<p>Looking for colleges in the DC area that offer engineering, computer science, and/or biomedical engineering.</p>
<p>Hoping for a private or Catholic university, or a small state university.</p>
<p>Target states are Maryland, Virginia, DC, or even West Virginia.</p>
<p>Hoping to intern at FDA, NIH, or other similar government agencies. </p>
<p>Thanks for any info.</p>
<p>UMCP is easily the best engineering school/CS in the DC area, though it doesn’t exactly qualify as a “small state school”</p>
<p>We are looking at UMCP, but would like to see if there’s something smaller with good engineering/comp sci programs. </p>
<p>Yes, it does look like a great school. </p>
<p>Any others?</p>
<p>Gtown and AU don’t have engineering programs. GW does, but it’s not as strong as UMD and is very expensive. Howard has decent engineering/ CS, but you may not be looking for an HBCU. A quick google search indicates that GMU has some sort of engineering/ technical college, but I’ve never even heard of it, so I’m sure it’s not very good. Hopkins, of course, has amazing BME but it’s not really in the DC area and you need to be an all star student to get in. For CS and the other engineering disciplines, it’s comparable to UMD.</p>
<p>BTW, do a google search for “Catholic Terps”. I’m not religious, but I have many friends involved in this organization and I can tell you that the people are great. Be sure to visit these people if you go to campus. Little proselytism, only a few hardcore seminary bound types, but all are friendly and serious about faith. It’s not just a social club like many religious organizations on campus, but the social part is definitely there.</p>
<p>Thank you, money. Is UMCP considered to be in the DC area? Is it easy to get to DC via the Metro?</p>
<p>As for outside of DC, like the Baltimore area, that’s of interest as well. Are there any schools besides Hopkins in the Baltimore area, maybe even the suburbs of Baltimore, with engineering, computer science? </p>
<p>My son is a white male, so I don’t know if he could even apply to Howard, although he would not be averse to an HBCU. He volunteers in inner city schools, and he is an enrichment program this summer where he is the only nonminority. He is having a great time and made friends from the getgo. </p>
<p>Thanks for the Catholic terps info. That may be a campus activity he would like to be involved in. He’s very much into movies, and is looking for a campus that has movie screenings, concerts, and other such entertainment on campus.</p>
<p>Thanks for your help!</p>
<p>University of Maryland at College Park is going to be your best option…Then Hopkins.</p>
<p>My son is a CS major at Hopkins and has been very happy there. It’s a small program but in his words, “it works”. According to my son, Hopkins has very good connections with government agencies for internship placements.</p>
<p>GWU has a small engineering school and while the school is expensive, it is also very generous with aid for engineering students. It’s in a terrific location in the heart of DC, so students really get to experience the city. I know a white kid at Howard who absolutely loves it, although he is not an engineering student.</p>