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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's the thing that has been mentioned by several other posters, for those of us who grew up in MCPS during the 80's and 90's thought UMCP was a joke. Basically everyone who applied got in. That's not to say that they didn't have some very good programs and very bright students, especially engineering. It's very hard to wrap your mind around the huge change in admissions for UMCP. Many parents my age with kids in high school can't really get that out of their minds. Maryland really should be like other states that require the school to admit a percentage of students from the state. It's supposed to be our "flagship" school.[/quote]
And yet their ranking remains similar to Ohio State. I still don’t understand why people are trying so hard to get into a 2nd tier state school.[/quote]
Ohio state is rising too.   But let’s see… maybe people want to go there because it’s a fraction of the cost of lesser ranked private colleges, in a blue state, close to a fun city, close to home for emergencies.   Plus not to mention some  top 20 programs (e.g. computer science).   [/quote]
US News’s subject rankings for UMCP LEP are not great. CS #38, Engineering #110, Chemistry #191. CS was unusually strong compared to the rest of the departments: most rankings look like they are in the three digits.

It just seems to me that if the point is to save money, might do just as well attend community college and then transfer, or consider Towson, Shady Grove etc. Why struggle to get into a 2nd tier state school where most programs including LEP seem poorly ranked.[/quote]

UMD Engineering is #16 for undergrad programs that also offer a doctorate (far cry from #110): https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-doctorate?_sort=rank&_sortDirection=asc
UMD CS is #19 for undergrad: https://cmns.umd.edu/news-events/news/top-20-undergraduate-computer-science-program[/quote]

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