UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND

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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.

2013 2014 2015 2015Performance Measures Actual Actual Estimated Estimated

Input: Total undergraduate enrollment at USM institutions 111,674 111,100 120,6401 120,600Output: Bachelor's degree recipients produced by USM institutions 21,887 22,605 23,047 23,100

2008 2011 2014 2017Survey Survey Survey Estimated

Outcome: Employment rate of USM graduates2 93% 90% 91% 90%Percent of USM graduates employed in Maryland2 64% 67% 59% 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.

2013 2014 2015 2016Performance Measures Actual Actual Estimated Estimated

Input: Number of students in teacher training programs(undergraduate and post baccalaureate) 6,159 5,836 5,725 5,700

Output: Number of students completing teaching trainingprograms (undergraduate and post baccalaureate) 1,701 1,718 1,683 1,700

Quality: Percent of students who completed teacher trainingand passed Praxis II (undergraduate and post baccalaureate) 98% 98% 99% 98%

1 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.

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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 2016Performance 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 2014 2015 2016Performance Measures Actual Actual Estimated Estimated

Input: Number of undergraduate students enrolled in nursing programs 2,813 3,028 3,160 3,218Number of graduate students enrolled in nursing programs 1,390 1,368 1,285 1,233

Output: Number of graduates of nursing programs at baccalaureate level 738 830 816 832Number of graduates of nursing programs at master’s or doctorate level 4412 419 440 440Total number of nursing program graduates (bachelor’s through

doctorate) 1,1792 1,249 1,256 1,272Quality: Percent of nursing program graduates passing the licensure

examination 88%3 NA3 88% 88%

Goal 2. Promote economic development (§10-209(c)(5))Objective 2.1 Increase the proportion of State residents who have a bachelor's degree.

2013 2014 2015 2016Performance Measures Actual Actual Estimated Estimated

Input: Total undergraduate enrollment at USM institutions 111,674 111,100 120,6404 120,600

Output: Total number bachelor's degree recipients produced byUSM institutions 21,887 22,605 23,047 23,100

Outcome: Percent of State residents who have a bachelor's degree5 36.9% 37.4% 37.5% 37.5%

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.

2008 2011 2014 2017Performance Measure Survey Survey Survey Estimated

Output: Median salary of USM graduates1 $38,120 $37,778 $44,342 $46,000Outcome: Ratio of median salary of USM graduates to median

salary of U.S. civilian work force with a bachelor's degree6 0.93 0.79 0.88 0.881 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.5Percent 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.

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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 2014 2015 2016Performance Measures Actual Actual Estimated Estimated

Outcome: New startup companies formed by USM institutions (annual) 14 8 ≥ 8 ≥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 EstimatedInput: 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.

2013 2014 2015 2016Performance Measures Actual Actual Estimated Estimated

Output: Percentage of minority undergraduate students enrolled inUSM institutions 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 2016Performance Measures Actual Actual Estimated Estimated

Output: Percentage of African-American undergraduatestudents 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.

2013 2014 2015 2016Performance Measures Actual Actual Estimated Estimated

Output: Second-year retention rate of minority students3 84% 84% ≥86% ≥84%Second-year retention rate of African-American students3 80% 80% ≥ 82% ≥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 2016Performance 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.

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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.

2013 2014 2015 2016Performance Measures Actual Actual Estimated Estimated

Output: Second-year retention rate for USM undergraduates1 86% 86% 87% 87%

Objective 4.2 Increase the graduation rate of USM undergraduates, system-wide, to at least 68 percent by fiscal year 2016.

2013 2014 2015 2016Performance Measures Actual Actual Estimated Estimated

Output: Six-year graduation rate for USM undergraduates1 66% 67% 67% 68%

Objective 4.3 Increase the prestigious awards and national academy memberships held by USM faculty to 75 or more by 2016.

2013 2014 2015 2016Performance Measures Actual Actual Estimated Estimated

Outcome: Number of prestigious awards or national academymemberships held by USM faculty2 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 2017Performance Measure Survey Survey Survey Estimated

Quality: Percentage of students satisfied with education receivedfor 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 2017Performance Measure Survey Survey Survey Estimated

Quality: Percentage of students satisfied with education received forgraduate/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.