UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND
R30B00.00 UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The University System of Maryland (USM) was established July 1, 1988 under Subtitle 12-10 of the Education Article and is
comprised of the former University of Maryland and the State Universities and Colleges. The USM’s twelve institutions and two
regional higher education centers along with its headquarters provide a continuum of education, research and public services.
MISSION
The University System of Maryland seeks to improve the quality of life for the people of Maryland by providing a
comprehensive range of high quality, accessible, and affordable educational opportunities; engaging in research and creative
scholarship that expand the boundaries of current knowledge; and providing knowledge-based programs and services that are
responsive to the needs of the citizens of Maryland and the nation. The University System of Maryland fulfills its mission through the
effective and efficient management of its resources and the focused missions and activities of each of its component institutions.
VISION
USM strives to be a pre-eminent system of public higher education, admired around the world for its leadership in promoting
and supporting education at all levels, fostering the discovery and dissemination of knowledge for the benefit of the state and the
nation, and instilling in all members of its community a respect for learning, diversity, and services to others.
KEY GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES
(taken from the Maryland Annotated Code, §10-209)
Goal 1. Create and maintain a well-educated citizenry (§10-209(c)(5)).
Objective 1.1 Increase the percent of USM graduates employed in Maryland to 65 percent or greater through survey year
2017.
Performance Measures
Input: Total undergraduate enrollment at USM institutions
Output: Bachelor's degree recipients produced by USM institutions
Outcome: Employment rate of USM graduates2
Percent of USM graduates employed in Maryland2
2013
Actual
111,674
21,887
2014
Actual
111,100
22,605
2015
Estimated
120,6401
23,047
2015
Estimated
120,600
23,100
2008
Survey
93%
64%
2011
Survey
90%
67%
2014
Survey
91%
59%
2017
Estimated
 90%
 65%
Objective 1.2 Maintain the number of students completing teacher training at USM institutions and available to be hired by
Maryland public schools teacher at 1,700 or greater through fiscal year 2016.
Performance Measures
Input: Number of students in teacher training programs
(undergraduate and post baccalaureate)
Output: Number of students completing teaching training
programs (undergraduate and post baccalaureate)
Quality: Percent of students who completed teacher training
and passed Praxis II (undergraduate and post baccalaureate)
1
2013
Actual
2014
Actual
2015
Estimated
2016
Estimated
6,159
5,836
5,725
5,700
1,701
1,718
1,683
1,700
98%
98%
99%
98%
Fiscal 2015 and beyond enrollment numbers include, for the first time, UMUC-related overseas enrollments that traditionally had
been excluded from USM’s stateside enrollment reporting. The change was made by UMUC in response to Federal IPEDS reporting
requirements.
2
All data for this indicator are from the triennial Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) Follow Up Survey of Graduates,
which surveys alumni one year after graduation. The next survey is expected to be in fiscal year 2017.
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND
R30B00.00 UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND (Continued)
Objective 1.3 Address the State’s need for more graduates in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics—areas that are key to success in the knowledge economy) by increasing the number of
graduates produced in these fields.
2013
2014
2015
2016
Performance Measures
Actual
Actual Estimated Estimated
Input: Number of students enrolled in STEM programs1
37,136
38,405
39,300
≥40,000
Output: Number of graduates of STEM programs1
6,662
7,714
8,216
≥8,100
Objective 1.4 Maintain the total number of nursing graduates, baccalaureate through doctorate, produced annually by USM
nursing programs at 1,200 or greater through fiscal year 2016.
