College Park, MD
Founded in 1856
University of Maryland, College Park, also known as University of Maryland College Park, UM, UMD, UMCP, or Maryland, was founded in 1856. It is a public research university located in College Park, Maryland, in the northeastern United States. The town is a beautiful university city, with most residents being university staff and students. The area has great amenities, including a variety of restaurants and shops for students to choose from. Geographically, College Park is located between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, making it convenient for students to experience big city life. In the 2020 U.S. News rankings, the university is ranked 64th in the nation. It has 13 colleges, with the College of Education, A. James Clark School of Engineering, and Robert H. Smith School of Business highly regarded. Its engineering and business programs are renowned, and in the 2017 ARWU subject world rankings, management was ranked 7th in the world, business 15th, electrical engineering 18th, and economics 17th. The University of Maryland, College Park, is part of the Big Ten Conference, with notable sports programs in basketball, football, soccer, field hockey, and more. It has won 19 national championships, with the women's field hockey team earning 10 national titles. The campus has over 800 student clubs and organizations, offering entertainment like film screenings, comedy performances, and lectures. There are also nearly 60 fraternities and sororities for students to join. Notable alumni include Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, Carly Fiorina, former CEO of HP, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Raymond Davis, and Nobel Prize-winning chemist Herbert Hauptman, among others.