Fast Facts

The Division of Administration and Finance employs 1,200 staff members across 8 major units and numerous sub-units. Learn more about our responsibilities, projects, and how we keep the University of Maryland running smoothly and efficiently.

1,340
Total acreage of UMD's campus
420
Original campus acreage, gifted to the Maryland Agricultural College in 1858
600
Passport photos taken each year
2,900
Graphic design projects completed by Design Services every year
350
Pictures framed by Photo Services every year
5.3 million
Black & white copies produced by Document Services annually
300
Vending machines administered by Corporate Services
28,000
Travel Approval Requests processed annually by Travel Services
3.5 million
Pieces of mail delivered by Mail Services each year
$2 billion
University's operating budget as of July 1, 2016
92%
Percentage of employees utilizing Direct Deposit in FY 2016
498,041
Paychecks and Direct Deposits processed in FY 2016
5,014
Terp Payment Plans processed by Student Financial Services
21,256
Checks written to Student Financial Services last year
28,187
Electronic payments made to vendors by Accounts Payable
$609 million
Worth of invoices processed by Accounts Payable in FY 2016
64,644
Invoices processed by Accounts Payable in FY 2016
50
Student internships completed with the Office of Community Engagement
$65 million
Transactions made annually with University purchasing cards
100,000
Pounds of recycled office materials purchased by the University annually
10
USM institutions serviced by Procurement and Strategic Sourcing
8
LEED Silver Certified buildings on campus
6
LEED Gold Certified buildings on campus
442
Buildings maintained by Facilities Management
46
Average age of a campus building
18,900
Employees using Lynda.com for professional development and training
68,305
Applicants who apply to University jobs every year
500
Laboratories inspected on campus in 2015
2,300
Faculty and staff members participating in the Green Office Program
2013
Year the Office of Community Engagement was formed
700+
Good Neighbor Day volunteers in 2017
78
Student Police Aides employed by Public Safety
60,000
Calls that Public Safety responds to annually
4
Labrador Retrievers in Public Safety's Explosives Detection K9 Unit
916
Purchase orders and subcontracts with Minority Business Enterprises
300,000
Pounds of assorted materials recycled by Terrapin Trader annually
10,000
Items sold by Terrapin Trader annually
88.9%
University's recycling rate
14 million
Gross square feet of space on campus
25,000
Facilities Management service requests processed annually
$700 million
Value of capital construction occurring on or near campus over the next five years
366
Faculty and staff members who benefitted from tuition remission during the 2015-2016 academic year
7,600
Employees hired by the University in the past year
500
Employees who have taken one or more Leadership Development Initiatives (LDI) courses
10,393
Employees enrolled in the UMD Benefits Plan
127
Events staffed by the University's Fire Marshals in 2015
14th
UMD's ranking on the Top 30 list of University Green Power Users
12,083
Individuals who completed Environmental Safety training in 2015
10,500
Purchase Orders processed by Procurement annually
87 million
Kilowatt hours of green power used by the University in 2015
400
Video cameras currently monitoring campus
40
Community Engagement projects initiated in the College Park area