School Details
Chartered in 1856 as the Maryland Agricultural College, the Maryland legislature voted to designate the Maryland Agricultural College as a land grant institution in 1864. The college struggled through the Civil War and its aftermath and became a partially state-funded institution in 1866. Enrollment steadily grew over the next 50 years, and the state took complete control over the institution in 1916, renaming it the Maryland State College of Agriculture. Soon after, Albert F. Woods, during his tenure as president, created seven schools, each with its own dean, and the state college consolidated with the University of Maryland in 1920. Since then, the University of Maryland, College Park, has continued to expand, becoming the flagship campus of the Maryland system and a premier research institution with a mission “to provide excellent teaching, research, and service and advance knowledge in areas of importance to the State, the nation, and the world.”
The University of Maryland awards bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees and undergraduate and graduate certificates in 12 schools and colleges. Individual schools offer online programs, leading to degrees at all levels. The University of Maryland online degrees are designed to be flexible in order to meet the scheduling needs of busy adults.
Accreditation & Licensing
University of Maryland-College Park is accredited by:
Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)