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University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Colleges and Universities, Est. 1966
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County, a member of the University System of Maryland, is a public, mid-sized university located in Catonsville, Maryland. Founded in 1966, the doctoral research institution serves the greater Baltimore area.
UMBC encompasses four academic units - College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences; College of Engineering and Information Technology; College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences; and the Erickson School of Aging Studies.
These units offer majors, minors, and certificate programs in various areas such as Physical and Biological Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Visual and Performing Arts, Engineering, Mathematics, Information Technology, and the Humanities. The Graduate School provides 27 master's degree, 21 doctoral degrees, and seven graduate certificate programs.
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the Accrediting Board for Engineering Technology, Inc., and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. Further, it is renowned as the top Honors Colege in the state.
A prominent center for sophisticated research in Baltimore-Washington corridor, UMBC includes more than 20 research facilities within the 500-acre campus. The 41-acre Research and Technology Park, near the campus, provides a continuum of research and development space to meet the needs of area businesses.
The Commons, a 148,000-square-foot facility, features a bookstore, convenience store, eateries, and meeting rooms.
A mammoth recreational facility, the Retriever Activities Center, has two indoor gyms, a fitness center and weight room, a track and a natatorium (two swimming pools), and a 4,000-seat arena for concerts and sporting events.
Two art galleries (the Center for Art and Visual Culture and the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery) and two professional dance companies (the Phoenix Dance Company and the Doug Hamby Dance) are also housed on campus.
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