· The University of Maryland School of Social Work was created in 1961 and has grown to become one of the largest and most respected schools of social work in America. · Students come to the School of Social Work from over 20 states, the District of Columbia, and several foreign countries. The students range in age from 20 to 63; 88% are female, 37% are minority students; and education backgrounds range from bachelor's to PhD's. · For the last 10 years, the School's faculty publishing rate places it in the top 10 schools in the country in terms of the number of articles published in scholarly journals. · The SSW is ranked in the top 20 schools of social work in the country; there is no younger school ranked higher than us. · In a short period of time, the SSW has become the leader in social work education in the state, as well as become known to a national and international audience. · In addition to the School's academic side, there is a community service side, SWCOS, which is connected back to research. The SSW is an accomplished institution with a great deal of research to support SWCOS's work. · The SSW has over 40 tenured track faculty members, the largest in the US. With the quantity, we also have quality. The publication records indicate the high caliber and productiveness of these scholars. · The SSW has the largest Management & Community Organization (MACO) concentration program in the country. · The student body concentration breakout is generally 80% clinical and 20% MACO. · The SSW provides 500,000 hours of social work services a year within the state of Maryland and surrounding communities. The UMB campus as a whole provides 2 million. · Currently, the SSW is educating the vast majority of social workers throughout Maryland. . | 
