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University of Maryland, College Park

Corporate Body Alternate Name
University of Maryland (College Park campus)
Maryland. University of Maryland, College Park
Universidad de Maryland
UMCP
U.M.C.P.
UMD (University of Maryland, College Park)
University of Maryland (1921-1988)
Founding Date
1921
Dissolution Date
1988-06-30

The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland, United States, near Washington, D.C. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of Maryland and is the largest university in the state of Maryland.