U.S News & World Report Best Global University Rankings 2019
(Oct. 2018)
- Ranked No. 51 globally
- Subject rankings in top 50:
- Geosciences – No. 14
- Physics – No. 15
- Environment/Ecology – No. 23
- Space Science – No. 30
- Economics and Business – No. 31
Additional subjects ranked in the top 100, including agriculture, arts & humanities, chemistry, computer science, engineering, plant and animal science, psychiatry/psychology, and social science & public health.
U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings 2019
(Sept. 2018)
- Ranked 63rd overall
- Ranked 22nd among public institutions
- Ranked 33rd Best College for Veterans
- Ranked 15th overall for Most Innovative Schools
A. James Clark School of Engineering
- Ranked 24th nationally for undergraduate programs.
- The aerospace engineering specialty ranked 12th.
Robert H. Smith School of Business
- Ranked 21st nationally
U.S. News & World Report Graduate Rankings 2019
(March 2018)
Robert H. Smith School of Business
- Ranked 48th overall
- The information systems specialty ranked 9th
- The part-time MBA specialty ranked 15th
- The supply chain/logistics specialty ranked 24th
College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences
- Physics program ranked 14th overall
- The quantum specialty ranked 6th
- The atomic/molecular/optical specialty ranked 6th
- The condensed matter specialty ranked 11th
- The elementary particles/field/string theory specialty ranked 13th
- Computer Science program ranked 16th overall
- The artificial intelligence specialty ranked 16th
- The systems specialty ranked 16th
- The theory specialty ranked 16th
- The programming language specialty ranked 17th
- Mathematics program ranked 22nd overall
- The applied math specialty ranked 13th
College of Education
- Ranked 33rd overall
- The counseling and personnel services specialty ranked 1st
- The educational psychology specialty ranked 9th
- The higher education administration specialty ranked 10th
- The special education specialty ranked 14th
- The secondary teacher education specialty ranked 15th
A. James Clark School of Engineering
- Ranked 22nd overall
- The aerospace engineering specialty ranked 12th
- The mechanical engineering specialty ranked 16th
- The electrical engineering specialty ranked 18th
- The materials engineering specialty ranked 24th
School of Public Policy
- School of Public Policy ranked 31st
- The homeland/national security specialty ranked 6th
- The public finance and budgeting specialty ranked 10th
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
- The criminology specialty ranked 1st
- The african american studies specialty ranked 1st
- The sociology of population specialty ranked 12th
- The economics specialty ranked 21st
Note: U.S. News & World Report ranks business, engineering, health and education graduate programs annually, while programs and specialties in other disciplines are ranked on a rotating cycle. For UMD’s most recent graduate rankings in other areas, including Agriculture and Natural Resources; Arts and Humanities; Behavioral and Social Sciences; Information Studies; Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences; Public Policy; Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS); Information Studies; Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences (CMNS); and Arts and Humanities, scroll to the bottom of this page.
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance 100 Best Values in Public Colleges 2018
(Jan. 2018)
- Ranked 10th for in-state students
- Ranked 16th for out-of-state students
Princeton Review's Top Schools for Entrepreneurship Programs 2018
(Nov. 2017)
- UMD undergraduate programs ranked 8th overall and 4th overall among public schools
Times Higher Education's World University Rankings 2018-19
(Oct. 2018)
- Ranked 82nd in World University Rankings
Campus Pride's "Best of the Best" Top 30 LGBTQ-Friendly Universities And Colleges 2018
- UMD recognized as "Best of the Best" for its diversity, inclusion and safety for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people. UMD received 5 out of 5 stars for its efforts to create a safer, more inclusive campus learning environment.
Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2018
(Aug. 2018)
- Ranked 51st overall
- Ranked 32nd among U.S. institutions
Forbes America's Top Colleges 2018
(Aug. 2018)
- Ranked 12th among public colleges
- Ranked 34th among research universities
- Ranked 61st among all institutions
- Ranked 30th Best Value College
Peace Corps' Top Volunteer-Producing Minority Serving Institutions
(Apr. 2018)
- Ranked 1st in the Large College & University Category
- 49 total minority volunteers
Princeton Review's Colleges That Pay You Back 2018
- Ranked among top 200 colleges for eighth consecutive year
- Recognized for comprehensive aid program and wide selection of merit-based scholarships
Past U.S. News & World Report Graduate Rankings 2017
(March 16, 2016)
Robert H. Smith School of Business
- Business School ranked 41st
- The information systems specialty ranked 7th
- The part-time MBA specialty ranked 19th
College of Education
- College of Education ranked 26th
- The counseling and personnel services specialty ranked 1st
- The educational psychology specialty ranked 4th
- The higher education administration specialty ranked 10th
- The special education specialty ranked 13th
- The curriculum and instruction specialty ranked 14th
- The secondary teacher education specialty ranked 14th
A. James Clark School of Engineering
- School of Engineering ranked 24th and online graduate program ranked 16th
- The aerospace engineering specialty ranked 10th
- The electrical/electronic/communications specialty ranked 16th
- The computer engineering specialty ranked 16th
- The mechanical engineering specialty ranked 21th
- The civil engineering specialty ranked 27th
- The materials engineering specialty ranked 29th
- The biological/agricultural specialty ranked 33rd
- The chemical engineering specialty ranked 33rd
- The biomedical/bioengineering specialty ranked 35th
- The environmental specialty ranked 45th
College of Arts and Humanities
- Master of Fine Arts program ranked 82nd
School of Public Policy
- School of Public Policy ranked 31st
- The public finance and budgeting specialty ranked 11th
- The social policy specialty ranked 18th
- The public management/administration specialty ranked 24th
- The public policy analysis specialty ranked 26th
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
- The audiology specialty ranked 17th
- The speech-pathology specialty ranked 20th
- The clinical psychology specialty ranked 31st
College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences
- Physics ranked 14th
- The plasma specialty ranked 3rd
- The atomic/molecular/optical specialty ranked 6th
- The quantum specialty ranked 8th
- The condensed matter specialty ranked 10th
- The cosmology/relativity/gravity specialty ranked 13th
- Computer Science ranked 15th
- The systems specialty ranked 13th
- The programming language specialty specialty ranked 13th
- The artificial intelligence specialty ranked 16th
- Mathematics ranked 17th
- The applied math specialty ranked 10th
- Earth Sciences ranked 32nd
- The geochemistry specialty ranked 7th
- Chemistry ranked 41st
- Bilogical Sciences ranked 55th
College of Information Studies
- Master of Library and Information Science program ranked 8th
- The archives and preservation specialty ranked 5th
- The school library media specialty ranked 5th
- The services for children and youth specialty ranked 5th
- The digital librarianship specialty ranked 8th
- The information systems specialty ranked 5th