Statement of Accreditation Status
University of Baltimore
- CEO: Mr. Kurt Schmoke, President
- Accreditation Liaison Officer: Dr. Catherine Andersen
- Commission Staff Liaison: Aminah Massenburg, Vice President
- Carnegie Classification: Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium » Research Colleges and Universities
- Control: Public
- Phase: Accredited
- Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed
- Accreditation Granted: December 4, 1971
- Last Reaffirmation: January 1, 2017
- Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2025-2026
- February 27, 2026
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to note the substantive change site visit occurred on November 18, 2025, to the Jessup Correctional Institution, 7800 Correctional Institution, 7800 House of Corrections Road, Jessup, MD 20794 and the information provided in the substantive change request was verified. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2025-2026. - February 26, 2026
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at Silver Spring, MD 20901 that ceased operations effective January 15, 2026. To remove the additional location from the institution's scope of accreditation. To note that the Commission reserves the right to rescind this action if any developments reveal additional information that might have affected the Commission's decision. - February 26, 2026
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at LaPlata, MD 20646 that ceased operations effective January 15, 2026. To remove the additional location from the institution's scope of accreditation. To note that the Commission reserves the right to rescind this action if any developments reveal additional information that might have affected the Commission's decision. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2025-2026. - June 6, 2025
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of July 1, 2024, and the additional information requested by the Commission on March 25, 2025. To acknowledge receipt of the signed written agreement with the correctional facility partner and written evidence of the oversight entity's permission to offer the Prison Education Program at the Jessup Correctional Institution, 7800 House of Corrections Road, Jessup, MD 20794. To include the prison education program (PEP) - additional location at Jessup Correctional Institution, 7800 House of Corrections Road, Jessup, MD 20794 within the institution's scope of accreditation. To note the Commission has evaluated and approved the following PEP educational program and subsequent programs to be offered at the location: (1) Bachelor of Arts in Human Services - Prison Education Program; (2) Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies; and (3) Certificate in Computer Programming. To require the institution to submit a supplemental information report for the Jessup Correctional Institution - PEP, due December 6, 2027, providing: (1) an update on the implementation of the prison education programs; (2) submission of the best interest determination required by federal regulation, including the methodology used by the oversight entity; and (3) the data indicators used in the best interest determination. To note the substantive change site visit directed by the Commission action of July 1, 2024, is now required as soon as practicable but no later than six months after the date of this action. - June 6, 2025
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of January 16, 2025, providing information on key data indicators (student achievement) from the 2024 Annual Institutional Update in accordance with federal regulation 34 CFR 602.19 (b). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2025-2026. - February 27, 2025
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional location at 32 W Washington St, Hagerstown, MD 21740 within the institution's scope of accreditation. To note that written evidence of approval has been provided by the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC). To require written evidence of any licensing, regulatory, and legal requirements and documentation that they have been met, including but not limited to the United States Department of Education (USDE) by email to [email protected]. To require immediate notification when instruction commences at the additional location by email to [email protected]. To note that the Commission may rescind this action if instruction does not commence within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2025-2026. - January 16, 2025
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to request a supplemental information report, due February 14, 2025, providing information on key data indicators (student achievement) from the 2024 Annual Institutional Update in accordance with federal regulation 34 CFR § 602.19 (b). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2025-2026. - July 1, 2024
To include the reclassification of the additional location at Jessup Correctional Institution, 7800 House of Corrections Road, Jessup, MD 20794 to a Second Chance Pell Experimental Site. To note that the following program is offered at the location: (1) Bachelor of Arts in Human Services. To request a supplemental information report, due April 1, 2025, that provides an update on the specific milestones that demonstrate progress toward developing an approved Prison Education Program (PEP) as provided in the amended Program Participation Agreement (PPA), including: (1) signed written agreement with its correctional facility partner; (2) written evidence of the oversight entity's permission to offer the PEP at the correctional facility; and (3) written documentation of assurances that the oversight entity will provide the best interest determination for the proposed program and provide transfer and release data for students enrolled in the approved program(s) to the institution. To direct a substantive change site visit as soon as practicable but no later than six months after the date of this action. To note that the Commission may rescind this action if the substantive change is not implemented or the institution's participation in the experiment is terminated by the United States Department of Education (USDE). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2025-2026. - March 28, 2024
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of November 6, 2023, providing information on key data indicators (student achievement), as reported on the 2023 Annual Institutional Update (AIU) in accordance with federal regulation 34 CFR § 602.19(d). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2025-2026. - November 6, 2023
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to request a supplemental information report, due December 13, 2023, providing information on key data indicators (student achievement) as reported on the 2023 Annual Institutional Update in accordance with federal regulation 34 CFR § 602.19 (d). The next evaluation date is scheduled for 2025-2026. - Distance Education
Approved to offer programs by this delivery method - Correspondence Education
Not approved for this delivery method - Postsecondary award (1-2 years) Included within the scope
- Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
- Post-baccalaureate Certificate Included within the scope
- Master's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
- Post-Master's Certificate Included within the scope
- Doctor's Degree - Professional Practice Included within the scope
- Doctor's Degree- Research/Scholarship Included within the scope
- Main Campus
University of Baltimore
1420 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201 - Additional Location
The Universities at Shady Grove
9630 Gudelsky Drive
Rockville, MD 20850 - Other Instructional Site
Coppin State University
2500 West North Avenue Academic Center, Suite 249J
Baltimore, MD 21216 - Prison Education Programs (PEP)
Jessup Correctional Institution
7800 House of Corrections Road
Jessup, MD 20794
Opened: 07/01/2024
Approved Credential Levels
The following represents credential levels included in the scope of the institution’s accreditation:
The following are links to sites that are not maintained by the MSCHE. These are provided as additional external resources about each institution that the MSCHE accredits.