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Institutional Data

Often, a Request for Proposals or an RFP will ask that institutional data be included in the proposal.
We have compiled some frequently requested information below in an attempt to assist you during
the application process.

University Information
Founded in 1925, Salisbury University is a public, comprehensive University located on a 140-acre campus
in Salisbury on Maryland’s Eastern Shore between the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. The college’s
original two-year course of study was increased to four years in 1935. The academic program expanded in
1947 and in 1960, offering four-year programs in arts and science. Since 1963, the institution has expanded
rapidly and presently offers 41 undergraduate majors including professional programs in business, social work,
medical technology, respiratory therapy, and nursing, in addition to curricula in education and the arts and
sciences. The baccalaureate degrees offered include: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of
Arts in Social Work, and the Bachelor of Fine Arts. In 1971, a program leading to the Master of Arts degree
in history was approved and in 1974, a Master of Arts in English was created. More recently, graduate
programs leading to a Master of Business Administration were added in 1981 and a Master of Science
in nursing in 1982; a Master of Education with a major in public school administration in 1994; a Master of
Arts in Teaching in 1996; a Master of Science in applied health physiology in 2000; and a Master of Arts
in Social Work in 2001.

Through legislation effective July 1, 1988, Salisbury State College became a part of the University of Maryland
System. The University System of Maryland (USM) consists of 11 degree granting institutions and 2 institutes
that are governed by a Board of Regents. The Board is established by statute as a public corporation and
charter system charged with the responsibility for governance and management of the USM and constituent
institutions, centers, and institutes.

IRS Federal Employer ID: # 52-6002033

D U N S Number: #786365437

Current Facilities and Administrative Costs Information
On-Campus – 48% of Salaries, Wages, and Fringe Benefits

Off-Campus – 25% of Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits

Cognizant Audit Agency - US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

Fringe Benefit Rate
Regular Faculty and Staff – Varies, please check with University Research Services (URS)
for actual rates

7.98% of Salaries for Faculty (Stipends)

7.98% of Salaries for Contractual Faculty, Staff and Student Employees (Year Round)

Enrollment
5,588 full time students (5,434 undergraduate, 154 graduate)

1,228 part-time students (765 undergraduate, 463 graduate)

State Government Information - Legislative District – 38B
Delegate Bennett Bozman (Democrat)
Lowe House Office Building, Room 413
84 College Ave.
Annapolis, MD 21401 - 1991
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3431 (toll free)
e-mail: bennett_bozman@house.state.md.us

Delegate Norman H. Conway (Democrat)
Lowe House Office Building, Room 416
84 College Ave.
Annapolis, MD 21401 - 1991
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3425 (toll free)
e-mail: norman_conway@house.state.md.us

Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus (Republican)
James Senate Office Building, Room 423
110 College Ave.
Annapolis, MD 21401 - 1991
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3645 (toll free)
e-mail: lowell_stoltzfus@senate.state.md.us

Federal Government Information - 1^st Congressional District
U.S. Senators

Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (Democrat)
709 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510 - 2003
(202) 224-4654
Web: http://mikulski.senate.gov/mailform.html

Senator Paul Sarbanes (Democrat)
309 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510 - 2003
(202) 224-4524
Web: http://sarbanes.senate.gov/pages/email.html

U.S. Representative

Wayne T. Gilchrest (Republican)
Maryland-1st
2245 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515-2001
Phone: (202) 225-5311
Web: http://gilchrest.house.gov/

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