It’s not.
UMD is a great school in its own right. If you are school #3 why would they want you ? You’vev shown a lack of commitment by then.
And a boss. Why would they hire you ? Same reason. I’d eliminate you based on that alone. You’d never even get the chance to explain why.
Commitment means a lot. Yes, there are reasons to transfer although in my opinion you don’t have one.
There are many UVA people working for UMD people. And even people that did not go to college.
You have fallen victim to marketing. Have you even looked at the criteria behind these rankings ?