2012 University Rankings

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Kiplinger's Personal Finance 100 Best Values in Public Colleges 2012

The university is ranked No. 8 among the 100 best values in public higher education for in-state students.

UMD is No. 10 for best value for out-of-state students.

Fourth consecutive year in the Top 10.

The university is No. 17 in four-year graduation rates.

U.S. News & World Report Graduate Rankings

With the release of U.S. News & World Report's graduate rankings, Maryland has a cumulative total of 27 Top 10 programs, 45 Top 15 programs, and 71 Top 25 programs.

Robert H. Smith School of Business

Business ranked 44^th
• The information systems specialty ranked 6^th
• The supply chain/logistics specialty ranked 14^th
• The part-time MBA specialty ranked 17^th
• The executive MBA specialty ranked 23^rd

• Education ranked 26^th
• The counseling and personnel services specialty ranked 1^st
• The education psychology specialty ranked 7^th
• The special education specialty ranked 10^th
• The higher education administration specialty ranked 11^th
• The secondary education specialty ranked 14^th
• The curriculum and instruction specialty ranked 14^th
• The education policy specialty ranked 15^th
• The rehabilitation counseling specialty ranked 17^th
• The administration/supervision specialty ranked 18^th
• The elementary teacher education specialty ranked 21^st

• Engineering ranked 18th
• The aerospace engineering specialty ranked 8^th
• The electrical/electronic/communications specialty ranked 16th
• The computer engineering specialty ranked 16^th
• The mechanical engineering specialty ranked 18^th
• The biological/agricultural specialty ranked 23^rd
• The civil engineering specialty ranked 24^th
• The materials engineering specialty ranked 24^th
• The biomedical/engineering specialty ranked 30^th

School of Public Policy

• Public Policy ranked 29^th
• The social policy specialty ranked 12^th
• The environmental policy specialty ranked 13^th
• The public finance and budget specialty ranked 14^th
• The public policy analysis specialty ranked 16^th
• The public management and administration specialty ranked 21^st
  

College of Behaviorial and Social Sciences

• Criminology was ranked 1st
• The speech language pathology specialty ranked 17^th
• Sociology ranked 20th
• The audiology specialty ranked 21^st
• Economics ranked 22nd
• Political science ranked 28th

College of Information Studies

• Library and Information Studies ranked 10^th
• Archives and preservation was ranked 5th
• School library media ranked 6th
• Services for children and youth ranked 6th
• The digital librarianship specialty ranked 9^th
• Information systems ranked 10th

College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences

• Computer science ranked 14th
• Physics ranked 14th
• The math specialty ranked 20th

School of Public Health

• ranked 30th

Academic Ranking of World Universities

38^th in the world

29^th among U.S. institutions

13^th among U.S. public research institutions

Top 25 rankings by broad subject fields:

• Engineering/Technology and Computer Science - 14^th
• Social Sciences - 22^nd
• Natural Sciences and Mathematics - 24^th

U.S. News & World Report Undergraduate Rankings

The university is ranked in the Top 20 among public institutions for the 11th consecutive year - 19th among public institutions and 58th overall. UMD has 25 undergraduate and graduate programs in the top 10; 46 in the top 15; 61 in the top 20; and 72 in the top 25.

The A. James Clark School of Engineering was ranked 23rd nationally for undergraduate programs -- moving up one spot from 2012. The school's aerospace engineering program was ranked in 9th place.

The Robert H. Smith School of Business was ranked 21st nationally -- with eight specialties ranking in the top 25. Those include:

• Management Information Systems ranked 6th
• Supply Chain Management/Logistics ranked 8th
• Quantitative Analysis ranked 11th
• Entrepreneurship ranked 12th
• Management ranked 13th
• Marketing ranked 15th
• Finance ranked 17th
• International Business ranked 25th

UMD was recognized for Outstanding Undergraduate Programs, including enriched out-of-classroom offerings that education experts identify as key and link to student success. UMD was cited as a leader in Learning Communities and Service Learning.

Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine's Top 25 Schools for Entrpreneurially-minded Students 2012

UMD Undergraduate Programs ranked 14th

UMD Graduate Programs ranked 24th

The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine have partnered for a number of years to create the ranking report. Surveys are conducted with school administrators from April through June. Some 2,300 schools were part of the 60 question survey for this year's rankings.
Data used to evaluate programs include:

• Levels of commitment to entrepreneurship inside and outside the classroom
• The percentage of faculty, students and alumni actively and successfully involved in entrepreneurial endeavors
• The number and reach of mentorship programs
• The amount of scholarships and grants for entrepreneurial studies and projects
• Support for school-sponsored business plan competitions

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