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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here- to clarify, I was asking about in-state public schools. However, I am appreciative of some of the comments about our of state schools that might be brought down to similar costs due to aid. Thank you all![/quote]

Move to VA you will have more choice.
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So many more great schools[/quote]

Like what? [/quote]

Besides UVA/VT/W&M?  GMU, JMU, VCU are all great schools, better than UMBC or Towson IMHO in terms of reputation and location.   Depending on major or taste, CNU and ODU are also attractiive schools.

As PP noted, Virginia is a larger state with a more developed tertiary system.  That makes for more variety in locations, although perhaps not in capacity relative to the population (which is why NOVA kids are increasingly headed to GMU/JMU/VCU).[/quote]

This is a bit of an overstatement. Lots of VA state boosters here.

Virginia is a larger state but UMD basically functions as UVA and VT. By this I mean that unlike a state that separates the strongest tech from the strongest liberal arts (what VA and Indiana do, for ex), MD has the strongest engineering and liberal arts all in one university (like Michigan does).

Mason and Towson are very similar schools

VCU is a city school like UMBC but UMBC is stronger.

W&M is a public liberal arts school like St Mary's - Here, VA wins out and W&M is a stronger school.

JMU, ODU and CNU and such are tertiary schools - more like Frostburg and Salisbury. (JMU admissions is 80%, ODU admissions is 95%, CNU is 76.4%) [/quote]

I agree with your general point about the systems, but I would align a couple of the schools differentlky. UMBC seems most similar to GMU- suburban, some commuters, emphasis on STEM, computer science, etc., dramatic recent improvements/investments. SMCM seems most like UMW. I think Towson fills a similar niche to JMU or VCU (perhaps without the arts emphasis). W&M is pretty unique and no other states have a school like that either. Both systems have a wide range of opportunities and serve their states pretty well.[/quote]

VCU is linked to the Medical College of VA so, [b]like UMBC, it has the medical majors of the state[/b]. VaTech is stronger at comp sci in VA (and UMd is stronger in MD).

Yes, UMBC has been saying it's getting stronger for the last 20 years but, really, the Meyerhoff Scholars Program is very, very selective and has brought prestige to the school. As a whole, it admits about 2/3 of its applicants. I

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UMBC is a separate institution from University of Maryland, Baltimore. The latter has the medical school.

[url]https://www.umaryland.edu/about-umb/[/url]
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