UMD
Education & Academia abbreviation · University
| Stands for | University of Maryland, College Park |
|---|---|
| Categories | Education & Academia |
UMD stands for University of Maryland, College Park, a university abbreviation.
Maryland's flagship public university, founded in 1856 as the Maryland Agricultural College just outside Washington, DC. Its Terrapins joined the Big Ten in 2014, and its campus hosts major federal research partnerships in physics and computing.
Example: The UMD computer science department is one of the largest in the country.
Usage notes
The diamondback terrapin, Testudo, is the mascot, and students rub the statue's nose for luck before exams. UMD also abbreviates the University of Minnesota Duluth. Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, graduated from UMD.
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