Introduction
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) maintains its legacy as an 1890 Land-Grant institution and continues its advance to become a Carnegie Doctoral/Research University - Intensive and a Four-Year 3 classified institution. The profile of the University has been changing over recent years due to a period of unprecedented growth. With a Fall 2004 enrollment of 3,775, the University stands as one of the System's fastest growing institutions with entering students from 24 counties in the State of Maryland, representing more than 35 states in the United States, and originating from over 65 foreign countries. The growth extends beyond enrollment to programs that define UMES as a modern comprehensive university, but one that honors the unique land-grant, institutional mission and that respects the urgent need for workforce development on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and beyond.