2013
Performance Measures
Actual
Input: Number of undergraduate students enrolled in nursing programs 2,813
Number of graduate students enrolled in nursing programs
1,390
Output: Number of graduates of nursing programs at baccalaureate level 738
Number of graduates of nursing programs at master’s or doctorate level 4412
Total number of nursing program graduates (bachelor’s through
doctorate)
1,1792
Quality: Percent of nursing program graduates passing the licensure
examination
88%3
2014
Actual
3,028
1,368
830
419
2015
Estimated
3,160
1,285
816
440
2016
Estimated
3,218
1,233
832
440
1,249
1,256
1,272
NA3
88%
88%
2013
Actual
111,674
2014
Actual
111,100
2015
Estimated
120,6404
2016
Estimated
120,600
21,887
36.9%
22,605
37.4%
23,047
37.5%
23,100
 37.5%
Goal 2. Promote economic development (§10-209(c)(5))
Objective 2.1 Increase the proportion of State residents who have a bachelor's degree.
Performance Measures
Input: Total undergraduate enrollment at USM institutions
Output: Total number bachelor's degree recipients produced by
USM institutions
Outcome: Percent of State residents who have a bachelor's degree5
Objective 2.2 Maintain the ratio of median annual salary of USM graduates to the median annual salary of civilian work
force with a bachelor's degree at .88 or greater through 2017.
Performance Measure
Output: Median salary of USM graduates1
Outcome: Ratio of median salary of USM graduates to median
salary of U.S. civilian work force with a bachelor's degree 6
1
2008
Survey
$38,120
2011
Survey
$37,778
2014
Survey
$44,342
2017
Estimated
 $46,000
0.93
0.79
0.88
 0.88
STEM includes bachelor, master, or doctoral programs in biological sciences, computer and information sciences, engineering,
mathematics, physical sciences, and natural sciences programs.
2
Fiscal 2013 number reported last year has been corrected to align with the correct fiscal year time frame.
3
Fiscal year 2013 was updated in fiscal year 2014 to reflect the final, updated numbers for the July 1, 2012-June 30, 2013 time period.
See www.mbon.org/education/nclex_rn_stats_fy13.pdf. Data for fiscal year 2014 have not yet been released.
4
Fiscal 2015 and beyond enrollment numbers include UMUC enrollments in online courses that traditionally had been excluded from
USM’s stateside enrollment reporting. The change was made by UMUC in response to Federal IPEDS reporting requirements.
5
Percent of Maryland residents age 25 and over who have completed at least a bachelor’s degree is derived from the U.S. Bureau of the
Census American Community Survey (ACS). Data included are the most recent estimate available for the reported fiscal year: 2014 equals
2013. See http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_13_1YR_CP02&prodType=table.
6
USM alumni salary data are self-reported and taken from the triennial MHEC Follow Up Survey of Graduates. The next survey will be in
2017. Data represent the median salary earned by USM graduates one year after graduation. National median salary data are taken from U.S.
Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey (see https://www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstables/032014/perinc/pinc03_000.htm) and represent
the median annual earnings of all people in the U.S. age 25 years and older who have a bachelor’s degree.
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND
R30B00.00 UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND (Continued)
Objective 2.3 Through 2016 maintain the number of new start up companies formed annually as a result of technology
developed by USM research institutions at 8 or greater.1
2013
Performance Measures
Actual
Outcome: New startup companies formed by USM institutions (annual)
14
2014
Actual
8
2015
Estimated
≥8
2016
Estimated
≥8
Goal 3. Increase access for economically disadvantaged and minority students. (§10-209(c)(6))
Objective 3.1 Through 2016 the percentage of economically disadvantaged students attending USM institutions will be at
least 40 percent.
2013
2014
2015
2016
Performance Measures
Actual
Actual Estimated Estimated
Input: Percentage of economically disadvantaged students
attending USM institutions (undergraduate only) 2
49%
51%
≥ 50%
≥50%
Objective 3.2 Maintain the percentage of minority undergraduate students at 40 percent or greater through 2016.
Performance Measures
Output: Percentage of minority undergraduate students enrolled in
USM institutions
2013
Actual
2014
Actual
2015
Estimated
2016
Estimated
43%
44%
45%
≥ 45%
Objective 3.3 Increase the percentage of African-American undergraduate students to 27 percent or greater by fiscal year
2016.
