Maryland's postsecondary colleges and universities serve more than 350,000 students and enrollments are expected to increase in the coming years. Along with growth in enrollment, the state expects to see an increasingly diverse student body. The 2013-2017 Maryland State Plan for Higher Education, "Maryland Ready," highlights the development of alternative educational delivery methods such as distance education as critical to serving their needs. The Maryland Higher Education Commission has been examining trends in distance learning since 1997. This report analyzes data from Calendar Year 2012 and highlights changes in distance education activities since 2010. The Distance Education (DE) Survey was created to inform the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) of postsecondary institutions' progress toward enhancing electronically delivered instruction on their campuses. In fall 2006, the DE Survey was redesigned to align with the data requirements of the annual survey of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) and to reduce duplicative reporting requirements for institutions. The current survey includes five mandatory questions and two follow-up questions. This Distance Education Survey was distributed in Spring 2013 and included questions regarding duplicated and unduplicated DE courses, sections, credit hours, and enrollment. These questions were disaggregated by student level, term, and type of delivery. Additionally, each institution was asked to list any programs offered entirely online. Each table in the survey roughly corresponds to a section in the Detailed Survey Findings chapter of this report. Sixty-one institutions, including community colleges, public four-year institutions, state-aided independent institutions, and other private colleges and universities in the State of Maryland responded to the 2013 survey. A listing of institutions participating in the DE Survey is provided in the appendix.