A University of Maryland, College Park fundraising campaign that began in 2006 has reached its goal of $1 billion.
It was the largest fundraising drive ever undertaken by a public institution in the Washington and Baltimore region and the largest campaign of any public university in Maryland.
The school said it raised $1.008 billion from nearly 130 million individuals, companies and foundations, including 125,000 alumni.
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