USNews.com: America's Best Colleges 2008: University of Maryland

University of Maryland–College Park

College Park, MD 20742-5025

Basic services offered:: nonremedial tutoring, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial learning services offered:: reading, math, writing, study skills, other
Counseling services offered:: minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control

Career services include:: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Within six months of graduation:: 60%
Within one year of graduation:: 63%
Within two years of graduation:: N/A
Firms that most frequently hire graduates:: Accenture; Bechtel Power Corporation; Booz Allen Hamilton; Fairfax County; IBM Corporation; Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab; Lockheed Martin; Micron Technologies; Microsoft Corporation; Montgomery County Public Schools; NASA; National Institutes of Health; Naval Air Systems Command; Naval Sea Systems Command; Northrop Grumman; Prince George's County Public Schools; Prince Georges County; Rolf Jensen & Associates; Sprint-Nextel; Teach for America; U.S. Army; U.S. Department of Defense; U.S. Navy; U.S. Patent & Trademark Office; University of Maryland

School has a library on campus?: Yes
School is a member of library consortia?: Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents:: 3,690,044
Number of current serial subscriptions:: 32,777
Number of microforms:: 5,771,025
Number of audiovisual materials:: 322,678
Number of E-books:: 200,000
Additional library facilities:: McKeldin Library, Architecture Library, Art Library, Engineering and Physical Sciences Library (EPSL), Hornbake Library, Performing Arts Library, Shady Grove Library & Media Center (off-campus), White Memorial (Chemistry) Library; 1 departmental library - Lucille Maurer Leadership Library. Special collections: Archives and Manuscripts, Historical Manuscripts, Literary Manuscripts, the National Public Broadcast Library.

Museums or special academic buildings on campus:: Art gallery; performing arts center; architectural design/research center; Leadership Academy; aerospace buoyancy lab; model nuclear reactor; wind tunnel.

Students required to take a computer course?: No
Students required to lease/own a computer?: No
Number of computers available to all students:: 1,800
Internet access available to all students?: Yes
E-mail accounts available to all students?: Yes
Computers available for student use in:: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center

In the library (excluding computer labs):: 28
In classrooms:: 645
In computer labs:: 20
Elsewhere in the school/university:: 0
Does the school have a wireless network?: Yes
Areas where wireless network is available:: in all the libraries; in all classrooms; in computer labs; in administrative/faculty offices and work areas; in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Total approximate number of simultaneous users that can be accommodated by the wireless network:: 5,000
Recommended computer operating system on campus:: Microsoft Windows
Percentage of college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing units wired for high-speed Internet access:: 100%
Student webpages permitted?: Yes
Is online registration for classes available?: Yes

Campus safety and security services offered:: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

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