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University of Maryland Eastern Shore

University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) is a public historically black land-grant research university in Princess Anne, Maryland. It is part of the University System of Maryland. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".[2] It was established as Delaware Conference Academy. It has also been known as Princess Anne Academy and other names during its evolution.

"UMES" redirects here. For "UMES" the computer operating system, see University of Michigan Executive System.

Motto

Facta, Non Verba

Deeds, Not Words

Public historically black land-grant research university

1886 (1886)

University System of Maryland

TMSF
Space-grant

$26.2 million (2017)

Heidi M. Anderson

Rondall Allen

365

627

2,333 (fall 2019)

553 (fall 2019)

Princess Anne, Maryland
,
U.S.

38°12′43″N 75°41′06″W / 38.212°N 75.685°W / 38.212; -75.685

Rural, 1,138 acres (461 ha)

    Maroon and gray

Hawks

NCAA Division I – MEAC, ECAC

Harry the Hawk & HH3

www.umes.edu

1 Backbone Rd., Princess Anne, Maryland

38°12′36″N 75°41′8″W / 38.21000°N 75.68556°W / 38.21000; -75.68556

1886

Booth, W. Wilson; Dashiell, J. Roland & Sons, et al.

Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, et al.

05001021 [1]

September 16, 2005

School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences

School of Education, Social Sciences, and the Arts

School of Business and Technology

School of Pharmacy and Health Professions

School of Graduate Studies

The university comprises five schools:

77% African-American

8% White

5% Two or more races

Undergraduate enrollment for the 2017–18 year is:[4]


Race:

Heidi M. Anderson

Mike Hall

Mignon Holland Anderson

Vernon McCain

Ulysses S. McPherson

Jack Thomas

Frank Trigg

Official website

UMES Athletics website

at Maryland Historical Trust

University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Somerset County, including photo from 2005

at Maryland Historical Trust

University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Somerset County, boundary map