on eight acres near Assateague Island in neighboring Worcester County.
UMES offers instruction in 37 undergraduate areas of study, as well as 15 master's degrees and eight doctoral-degree programs; 27 are peer-accredited.
In 2020, MacKenzie Scott donated $20 million to UMES. Her donation is the largest single gift in the university's history.
== Academics ==
The university comprises five schools:
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
== Student profile ==
== Athletics ==
UMES was one of the founding members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in 1970. The school left the MEAC in 1979 but re-joined in 1981 and has been a member ever since. The Hawks compete in 15 sports at the Division I level: seven men's and eight women's. Prior to 1970, the university was a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association in Division II.
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