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The Maryland Higher Education Commission uses a partner-developed survey with the Maryland Department of Disabilities and higher education institutions to compile aggregate evidence supporting improvements in policies and practices. The report explains legal context requiring self-identification with documentation, highlights eligibility limits after high school, and cautions that figures reflect only self-identified students. 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Governor  \nSanjay Rai, Ph. D.  \nSecretary  \nMARYLAND HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION  \n6 North Liberty Street 􀁥 10th Floor 􀁥 Baltimore, MD  \n[21201 www.mhec.maryland.gov](21201 www.mhec.maryland.gov)  \nIntroduction and Background  \nThis annual report provides data and analysis on enrollment, retention, graduation, and transfer for students who registered with disability services 1 at Maryland colleges and universities. In order to gain insight into the postsecondary experiences of students with disabilities in Maryland, the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) partnered with the Maryland Department of Disabilities and the state’s higher education institutions to create a survey used by colleges and universities2 to collect these data in aggregate form. MHEC encourages the use of these data to improve policies and practices to support the success of students with disabilities.  \nAs noted on the Maryland Department of Disabilities website 3,“Federal law and Maryland state laws require that all students with disabilities be provided a ‘free, appropriate public education’that helps them learn and prepares them for employment and daily living. This means local public school districts will provide individualized or special education and related services to students with disabilities from birth until they leave high school. Students who leave high school prior to their 22nd birthday will no longer be eligible for these services.”  \nUnder these laws, students in higher education must self-identify as having a disability (with appropriate documentation) to receive necessary supports and accommodations. Evidence shows that less than a third of students who identify in K-12 school as having a disability go on to selfidentify as such in post-secondary education4. As self-reporting is the only way to identify these students, figures in this report should not be interpreted as representative of all students with a disability in higher education 5.  \nIn fiscal year 20236, 18,234 undergraduate students and 2,739 graduate students were registered with their institutions’ disability services office as students with disabilities 7. This constitutes 4.9% of all students enrolled in fiscal year 2023 ; these data represent 5.4% of undergraduate students and 3.1% of graduate students enrolled.  \n1 For the purposes of this report, the terms disability services and disability services office will be used throughout for consistency. It is important to note that the name of this office can vary from campus to campus.  \n2 Surveys are administered annually to Maryland’s 16 community colleges, 13 four-year public institutions, and 13 state-aided independent colleges and universities.  \n3 [https://mdod.maryland.gov/education/Pages/Special-Education-Servcies.aspx](https://mdod.maryland.gov/education/Pages/Special-Education-Servcies.aspx)  \n4 U. S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Special Education Research, National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2), Waves 2, 3, 4, and 5 parent interview and youth  \ninterview/survey, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009 and Newman, Lynn, Mary Wagner, Anne-Marie Knokey, Camille Marder, Katherine Nagle, Debra Shaver, and Xin Wei. \"The Post-High School Outcomes of Young Adults with Disabilities up to 8 Years after High School: A Report from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2) . NCSER 2011-3005.\" National Center for Special Education Research (2011) . Retrieved September 14, 2017 from [https://ies.ed.gov/ncser/pubs/20113005/pdf/20113005.pdf](https://ies.ed.gov/ncser/pubs/20113005/pdf/20113005.pdf).  \n5 For citations and more complete background information on students with disabilities in Maryland and the nation, please refer to previous MHEC reports on this subject. For a deeper discussion about data in these reports not representing all disabled stude","cbCaiqWKMFOOQte6","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqWKMFOOQte6","pdf",429086,"English","# Introduction and Background\n# Four-Year Institutions\n## Enrollment with Disability Services\n## Retention Rates (First-Time, Full-Time Freshmen)\n# Method Notes and Legal Context","[{\"question\":\"How does the report identify students with disabilities in higher education?\",\"answer\":\"Students must self-identify as having a disability with appropriate documentation to receive supports and accommodations. The report uses these self-identified registrations with disability services offices for its analysis.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the report say about how representative the figures are?\",\"answer\":\"Self-reporting is the only way to identify these students in the dataset, so the figures should not be interpreted as representing all students with disabilities in higher education.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the FY 2023 totals of students registered with disability services?\",\"answer\":\"In fiscal year 2023, 18,234 undergraduate students and 2,739 graduate students were registered with their institutions’ disability services offices as students with disabilities.\"}]","Students with Disabilities at Maryland Colleges and Universities - Annual Report March 2025 | PDF",1792053695,23]