colleges
Universities
Maryland at a Glance

Maryland Manual On-Line

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