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University of Maryland at College Park - Campus Life
Environment | Campus Description | Housing | Regulations | Student Employment
Environment
- The Northeastern region of the country constitute a vast majority of U.S. students.
- The campus area is 1281 acres.
- Campus is located within one mile of a city or town.
Campus Description and Transportation Services
- Description:
- 1,281-acre campus in College Park (population: 22,000), nine miles from
- Washington, D.C.; branch campus in Shady Grove. Served by train; airport
- and bus serve Washington, D.C.; major airport serves Baltimore (20 miles).
- School operates transportation to College Park, Greenbelt, and Landover.
- Public transportation serves campus.
Housing
Types of Housing
- Coed Dorms are used by 70% of the on-campus students.
- Women's Dorms are used by 5% of the on-campus students.
- Men's Dorms are used by 11% of the on-campus students.
- Sorority housing are used by 6% of the students.
- Fraternity housing are used by 8% of the students.
- School-owned/operated Apartments.
- Off-campus Married-student housing.
- 63% of freshmen live in school housing of some type.
- 35% of all students live in school housing of some type.
- 65% of all students live off campus or commute.
- On average, 25% of all students are on campus during the weekend.
Students who are required to live on campus:
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Students may live on or off campus. Freshmen are encouraged to live on
campus.
Campus housing is not available for all unmarried students regardless of year. Reason:
Housing guaranteed for freshmen; as space is available for other students.
The school provides assistance in locating off-campus housing if on-campus housing is not available.
Campus Rules, Regulations & Policies
- 40% of all students have cars on campus.
- Alcohol is not permitted on campus, even to those students of legal drinking age.
Other Policies
- Class attendance policies set by individual instructors
- Honor Code
- Hazing Prohibited
Student Employment
- 22% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during the year.
- Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $1018 per year working part-time on campus.
- This school participates in College Work/Study Program.
- Institutional employment is available.
- Part-time off-campus employment opportunities are excellent.
- Freshmen are not discouraged from working during first term.
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