The University of Baltimore (UB), located in midtown Baltimore, Maryland in the Mt. Vernon neighborhood at 1420 N. Charles Street, is part of the University System of Maryland. The university is a public undergraduate, graduate, and professional university located in the heart of the state's largest city. UB's schools and colleges provide education in business, law, public affairs, and the applied arts and sciences.

University of Baltimore/Mt. Royal is a stop on the Baltimore Light Rail system. It is served by all three services that the Baltimore Light Rail operates, and is on the northwest edge of the University of Baltimore campus and on the northern edge of the MICA campus, the site of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad's former Mount Royal Station. There is no free public parking at this station. Connections to Bus Route 27 can be made from this station. It is located just east of the Howard Street Tunnel north portal.