Financial Accounting

The University of Maryland is the state's flagship university and one of the nation's leading public research universities. A world leader in research, entrepreneurship and innovation, the university is home to more than 37,000 students, 9,000 faculty and staff, and 250 academic programs. 

Its faculty includes three Nobel laureates, three Pulitzer Prize winners, 47 members of national academies and a large number of Fulbright scholars. The institution has an operating budget of $1.8 billion, raises $500 million a year in external research funding and recently completed a $1 billion fundraising campaign.

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