U.S. News & World Report (Undergraduate, University-wide rankings)

• The university was 22^nd in a ranking of national public universities.

• In the first rankings of undergraduate business and engineering programs in several years, the university was 21^st and 24^th respectively.

U.S. News & World Report (Graduate Schools)

Robert H. Smith School of Business

• The MBA program ranked 26^th in the nation.

College of Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences

• Computer science Ph.D program ranked 11^th in the nation.
  • The databases speciality in computer science Ph.D. programs was 4^th in the nation.
  • The software speciality in computer science Ph.D. programs was 8^th in the nation.
  • The artificial intelligence speciality in computer science Ph.D. programs was 9^th in the nation.

• The department of mathematics Ph.D. program ranked 21^st in the nation.

• The department of physics Ph.D. program ranked 14^th in the nation.
  • The non-linear dynamics/chaos speciality in physics Ph.D. programs was ranked 1^st in the nation.

College of Education

• Education ranked 22^nd in the nation.
  • The counseling and personnel services speciality ranked 2^nd in the nation.

A. James Clark School of Engineering

• Engineering was tied for 17^th in the nation.
  • Engineering ranked 6^th in the nation in research dollars.

College of Library and Information Sciences

• Library and Information Sciences ranked 14^th in the nation.
  • The archives and preservation speciality ranked 2^nd in the nation.
  • The health librarianship speciality ranked 6^th in the nation.
  • The information systems speciality ranked 10^th in the nation.

• The department of dance was selected among the best 20 college programs in the nation.

  
  

• The Templeton Guide: Colleges that Encourage Character Development, named the university an exemplary program.

  
  

• The Robert H. Smith School of Business was No. 3 among U.S. schools in preparing information technology graduate students.

  
  

• The university was ranked ninth among non-historically black colleges and universities in graduating black students.

• In the annual report on graduate schools, the university made the following lists of schools who awarded doctorates to people of color:

  Doctoral degrees

  • Total minority degrees, 7^th

  • African American degrees, 4^th
  • Hispanic degrees, 15^th
  • Asian American degrees, 6^th

  • African American education degrees, 2^nd
  • Minority engineering degrees, 45^th
  • Asian American psychology degrees, 5^th

  Master's degrees

  • Total minority degrees, 53^rd

  • African American degrees, 46^th
  • Asian American degrees, 41^st
  • Asian American education degrees, 37^th
  • African American English language, literature, letters degrees, 10^th
  • Hispanic English language, literature, letters, degrees, 11^th
  • African American social sciences and history degrees, 28^th

• In the annual report on undergraduate programs, the university made the following lists of schools who awarded degrees to people of color:
  • Total minority baccalaureate degrees, 19^th

  • African American baccalaureate degrees, 25^th
  • Asian American baccalaureate degrees, 16^th

  • African American baccalaureate degrees, traditionally white institutions, 10^th

  • African American biology sciences/life sciences degrees, 15^th
  • Asian American biology sciences/life sciences degrees, 11^th
  • African American business management & administrative services degrees, 36^th
  • Asian American business management & administrative services degrees, 13^th
  • Asian American computer & information science degrees, 10^th
  • Asian American education degrees, 8^th
  • African American English language/literature/letters degrees, 4^th
  • Asian American English language/literature/letters degrees, 11^th
  • African American ethnic/cultural degrees, 18^th
  • African American journalism degrees, 31^st
  • Hispanic journalism degrees, 37^th
  • Asian American journalism degrees, 29^th
  • African American physical science degrees, 38^th
  • Asian American physical science degrees, 22^nd
  • Asian American psychology degrees, 19^th
  • African American social science and history degrees, 4^th
  • Hispanic social science and history degrees, 42^nd
  • Asian American social science and history degrees, 16^th
  • Total minority engineering degrees, 28^th

  
  

• Terrapin athletics finished 22^nd in the nation in the Sears Cup standings (a measurement of excellence over a broad range of collegiate sports.)

  
  

• The Terrapin women's athletics program was ranked 8^th.

• The women's lacrosse team won an unprecedented 5^th straight NCAA championship.

• The university ranks No. 24 in the number of Peace Corps volunteer-producing universities, it was announced by the government agency in January.