University of Maryland College Park

university, College Park, Maryland, United States

Also known as: Maryland Agricultural College

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The University of Maryland, College Park is the flagship campus of the University System of Maryland. Established in 1856 as the Maryland Agricultural College, it became a land-grant institution in 1865. The university offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs and is a significant research facility with seven libraries.1

College Park itself is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, located northeast of Washington, D.C. The city grew around the university, which established its main campus there in 1920. The area also hosts other institutions like the National Agricultural Research Center and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.2

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…1916 and merged with the University of Maryland (1807) in 1920, when the university’s main campus was established at College Park. The administrative offices of the Maryland Agricultural Experimental Station (1887) are in College Park. Surrounding institutions include the National Agricultural Research Center and Fort George G. Meade (northeast) and…
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…1916 and merged with the University of Maryland (1807) in 1920, when the university’s main campus was established at College Park. The administrative offices of the Maryland Agricultural Experimental Station (1887) are in College Park. Surrounding institutions include the National Agricultural Research Center and Fort George G. Meade (northeast) and…
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The main campus, University of Maryland, College Park, provides comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs and has research facilities that include seven libraries. Total enrollment at the main campus is about 33,000.
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The main campus, University of Maryland, College Park, provides comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs and has research facilities that include seven libraries. Total enrollment at the main campus is about 33,000.
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