OHIO STATE vs UMARYLAND

Sparkeye7
Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:08:57 +0000

Both Jersey and Maryland are areas in which tOSU recruit heavily based on its diversity plan. Geographic diversity (Columbus campus, autumn 2011)

500+: Pennsylvania, Illinois, New York, California, Michigan

300 – 499: Texas, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia

100 – 299: Florida, Indiana, Georgia, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Utah, Minnesota, Missouri, Arizona, Tennessee, Connecticut

50 – 99: West Virginia, Washington, Colorado, South Carolina, Kansas

Having said that, I believe both schools are outstanding academically, and that Erin’s Dad is correct in terms of weather being the non-factor imho. Barrons linked article points out that Maryland has 240,000, whereas tOSU has 525,000 living alumni across the globe with 247,000 living in the state of Ohio. Obviously, there is a big difference in terms of alumni network. Without getting into the specifics of an individual program (sorry…, I am busy. I shall allow other posters to contribute in the discussion), overall academic-wise, tOSU is 2 points higher than UMD based on the latest USNWR Undergrad Academic Reputation Score.

P.S. The annual ‘African American Heritage Festival’ held on tOSU campus is the one of the largest in the country. Best of Luck! :)