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The University System of Maryland is a public corporation and charter system comprising 13 Maryland institutions of higher education. It is the 12th largest university system in the United States. In 1988 it was created from merger of the five University of Maryland institutions and the six members of the State University and College System of Maryland under the name University of Maryland System. In 1997 its name was changed to the University System of Maryland.
System members are:
- Bowie State University
- Coppin State College
- Frostburg State University
- Salisbury University
- Towson University
- University of Baltimore
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- University of Maryland, College Park
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore
- University of Maryland University College
- University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
- University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute
- USM Shady Grove Education Center
