Boyfriend Problem

My boyfriend and I have been dating for 2.5 years now and things started out smoothly and eventually got to the point where we were bickering constantly and he gets mad at me all the time. He would get mad at me for going to study with some of my girlfriends or simply just hanging out with my friends (all of whom are girls). We are freshmen at the same college. Prior to choosing a college, I tried to get home to go somewhere different than me simply because I know how attached he is to me and that it might cause our relationship to fall apart if we went to the same school. Obviously, we are at the same school and what i thought would happen did. He gets mad over everything. He makes it as though I am not allowed to be friends with other guys or if i do much as say “hi” to another guy who i know, he freaks out. I feel guilty about everything i do for fear that he is going to be mad at me. I’ve never given him a reason not to trust me. i feel like he has grown too dependent on me that he almost cannot function as an individual. I finally had enough and told him that i needed space to figure out what i want and what i need out of our relationship and he wanted no part in that. we took a few days because i needed some space and i haven’t really seen him in person but i have talked to him, not by my choice. i do genuinely love him but i think that he needs to grow as an individual and become more independent and mature if this relationship is going to work. all of this i told him. i’m just looking for some advice as to maybe what i should say or do about this situation because i am at a loss. thank you all so much for your help!