Aspirant Peers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\nThe institutions included in the Aspirant Peers group are colleges and universities that SMCM aspires to become more like. This is accomplished by looking at Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). This list of colleges may have KPIs that are higher than SMCM’s.<\/p>\n
\n- Bates College<\/a><\/li>\n
- Carleton College<\/a><\/li>\n
- Davidson College<\/a><\/li>\n
- Franklin & Marshall College<\/a><\/li>\n
- Hamilton College<\/a><\/li>\n
- Kenyon College<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
Current Performance Peers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\nSMCM’s peer institutions are colleges or universities that are comparable with SMCM. These peer institutions share numerous commonalities with SMCM, including size, enrollment, and program offerings, etc.<\/p>\n
\n- Beloit College<\/a><\/li>\n
- College of Wooster, The<\/a><\/li>\n
- Colorado College<\/a><\/li>\n
- Connecticut College<\/a><\/li>\n
- Dickinson College<\/a><\/li>\n
- Gettysburg College<\/a><\/li>\n
- Guilford College<\/a><\/li>\n
- Southwestern University<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Mary Washington<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Minnesota at Morris<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of North Carolina Asheville<\/a><\/li>\n
- Virginia Military Institute<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
Maryland Public Institutions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\nThis list contains the homepages for institutions of the University System of Maryland<\/a> and Morgan State University.<\/p>\n\n- Bowie State University<\/a><\/li>\n
- Coppin State University<\/a><\/li>\n
- Frostburg State University<\/a><\/li>\n
- Salisbury University<\/a><\/li>\n
- Towson University<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Baltimore<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Maryland, Baltimore<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Maryland, College Park<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Maryland Global Campus<\/a><\/li>\n
- Morgan State University<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
Public Liberal Arts Colleges<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2024\/03\/COPLAC_Logo.png\")
SMCM is a member of The Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges<\/a> (COPLAC). The council consists of 31 institutions whose educational mission includes providing superior liberal arts and science education to their students. This list includes the current (as of July 2024) members of COPLAC.<\/p>\n\n- Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania<\/a><\/li>\n
- Eastern Connecticut State University<\/a><\/li>\n
- Evergreen State College, The<\/a><\/li>\n
- Fort Lewis College<\/a><\/li>\n
- Georgia College & State University<\/a><\/li>\n
- Indiana University Kokomo<\/a><\/li>\n
- Keene State College<\/a><\/li>\n
- Kentucky State University<\/a><\/li>\n
- Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts<\/a><\/li>\n
- Midwestern State University<\/a><\/li>\n
- Mississippi University for Women<\/a><\/li>\n
- New College of Florida<\/a><\/li>\n
- Northern State University<\/a><\/li>\n
- Ramapo College of New Jersey<\/a><\/li>\n
- Sonoma State University<\/a><\/li>\n
- State University of New York at Geneseo<\/a><\/li>\n
- Truman State University<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Alberta, Augustana Campus<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Illinois at Springfield<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Maine at Farmington<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Mary Washington<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Minnesota Morris<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Montevallo<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of North Carolina Asheville<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of South Carolina Aiken<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Virginia’s College at Wise, The<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Wisconsin – Superior<\/a><\/li>\n
- Vermont State University – Johnson<\/a><\/li>\n
- Western Oregon University<\/a><\/li>\n
- York University, Glendon Campus<\/a> (provisional member)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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The institutions included in the Aspirant Peers group are colleges and universities that SMCM aspires to become more like. This is accomplished by looking at Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). This list of colleges may have KPIs that are higher than SMCM’s.<\/p>\n
- \n
- Bates College<\/a><\/li>\n
- Carleton College<\/a><\/li>\n
- Davidson College<\/a><\/li>\n
- Franklin & Marshall College<\/a><\/li>\n
- Hamilton College<\/a><\/li>\n
- Kenyon College<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
Current Performance Peers<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\nSMCM’s peer institutions are colleges or universities that are comparable with SMCM. These peer institutions share numerous commonalities with SMCM, including size, enrollment, and program offerings, etc.<\/p>\n
- \n
- Beloit College<\/a><\/li>\n
- College of Wooster, The<\/a><\/li>\n
- Colorado College<\/a><\/li>\n
- Connecticut College<\/a><\/li>\n
- Dickinson College<\/a><\/li>\n
- Gettysburg College<\/a><\/li>\n
- Guilford College<\/a><\/li>\n
- Southwestern University<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Mary Washington<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Minnesota at Morris<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of North Carolina Asheville<\/a><\/li>\n
- Virginia Military Institute<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
Maryland Public Institutions<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\nThis list contains the homepages for institutions of the University System of Maryland<\/a> and Morgan State University.<\/p>\n
- \n
- Bowie State University<\/a><\/li>\n
- Coppin State University<\/a><\/li>\n
- Frostburg State University<\/a><\/li>\n
- Salisbury University<\/a><\/li>\n
- Towson University<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Baltimore<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Maryland, Baltimore<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Maryland, College Park<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Maryland Global Campus<\/a><\/li>\n
- Morgan State University<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
Public Liberal Arts Colleges<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nSMCM is a member of The Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges<\/a> (COPLAC). The council consists of 31 institutions whose educational mission includes providing superior liberal arts and science education to their students. This list includes the current (as of July 2024) members of COPLAC.<\/p>\n- \n
- Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania<\/a><\/li>\n
- Eastern Connecticut State University<\/a><\/li>\n
- Evergreen State College, The<\/a><\/li>\n
- Fort Lewis College<\/a><\/li>\n
- Georgia College & State University<\/a><\/li>\n
- Indiana University Kokomo<\/a><\/li>\n
- Keene State College<\/a><\/li>\n
- Kentucky State University<\/a><\/li>\n
- Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts<\/a><\/li>\n
- Midwestern State University<\/a><\/li>\n
- Mississippi University for Women<\/a><\/li>\n
- New College of Florida<\/a><\/li>\n
- Northern State University<\/a><\/li>\n
- Ramapo College of New Jersey<\/a><\/li>\n
- Sonoma State University<\/a><\/li>\n
- State University of New York at Geneseo<\/a><\/li>\n
- Truman State University<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Alberta, Augustana Campus<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Illinois at Springfield<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Maine at Farmington<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Mary Washington<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Minnesota Morris<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Montevallo<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of North Carolina Asheville<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of South Carolina Aiken<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Virginia’s College at Wise, The<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Wisconsin – Superior<\/a><\/li>\n
- Vermont State University – Johnson<\/a><\/li>\n
- Western Oregon University<\/a><\/li>\n
- York University, Glendon Campus<\/a> (provisional member)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- Eastern Connecticut State University<\/a><\/li>\n
- Coppin State University<\/a><\/li>\n
- College of Wooster, The<\/a><\/li>\n
- Carleton College<\/a><\/li>\n