UMD vs Wisconsin vs UC San Diego for CS

College Search & Selection
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My kid was accepted into UMD, Wisconsin-Madison and UC San Diego for CS. We are in-state at UMD, but UC San Diego gave a small merit (7k per year).

My kid intends to go to graduate school later, also in CS. Which college would you recommend?

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Better question - why NOT UMD?

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Unless you want to waste money, why ask this question?

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UMD, Wisconsin and UCSD’s undergraduate Computer Science programs are all ranked #16 by US News.

I agree with @dimkin and @tsbna44 that without further context it is hard to figure out why you are even asking this question.

Please tell us more.

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They’re all big publics and on an equal (respected) tier for CS so unless you simply have extra money to burn for different geography/weather/social fit, there’s not much to consider.