<p>@bigbooklover Originally neither but I attended UNC as a graduate student. It was an outstanding grad school for me but I don’t know how it is for undergrads and I don’t know anything about the political science department. I thought the campus visit to UMD was much better than the visit to UNC and the information about the programs at UMD also looks better on paper, but UNC seems to have a better reputation overall. I haven’t spent much time in College Park but I think Chapel Hill is probably a nicer small town, if a bit boring. However, I like the idea of being closer to DC if that proximity is something students really take advantage of.</p>