University of Maryland College Park offers students a good bang for their buck according to Kiplinger's latest list of the 100 Best Values in Public Colleges. The flagship of Maryland's university system climbed three spots up the list, taking the no. 5 ranking in 2011. Joining
College Park in the ranking are
St. Mary's College of Maryland,
Salisbury University,
Towson University, and the
University of Maryland Baltimore County.
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"Virtually all of the schools we list raised their price in 2010-11, but the
University of Maryland, which maintained a tuition freeze for four straight years, kept this year's total cost increase to less than $600. The first-class flagship continues its march up our rankings, moving from number eight last year to number five in 2010-11."
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