I was admitted into both programs and am considering both schools. What’s a better school for a computer science degree? What are the ups and downs of each. I’m out of state for both, but Rutgers gave me 40k in aid while UMD gave me none, although UMD is supposed to be ranked better than Rutgers in CS. What would be a better college for a CS career path?
UMD CS is more rigorous.
40K total in grants or loans?
@PurpleTitan Scholarship money, not loans
$40,000 per year or $10,000 per year?
Both schools seem to be about $46,000 per year at out-of-state list price.
@ucbalumnus 10k per year for Rutgers in scholarship money, not loans
I would say go for Rutgers. The difference in price for UMD is not justified by its program.
http://www.finaid.org/calculators/awardletteradvanced.phtml
Run the numbers again.
For this major, and these two universities, it really is OK to choose based on cost.
@hammad22 have you decided where to go?
Rutgers. UMD is slightly better, but it is NOT better from the money.