Division by the Numbers

The Division of Administration and Finance employs 1,200 staff members across 9 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, 2019
92%
Percentage of employees utilizing Direct Deposit
498,041
Paychecks and Direct Deposits processed
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
64,644
Invoices processed by Accounts Payable
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
9
LEED Silver Certified buildings on campus
9
LEED Gold Certified buildings on campus
450
Buildings maintained by Facilities Management
48
Average age of a campus building
18,900
Employees using LinkedIn Learning for professional development and training
68,305
Applicants who apply to University jobs every year
921
Laboratories inspected on campus in 2019
2,300
Faculty and staff members participating in the Green Office Program
2012
Year the Office of Community Engagement was formed
900+
Good Neighbor Day volunteers in 2019
1120
Police Academy Hours
78,084
Calls for Service Responded to in 2019
4
Certified Explosives Detection Labrador Retrievers in 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
80.64%
University's waste diversion rate in 2019
14 million
Gross square feet of space on campus
47,749
Facilities 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 in an 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
174
Events staffed by the University's Fire Marshals in 2019
10th
UMD's ranking on the Top 30 list of University Green Power Users
2,042
Individuals who completed Environmental Safety training in 2019
10,500
Purchase Orders processed by Procurement annually
204 million
Kilowatt hours of green power used by the University in 2019
400+
Video Cameras Monitoring Campus
1,000+
Community Engagement projects initiated in the College Park area