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Yes, UMBC is a research university. It was designated a Doctoral University with Very High Research Activity – also known as Carnegie R1. This designation was recently re-confirmed in the most recent 2024/25 R1 Classification, placing this university among the top 187 research universities in the nation – representing the top 5% of the U.S. institutions. UMBC has an annual research portfolio of about USD 144 million. Additionally, as per NSF, UMBC ranks among the country's Top 100 public universities in Federal research support, #15 in NASA funding and #30 in Federal funding for the Social Sciences.   

The annual on-campus housing rate at UMBC range between USD 6,500 – USD 9,670 (Around INR 5.54 L – INR 8.2 L). The residential prices vary as per the room type and the annual prices are listed below:

According to Shiksha's rating, UMBC has been rated at 3.9. A few of the reviews of Indian students at UMBC are:

• There are career-focused programme with good opportunities
• Also, there are many Indian restaurants and grocery stores nearby UMBC that offers authentic food
• There are many cultural events and diverse range of clubs and organizations at UMBC. Open mic nights and movie screenings are held at the university's campus
• The faculty is quite good

Illinois Institute of Technology is ranked well for some of the courses such as Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Architecture, Business and Management Studies, Law etc. The subject rankings at Illinois Tech are given in the table below:

In terms of the rankings and acceptance rate, UT Dallas ranks better than Arizona State University. According to U.S. News & World Report, UT Dallas Rankings is #109 in the National Universities category. Whereas, ASU ranking in the U.S. is #121 in 2025. On the other hand, Arizona State University acceptance rate is around 90%, whereas, UT Dallas acceptance rate is around 66%. A comparison between these two universities is given below:

GMAT and GREs are one of the crucial criteria during admission and are submitted by students to improve their profiles. 58% class submitted GMAT scores, and 42% submitted GRE scores. There is no ideal score provided by students to get into the Stanford MBA. According to the university student profile 2026, an average score of 738 was scored by the applicants who were selected.

As per a ranking body, Stanford is popular for various programs like Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Materials, Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, Software Engineering, and more. Some popular programs with the US News subject rankings, are given below:

According to the US News and World Report rankings 2026, Drexel University has a ranking at #493 in the Global Universities level and #86 in the National University category. The rankings according to US News of Drexel University are given in the table below: 

According to the Shiksha Popularity Rankings, Drexel University has been ranked at #93 at the country level and #411 at the global level. Some of the worldwide rankings of the university are given in the table below: