The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is a public teaching & research institution that nurtures & launches leaders.
UMES offers an impressive array of accredited degree programs that blend a time-honored curriculum with instruction in such contemporary fields as allied health, aviation science, construction management, criminal justice, engineering, hospitality and tourism management.
A short drive from the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay, UMES is known for its multi-cultural student body drawn from a broad spectrum of backgrounds and perspectives. As a land-grant institution founded in 1886, the university's focus is teaching, research and outreach -- emphasizing stewardship of the environment, land and sea.
Among graduate degree programs are doctorates offered in educational leadership, food science and technology, marine-estuarine environmental science, organizational leadership, pharmacy, physical therapy and toxicology.
Maryland's historically black, 1890 land-grant institution has its purpose and uniqueness grounded in distinctive learning, discovery and engagement opportunities in the arts and science, education, technology, engineering, agriculture, business and health professions.
A student-centered, doctoral research, degree-granting university, UMES is known for its nationally accredited undergraduate and graduate program, applied research and highly valued graduates. UMES provides individuals, including first-generation college students, access to a holistic learning environment that foster multicultural diversity, academic success, and intellectual and social growth.
UMES prepares graduates to address challenges in a global, knowledge-based economy while maintaining its commitment to meeting the workforce and economic development needs of the Eastern Shore, the state, the nation and the world.
President: Dr. Juliette B. Bell (appointed July 2012)
UMES offers college-level instruction at the baccalaureate, master's and doctoral levels. It also is home to the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland's agriculture extension program.