2013
2014
2015
2016
Performance Measures
Actual
Actual Estimated Estimated
Output: Percentage of African-American undergraduate
students enrolled in USM institutions
26%
26%
26%
≥27 %
Objective 3.4 Maintain the second-year retention rate of minority students, system-wide, at 84 percent or greater, and
maintain the second-year retention rate of African-American students, system-wide, at 80 percent or greater,
through fiscal year 2016.
Performance Measures
Output: Second-year retention rate of minority students 3
Second-year retention rate of African-American students3
2013
Actual
84%
80%
2014
Actual
84%
80%
2015
Estimated
≥86%
≥ 82%
2016
Estimated
≥84%
≥80 %
Objective 3.5 Increase the six-year graduation rate of minority students, system-wide, to at least 55 percent, and increase
the six-year graduation rate of African-American students, system-wide, to at least 48 percent by fiscal year
2016.
2013
2014
2015
2016
Performance Measures
Actual
Actual Estimated Estimated
Output: Six-year graduation rate of minority students3
55%
57%
≥56%
≥56%
Six-year graduation rate of African-American students3
47%
48%
≥48%
≥48%
1
Per data reported to the USM Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM). Actuals reflect most recent AUTM data.
Thus, 2014 actual reflects data contained in the 2012 AUTM report; 2013 data reflect data contained in the 2011 AUTM report, etc.
2
Bowie State does not report this measure so the percentages have been adjusted to take BSU out of the denominator when calculating
for USM.
3
All second-year retention and six-year graduation rates represent first-time, full-time students only, per the U.S. Department of
Education’s Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) reporting requirements.
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND
R30B00.00 UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND (Continued)
Goal 4. Achieve and sustain national eminence in providing quality education, research and public service (§10-209(b))
Objective 4.1 Increase the retention rate of USM undergraduates, system-wide, to at least 87 percent by fiscal year 2016.
Performance Measures
Output: Second-year retention rate for USM undergraduates1
2013
Actual
86%
2014
Actual
86%
2015
Estimated
87%
2016
Estimated
87%
Objective 4.2 Increase the graduation rate of USM undergraduates, system-wide, to at least 68 percent by fiscal year 2016.
Performance Measures
Output: Six-year graduation rate for USM undergraduates1
2013
Actual
66%
2014
Actual
67%
2015
Estimated
67%
2016
Estimated
68%
Objective 4.3 Increase the prestigious awards and national academy memberships held by USM faculty to 75 or more by
2016.
Performance Measures
Outcome: Number of prestigious awards or national academy
memberships held by USM faculty2
2013
Actual
2014
Actual
2015
Estimated
2016
Estimated
75
69
70
≥ 75
Objective 4.4 Increase the level of student satisfaction with education received for employment to 90 percent or greater by
the 2017 survey year.
2008
2011
2014
2017
Performance Measure
Survey
Survey
Survey Estimated
Quality: Percentage of students satisfied with education received
for employment (undergraduate level only) 3
89%
88%
87%
≥ 90%
Objective 4.5 Maintain the level of student satisfaction with education received for graduate/professional school at 98
percent or greater through the 2017 survey year.
2008
2011
2014
2017
Performance Measure
Survey
Survey
Survey Estimated
Quality: Percentage of students satisfied with education received for
graduate/professional school (undergraduate level only)3
99%
98%
98%
≥ 98%
1
All second-year retention and six-year graduation rates represent first-time, full-time students only, per the U.S. Department of
Education’s Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) reporting requirements.
2
Awards included in the indicator are Fulbright Scholarships, National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships, Guggenheim
Fellowships, NSF CAREER/Presidential Young Investigator Awards, and Sloan Foundation Fellowships. National academy
memberships included in the total are the following: the Institute of Medicine, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the
National Academy of Education, the National Academy of Engineering, and the National Academy of Science.
3
All data for this indicator are from the triennial Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) Follow Up Survey of Graduates.
The next survey is expected to be in fiscal year 2017.