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<h2> Introduction </h2>
 
<h2> Introduction </h2>
The University of Maryland was founded in 1856 as a land grant institution and the state’s flagship public research university. The University of Maryland, College Park is the largest institution in the University System of Maryland. As of Fall 2013, the University’s undergraduate enrollment was 26,487 and its graduate enrollment totaled 10,500 students. The university offers over 100 undergraduate majors and 120 graduate degrees. The University has strong ties to its region in the greater Washington Metropolitan area, including strong research partnerships with the federal government.  
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<p>The University of Maryland was founded in 1856 as a land grant institution and the state’s flagship public research university. The University of Maryland, College Park is the largest institution in the University System of Maryland. As of Fall 2013, the University’s undergraduate enrollment was 26,487 and its graduate enrollment totaled 10,500 students. The university offers over 100 undergraduate majors and 120 graduate degrees. The University has strong ties to its region in the greater Washington Metropolitan area, including strong research partnerships with the federal government.  
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</p><p>In Princeton Review’s 2014 rankings for the Top 50 Entrepreneurship colleges and business schools, University of Maryland ranked #15 for undergraduate and #16 for graduate schools.
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<h2> Student innovation and entrepreneurship </h2>
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<h3> Living Learning Programs </h3>
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These residential dormitories provide undergraduates with a collaborative
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Beyond the Classroom
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CIVICUS
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College Park Scholars
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Flexus: Women in Engineering
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Global Communities
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Hinman CEOs
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Honors College:
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ACES Cybersecurity
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Digital Cultures and Creativity
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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Gemstone
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Honors Humanities
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Integrated Life Sciences
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University Honors
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Jimenez-Porter Writer’s House
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Language House
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Virtus: Men in Engineering
  
In Princeton Review’s 2014 rankings for the Top 50 Entrepreneurship colleges and business schools, University of Maryland ranked #15 for undergraduate and #16 for graduate schools.
 
 
<h2> Student innovation and entrepreneurship </h2>
 
 
<h2> Faculty innovation and entrepreneurship </h2>
 
<h2> Faculty innovation and entrepreneurship </h2>
 
<h2> University technology transfer function </h2>
 
<h2> University technology transfer function </h2>

Revision as of 00:30, 21 October 2013

Introduction

The University of Maryland was founded in 1856 as a land grant institution and the state’s flagship public research university. The University of Maryland, College Park is the largest institution in the University System of Maryland. As of Fall 2013, the University’s undergraduate enrollment was 26,487 and its graduate enrollment totaled 10,500 students. The university offers over 100 undergraduate majors and 120 graduate degrees. The University has strong ties to its region in the greater Washington Metropolitan area, including strong research partnerships with the federal government.

In Princeton Review’s 2014 rankings for the Top 50 Entrepreneurship colleges and business schools, University of Maryland ranked #15 for undergraduate and #16 for graduate schools.

Student innovation and entrepreneurship

Living Learning Programs

These residential dormitories provide undergraduates with a collaborative Beyond the Classroom CIVICUS College Park Scholars Flexus: Women in Engineering Global Communities Hinman CEOs Honors College: ACES Cybersecurity Digital Cultures and Creativity Entrepreneurship and Innovation Gemstone Honors Humanities Integrated Life Sciences University Honors Jimenez-Porter Writer’s House Language House Virtus: Men in Engineering

Faculty innovation and entrepreneurship

University technology transfer function

University-Industry collaboration

Regional and local economic development efforts

Other