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When was the University of Maryland, College Park founded?

  • 1856

  • 1865

  • 1872

  • 1880

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The University of Maryland, College Park was founded in 1856 as a public land-grant research university. It is the flagship institution of the University System of Maryland and has grown to become the largest university in the state and the Washington metropolitan area.
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