Please Compare Maryland Public Universities

[Anonymous]

I'm a transplant from out of state trying to get a handle on the public colleges in Maryland. My understanding is that UM College Park is the flagship school with the best reputation. Is this correct? How do the other schools compare? What factors should we be aware of?

Thanks

[Anonymous]

University of Maryland, CP is far and away #1 public in the state.

[Anonymous]

For my solid B/C student Towson has been a good fit for him. Large school feel, D-1 athletics with classes, student activities and resources that are a good fit. Significant on-campus housing and enough out of state students that it is not a commuter school - there are things to do and be involved in on the weekends too.

[Anonymous]

UMCP is the only state school in MD that anyone has heard of outside of the state. It's your basic big state university, similar to Connecticut, Delaware and Rutgers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UMCP is the only state school in MD that anyone has heard of outside of the state. It's your basic big state university, similar to Connecticut, Delaware and Rutgers.

It is a lot better than all three. Look at the alums.

UMCP is very underrated (no i'm not a UMD booster or an alum). Name me another public flagship other than cal, ucla, and u.washington that combines top 50 academics with access to year round internships in an 'alpha' city.

People underrate the huge benefit that comes with access to dc.

The other publics in the top 50 other than cal and ucla don't combine both.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a transplant from out of state trying to get a handle on the public colleges in Maryland. My understanding is that UM College Park is the flagship school with the best reputation. Is this correct? How do the other schools compare? What factors should we be aware of?

Thanks

St Mary's and USNA are the premier publics. UMD is essentially a for profit school with open enrollment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a transplant from out of state trying to get a handle on the public colleges in Maryland. My understanding is that UM College Park is the flagship school with the best reputation. Is this correct? How do the other schools compare? What factors should we be aware of?

Thanks

UMUC is open enrollment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a transplant from out of state trying to get a handle on the public colleges in Maryland. My understanding is that UM College Park is the flagship school with the best reputation. Is this correct? How do the other schools compare? What factors should we be aware of?

Thanks

St Mary's and USNA are the premier publics. UMD is essentially a for profit school with open enrollment.

I don't even know where to start with this post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a transplant from out of state trying to get a handle on the public colleges in Maryland. My understanding is that UM College Park is the flagship school with the best reputation. Is this correct? How do the other schools compare? What factors should we be aware of?

Thanks

St Mary's and USNA are the premier publics. UMD is essentially a for profit school with open enrollment.

I don't even know where to start with this post.

Those two are clearly more selective than UMD

[Anonymous]

Why do so many people on this forum criticize so many colleges? I have to hope that these are not actually adults posting. UMD is certainly an excellent school that has become increasingly selective (as so many other colleges have) over the years, with some truly first-rate programs. I have no kids there or kids applying there, but am just an educated observer tired of all the vitriol thrown at this school and others. This forum could be so useful if people would not put down schools and also understood what it is truly like to apply to colleges these days.

[Anonymous]

I think people are responding to certain statements, usually made by notorious boosters, more than trying to tear down a particular school.

The UMD booster is exceptionally prolific so he gets lots of people wound up. People are responding to that - not just coming on here to say that UMD sucks.

It's not snobbery, just reactions to some really absurd comments.

[Anonymous]

A quick overview:

Towson and Salisbury were originally teacher's colleges. Frostburg was, too. These were opened based on geography to serve their respective local students.

Bowie State, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and Coppin University are historically-black colleges.

UMCP was the first Maryland campus, and was an agricultural college to begin with.

UMBC opened up post- WWII because of the huge boom of GI Bill vets in the Baltimore area.

University of Maryland at Baltimore are the professional schools. Med school, dentistry, physical therapy, nursing, etc.

University of Maryland University College is on the UMCP campus, but historically has been a night school for working adults. University of Baltimore was the same thing. Originally just for juniors and seniors, and grad students. Most classes were at night. Now it's a four year school.

St. Mary's is a public college, too, but is not part of the University System of Maryland.

Unofficially, Frostburg and Salisbury have party school reputations. They aren't near much, and perhaps that's why. UMCP has a great reputation for its Engineering program. UMBC is STEM-heavy, but not as great a reputation as UMCP. But it's a nice school. University of Baltimore has great contacts with the local business and legal community in Baltimore.

Hope that helps a bit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A quick overview:

Towson and Salisbury were originally teacher's colleges. Frostburg was, too. These were opened based on geography to serve their respective local students.

Bowie State, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and Coppin University are historically-black colleges.

UMCP was the first Maryland campus, and was an agricultural college to begin with.

UMBC opened up post- WWII because of the huge boom of GI Bill vets in the Baltimore area.

University of Maryland at Baltimore are the professional schools. Med school, dentistry, physical therapy, nursing, etc.

University of Maryland University College is on the UMCP campus, but historically has been a night school for working adults. University of Baltimore was the same thing. Originally just for juniors and seniors, and grad students. Most classes were at night. Now it's a four year school.

St. Mary's is a public college, too, but is not part of the University System of Maryland.

Unofficially, Frostburg and Salisbury have party school reputations. They aren't near much, and perhaps that's why. UMCP has a great reputation for its Engineering program. UMBC is STEM-heavy, but not as great a reputation as UMCP. But it's a nice school. University of Baltimore has great contacts with the local business and legal community in Baltimore.

Hope that helps a bit.

What is UMCP? Is that UMd?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A quick overview:

Towson and Salisbury were originally teacher's colleges. Frostburg was, too. These were opened based on geography to serve their respective local students.

Bowie State, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and Coppin University are historically-black colleges.

UMCP was the first Maryland campus, and was an agricultural college to begin with.

UMBC opened up post- WWII because of the huge boom of GI Bill vets in the Baltimore area.

University of Maryland at Baltimore are the professional schools. Med school, dentistry, physical therapy, nursing, etc.

University of Maryland University College is on the UMCP campus, but historically has been a night school for working adults. University of Baltimore was the same thing. Originally just for juniors and seniors, and grad students. Most classes were at night. Now it's a four year school.

St. Mary's is a public college, too, but is not part of the University System of Maryland.

Unofficially, Frostburg and Salisbury have party school reputations. They aren't near much, and perhaps that's why. UMCP has a great reputation for its Engineering program. UMBC is STEM-heavy, but not as great a reputation as UMCP. But it's a nice school. University of Baltimore has great contacts with the local business and legal community in Baltimore.

Hope that helps a bit.

UMD (College Park) is known for a lot more than Engineering. #1 in Criminology. Top 20 in Sociology, ECON and government. Highly regarded in business and in Public Policy. Generally well known as a research institution with tons of federal funding and ties to DC.

Plus now that it's in the Big Ten, I can actually care about their sports teams!

[Anonymous]

UMCP is the one that loses to Penn State and has the women's basketball team with the dumb blonde coach.