University of Maryland, College Park

According to the school, the University of Maryland, the State's flagship university, inspires students' ideas and sparks their passions while bringing them deeply into the life-changing process of discovery, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Living-learning environments, hands-on research, and experiential learning expand on classroom study. Collaborations across disciplines enable the understanding of complex national and global problems like cybersecurity and climate change. International study and diversity help our graduates become global citizens. As the only public research university inside Washington, D.C.'s beltway, UMD gives students unparalleled opportunities to work with nearby federal agencies and labs, such as NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

The University is located on a 1,250-acre campus in College Park (population: 31,274), nine miles from downtown Washington, DC, plus 2,438-acre agricultural extension; extensive programs at the University System campus at Shady Grove in Rockville, MD. Served by train; major airport and bus serve Washington, DC; other airport serves Baltimore (25 miles). School operates transportation around College Park and to Greenbelt and Landover.