• The Smith School of Business was rated 25^th among the nation's business schools.
  • Earned "A" grades in the curriculum and ethics categories.
  • No. 7 in faculty quality
    
  • No. 15 in a graduate poll
    
  • No. 21 in intellectual capital
    

Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine

• The university was 30^th in the rankings of the best values in public education.
  • The university was chosen as one of the ten best values in individual class size.

• The university was 18^th in the ranking of national public universities.

• Top 25 "Programs That Really Work"
  (academic programs that lead to student success)
  • learning communities (Keeping the discussion going after class)
    ranked 3^rd
  • first year experience (Making freshmen feel connected)
    ranked 12^th
  • service learning (Volunteering in the community)
    ranked 24^th

• The Smith College of Business was ranked 18^th in the nation.
  • The e-commerce speciality ranked 4^th.
  • The supply chain management/logistics speciality ranked 6^th.
  • The management information systems speciality ranked 6^th.

  • The entrepreneurship speciality ranked 15^th.
  • The marketing speciality ranked 19^th.
  • The production/operations management speciality ranked 14^th.

• The Clark School of engineering was ranked 24^th in the nation (among schools whose highest degree is a doctorate).
  • The aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical speciality ranked 10^th.
  • The electrical/electronics/communication speciality ranked 24^th.

Wall Street Journal

• The Wall Street Journal ranked the Smith School of Business
  No. 16 among the world's business schools. Maryland is the topped ranked school in the Mid-Atlantic region (Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia). In separate categories, Smith was also:
  • No. 3 in a Journal "hidden gems" category.
  • No. 7 among schools in the East.
  • No. 7 among schools with less than 500 students.
  • No. 8 among graduate programs at public universities.

  • No. 5 for information technology
  • No. 7 for communications and personal skills (ranked by recruiters).
  • No. 9 for ability to work well as a team (ranked by recruiters).
  • No. 7 for financial services (ranked by recruiters).
  • No. 8 for technology (ranked by recruiters).

• In the annual report on graduate schools, the university made the following lists of schools who awarded degrees to people of color.
  • Doctoral Degrees
    • African American degrees,all disciplines combined among traditionally white institutions, 2^nd
    • African American degrees all disciplines combined, 3^rd
    • Asian American degrees all disciplines combined, 24^th
    • Hispanic degrees all disciplines combined, 90^th
    • Asian American biology degrees, 34^th
    • Asian American computer and information science degrees, 3^rd
    • African American education degrees, 37^th
    • African American engineering degrees, 3^rd
    • Asian American engineering degrees, 21^st
    • African American mathematics degrees, 1^st
    • African American social sciences and history degrees, 3^rd
    
    
    Master's Degrees
    
    
    • African Americans all disciplines combined, 75^th
    • Asian American all disciplines combined, 53^rd
    • Asian American business degrees, 48^th
    • African American computer science degrees, 42^nd
    • Asian American computer science degrees, 53^rd
    • Asian American education degrees, 58^th
    • African American engineering degrees, 3^rd
    • Asian American engineering degrees, 26^th
    • African American English degrees, 4^th
    • African American Social Sciences degrees, 11^th
    • Asian American social sciences degrees, 25^th

• In the annual report on undergraduate programs, the university made the following rankings:
  • African American baccalaureate degrees among traditionally white institutions, 4^th
  • Asian American baccalaureate degrees, all disciplines, 18^th
  • Hispanic baccalaureate degrees, all disciplines, 74^th
  • African American ethnic group studies baccalaureate degrees, 8^th
  • Asian American ethnic group studies baccalaureate degrees, 33^rd
  • African Americans biology baccalaureate degrees, 6^th
  • Asian American biology baccalaureate degrees, 10^th
  • Hispanic biology baccalaureate degrees, 41^st
  • Asian American business baccalaureate degrees, 24th
  • Asian American computer and information science baccalaureate degrees, 13^th
  • Hispanic computer and information science baccalaureate degrees, 34^th
  • African American education baccalaureate degrees, 16^th
  • Asian American education baccalaureate degrees, 9^th
  • Hispanic education baccalaureate degrees, 57^th
  • African American engineering baccalaureate degrees, 11^th
  • Asian American engineering baccalaureate degrees, 18^th
  • Hispanic engineering baccalaureate degrees, 60^th
  • African American English baccalaureate degrees, 3^rd
  • Asian American English baccalaureate degrees, 9^th
  • Asian American mathematics baccalaureate degrees, 24^th
  • Hispanic physical science baccalaureate degrees, 53^rd
  • Asian American psychology baccalaureate degrees, 32^nd
  • African American social sciences and history baccalaureate degrees, 1^st
  • Asian American social sciences and history baccalaureate degrees, 14^th
  • Hispanic social sciences and history baccalaureate degrees, 42^nd

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

College of Education

• Education ranked 21^st in the nation.
  • The administration/supervision specialty ranked 11^th
  • The counseling and personnel services speciality ranked 1^st
  • The education policy speciality ranked 11^th.
  • The curriculum and instruction specialty ranked 19^th
  • The education psychology specialty ranked 11^th
  • The elementary teaching specialty ranked 13^th
  • The higher education administration ranked 9^th
  • The secondary education specialty ranked 16^th
  • The special education specialty ranked 5^th

Robert H. Smith School of Business

• The M.B.A. program was ranked 43^rd in the nation.
  • The management and information systems speciality ranked 9^th
  • The general management speciality ranked 23^rd
  • The entrepreneurship speciality ranked 15^th
  • The international business specialty ranked 23 ^rd
  • The part-time MBA specialty ranked 13^th

College of Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences

• Computer Science ranked 12^th in the nation.
  • The artificial intelligence specialty ranked 11^th.
  • The systems specialty ranked 11^th
• Physics ranked 13^th in the nation.
  • The atomic/molecular specialty ranked 11^th
  • The condensed matter/solid state specialty ranked 10^th
• Mathematics ranked 16^th in the nation
• Applied mathematics ranked 11^th

A. James Clark School of Engineering
• Engineering ranked 19^th in the nation.
  • The aerospace engineering speciality ranked 15^th .
  • The computer engineering speciality ranked 18^th.
  • The electrical engineering speciality ranked 20^th.

Association of American Medical Colleges

• According to data published by the Association of American Medical Colleges, the University of Maryland ranks No. 1 among traditionally white public universities in preparing African American students for medical school.
  • Maryland is No. 6 among all schools.
  • Among traditionally white institutions the rankings are: Harvard University, 37 admitted students; Maryland, 24; Johns Hopkins University, 20; UCLA, 17, University of North Carolina, 16; and University of Virginia, 16.

Financial Times

• The Financial Times of London ranked the Smith School of Business No. 21 in North America and No. 29 worldwide. In separate worldwide categories, Smith was also:
  • No. 6 in research
    
  • No. 7 in entrepreneurship
    
  • No. 8 in information technology
    

Sears Cup

• Terrapin athletics finished 44th in the nation in the Sears Cup standings (a measurement of excellence over a broad range of collegiate sports).

Other

• The men's basketball won its first NCAA championship.