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State Quick Facts: Maryland

Maryland Higher Education Commission
839 Bestgate Road, Suite 400
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Telephone: 410-260-4500
Toll Free: 800-974-0203
Fax: 410-260-3200
www.mhec.state.md.us

State Population: (in thousands) (CENSUS FY08)
Total:
5,634
College-aged (18-25):
372
White:
3,449
Black:
1,625
Hispanic:
374
Asian:
286
Native American:
16
Male:
2,728
Female:
2,906
  Total Number of Institutions: (IPEDS 2007-2008)
Total:
57
Public:
29
4-year:
13
2-year:
16
Independent, Not-for-Profit:
21

Total Headcount Enrollments: (Fall 06 & 07)
Total (Fall 07):
327,597
Public (Fall 06):
260,921

Independent, Not-for-Profit (Fall 06):
52,590
Undergraduate (incl. AAs & certificates) (Fall 06):
255,933
Graduate (Fall 06):
59,096
First Professional (Fall 06):
4,431
White (Fall 07):
184,070
Black (Fall 07):
91,521
Hispanic (Fall 07):
14,022
Asian (Fall 07):
22,752
Native American (Fall 07):
1,439
Alien (Fall 07):
13,793
Male (Fall 06):
130,566
Female (Fall 06):
188,894
  Total Completions: (IPEDS 2006-2007)
Total:
50,284
Associates:
10,421
Bachelor:
25,694
Graduate:
14,169
White:
36,863
Black:
13,738
Hispanic:
2,241
Asian:
4,053
Native American:
238
Alien:
2,780
Male:
25,747
Female:
38,123
Appropriations: (Total SHEF FY 2008 in Thousands)

State & Local
Appropriations:
$1,576,362
  Selected State Reports:
2007 Data Book
2007 Trend Book
Sources –
Population: Resident FY 2008 Estimate, U.S. Census Bureau
Institutions: FY 2007-2008, NCES/IPEDS Digest of Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
Enrollments: FY Fall 2006 and Fall 2007, NCES/IPEDS Digest of Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
Completions: First Major - Grand total - all CIP Codes; All Degrees and Certificates; FY 2006-2007 NCES/IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education
Appropriations: Educational Appropriations Nominal and Un-Adjusted Dollars from SHEEO-SHEF FY 2008. Educational appropriations measure state and local support available for public higher education operating expenses and excludes appropriations for independent institutions, financial aid for students attending independent institutions, and research, agriculture, and medical (RAM) purposes.
This is a product of the SHEEO/NCES Network.
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