Directions and mailing address

Mailing Address

Items should be mailed to the following address :

Maryland Population Research Center
0124N Cole Student Activities Bldg. (#162)
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742

For general inquiries about the Center, please contact the Welcome Center at 301-405-6403 or by email.

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Location

The Maryland Population Research Center is a research and training facility housed within the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS) at the University of Maryland. It is located on the ground floor of the newly remodeled Cole Student Activities Building. The Center can be accessed using the door facing the visitors' parking lot, across from the Stamp Student Union. (See arrow, left)

Directions

From Baltimore and Points North

From Baltimore, take I-95 South to I-495 West Exit (Exit 27) towards Silver Spring/Bethesda. Take the exit on the left toward US-1 / College Park / Weigh Station / Carpool. Then take the I-95 South exit toward US-1 / College Park. Merge onto I-495 East / Capital Beltway and then take the Baltimore Ave / US-1 South exit (EXIT 25B) toward College Park. Turn slight right onto US-1 South. Drive approximately 2 miles and then turn right onto Campus Drive (this is the main campus entrance). Go through one roundabout and up the hill. The Stamp Student Union is at the top of the hill on the right. Visitor parking is available at the Union garage located at the first available right hand turn immediately after the Union. Pay stations are used to monitor parking, so make a note of your parking space number on exiting your vehicle. MPRC can be accessed using the door that opens onto the top level of this parking lot (see arrow, above).

From Washington, DC and Points South

From Washington, D.C., take New York Avenue NW / US-50 East (crossing into Maryland). Merge onto I-295 North via the left exit toward Baltimore. Take the Riverdale Road exit toward MD-410 / Hyattsville / New Carrollton. Turn left onto Riverdale Road. Riverdale Road becomes East-West Highway / MD-410 West. Turn slight right onto Kenilworth Ave / MD-201 North. Turn Left onto Paint Branch Parkway and follow to the main entrance (Paint Branch Pkwy becomes Campus Drive). Go through one roundabout and up the hill. The Stamp Student Union is at the top of the hill on the right. Visitor parking is available at the Union garage located at the first available right hand turn immediately after the Union. Pay stations are used to monitor parking, so make a note of your parking space number on exiting your vehicle. MPRC can be accessed using the door that opens onto the top level of this parking lot (see arrow, above).