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=The University of Maryland Baltimore County=

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 * 1) UMBC is a public honors university.
 * 2) The campus is half an hour from D.C. and 15 minutes away from Baltimore.
 * 3) UMBC is the 4th best for undergrad teaching tied with Stanford.
 * 4) Known as 'medium sized'
 * 5) Offers Bacherlor's, Master's and Doctoral degrees.
 * 6) The most popular majors for your Bachelors are Social Sciences, Biology, Computer and Information Sciences, Psychology, Visual/Performing Arts and the Engineering.
 * 7) Offers special programs like the opportunity to study abroad or participate in internships.
 * 8) Theres many unique faculties such as a telescope, greenhouse, etc.
 * 9) Average age for all students are 22
 * 10) Average age for full time students are 21
 * 11) 45% are white
 * 12) 24% are Asian
 * 13) 58% men/42% women
 * 14) 91% are in state
 * 15) 73% first year students living in college housing
 * 16) 35% all undergrads living in college housing
 * 17) Housing deposit $200
 * 18) Freshman permitted to have a car
 * 19) No pets
 * 20) Have Greek Life
 * 21) Have sororities
 * 22) Lots of activities
 * 23) No jazz bands, marching bands, or concert bands
 * 24) Team name is Retrievers
 * 25) Sports available
 * 26) Have counesling and wellness programs
 * 27) Academic support programs
 * 28) Services for students with disabilities
 * 29) Your academic GPA is very important
 * 30) Your rigor (intellectual life) of secondary school record is very important
 * 31) SAT's are very important too
 * 32) Application essay and recommendations are important
 * 33) Your class rank, personal qualities and extracurricular activities are considered
 * 34) Your talents, volunteer work, and work experience are also considered
 * 35) For admission decisions, taking the SAT or ACT are required
 * 36) For placement, you need to take their own exam
 * 37) Considers your highest SAT section scores across test dates
 * 38) 4 years of High School English classes are required
 * 39) 2 years of foreign language are required
 * 40) 4 years of math are required

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 * 1) Average SAT score is 1206
 * 2) average GPA is 3.6
 * 3) 425 full time faculty
 * 4) 291 part time faculty
 * 5) 2 semesters
 * 6) winter session and 2 summer sessions
 * 7) located on 500 acres
 * 8) BWI airport is 5 minutes away, so is AMTRAK and light rail stations
 * 9) University-run shuttle buses provide regular transportation to the surrounding area and Baltimore city
 * 10) 43 majors in the courses
 * 11) 41 minors in the courses
 * 12) 20 certificate programs in the courses
 * 13) Home to 2 art galleries
 * 14) The Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture and the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
 * 15) Two professional dance companies- Phoenix & Doug Hamby
 * 16) The Humanities Forum and Social Sciences Forum lecture brings scholars
 * 17) Guest artists and faculty are presented in dozens of performances each year
 * 18) Over 400 student athletes compete in 19 NCAA division 1 sports
 * 19) 4000 seat stadium
 * 20) Track and field complex
 * 21) 3500 seat Retrieve Activities Center (RAC) arena
 * 22) Indoor and outdoor aquatics complex
 * 23) tennis courts
 * 24) soccer stadium
 * 25) baseball, softball, and practice fields
 * 26) Recently the men's soccer team won their first American East title
 * 27) Mascot- the Chesapeake Bay Retrievers
 * 28) Spirit colors are Black and Gold
 * 29) New programs are Asian Studies, Game Development Track, etc.
 * 30) Have dining at UMBC
 * 31) Office of Student Life is a department in the division of student affairs
 * 32) Retriever Weekly- school newspaper
 * 33) WMBC student raido
 * 34) They also have an SGA
 * 35) Have an SEB (students events board
 * 36) Resident prices are less that non resident for fees, room, and board.
 * 37) Minority Enrollment is 40%
 * 38) President of UMBC- Dr.Freeman Hrabowski
 * 39) Freshmen live in one of five residence halls, suites or apartments
 * 40) Continuous occupancy housing is available to students who need to stay on campus during university break period.


 * "UMBC: Undergraduate Admissions." //UMBC: Undergraduate Admissions//. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2012. .
 * "College Search - University of Maryland: Baltimore County - UMBC." //College Search - University of Maryland: Baltimore County - UMBC//. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2012. .