The University of Maryland - College Park
Breakdown of “Surrounding City” at UMD/UMaryland-College Park
By Gender
| Males | C |
| Females | C |
By Major
| Accounting | D+ |
| Aerospace Engineering | B- |
| Agriculture/Horticulture | D+ |
| Animal Studies | C |
| Anthropology | D- |
| Architecture | C |
| Architecture & Urban Planning Department | C |
| Biology | C |
| Business - Management and Administration | C |
| Chemical Engineering | C- |
| Chemistry | B- |
| Civil Engineering | B |
| Communications | C+ |
| Computer Engineering | A- |
| Computer Science | B- |
| Criminal | B- |
| Cultures/Civilization | C- |
| Economics | D |
| Education | B |
| Electrical Engineering | A- |
| Engineering Department | C |
| English | D- |
| Finance | B- |
| History/Histories (art history/etc.) | C |
| Journalism | C+ |
| Kinesiology | F |
| Language - French/Spanish/etc. | F |
| Math | A- |
| Mechanical Engineering | C |
| Natural Resources | A- |
| Neuroscience/Cognitive Science | A+ |
| Nutrition | F |
| Other | C- |
| Philosophy | F |
| Physics | F |
| Political Science | C |
| PreLaw and Legal | D+ |
| PreMed and Medical | B+ |
| Psychology | A- |
| Public Health | C |
| Social Work | D- |
| Sociology | B+ |
| Undecided | D+ |
Against similar schools
Surrounding City compared with similar schools in class.
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University of Maryland - College Park
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Harvard University
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Cornell University
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University of Delaware
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New York University
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Princeton University
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Yale University
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University of Connecticut
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Surrounding City
“... The surronding city of college park is a horrific ghetto, people say that D ...Read full comment
“... It doesn't help that the university is in College Park, a city with a crime rate as high as philly ...Read full comment
“I'll be honest, Maryland was NOT my first choice. I wanted to go to Wash U but it cost too much. I got a nice scholarship from Maryland and was plac...Read full comment
“... However, the city of College Park is planning a multi-million dollar revitalization of the town and Route 1 ...Read full comment
“... Everything else is in the toilet (social life, the city, the campus) ...Read full comment
“... Surrounding city lacks in appearance, safety, and night-life activities (4 bars, hookah bar and thats about it) ...Read full comment
“... The surrounding city of Washington, DC only fuels this because of the job opportunities during school and after school ...Read full comment
“... The roads outside the campus look like city streets, there are delapitated buildings, homeless people at 7-11, and issues of violence ...Read full comment
“... The surronding city of College Park is a horrific ghetto, people say that D ...Read full comment
“... Plain-looking, plain-acting, there is no uniqueness to this institution or the people here at all, it attracts suburbanites that are afraid of ci...Read full comment
“... It takes a 20 minute metro ride to get into the heart of the city ...Read full comment
“... The surrounding city is not very pretty or safe, but the campus itself is beautiful, with many flowers and trees ...Read full comment
“... I hate this school and I hate college park city ...Read full comment
“... The proximity to DC is not worth going here, and to be honest DC is an awesome city but isn't accessible too much for UMCP college students ...Read full comment
“... Besides frat life, which I would reccomend, the only thing to do is go to the 4 bars the ugly urban trashy city of College Park contains ...Read full comment
“... CITY IS A BIG GHETTO ...Read full comment
“... I say the city is good because Washington and Baltimore are so close ...Read full comment
“... DC is like a suburban area with no good city center ...Read full comment
“... What is important to a school like this is sports, beer, and getting publicity so they can make more money ...Read full comment
“... Every night and especially game nights are sin city and that is actually a positive on most peoples accounts ...Read full comment
“... The city of college park (if you can even call it a city) is a dump ...Read full comment
“... The surronding city of college park is just a ghetto ...Read full comment
“... The city of college park is the largest disappointment at Maryland ...Read full comment
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- #3 Top Communications School Ranking in Maryland
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- #4 Top Accounting School Ranking in Maryland
- #6 Top Psychology School Ranking in Maryland
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- #6 Top Biology School Ranking in Maryland
- #7 Top English School Ranking in Maryland
- #7 Top Chemistry School Ranking in Maryland
- #9 Top Natural Resources
- #11 Top Aerospace Engineering
- #12 Top Education
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