Rankings
Forbes
Ranked No. 14 among public universities
National Science Foundation Survey of Earned Doctorates
Ranked No. 16 among public and private U.S. universities in granting the most research doctorates.
Institute of Higher Education
Based on research, UMD is ranked:
- No. 38 globally
- No. 29 nationally
- No. 13 among US public research institutions
Glassdoor.com
Ranked one of the top 10 highest-rated employers in the Washington, DC, area in 2013.
The Business Journal 2016
Ranked No. 11 among top public colleges in the US, based on a wide range of criteria, including academic excellence, affordability, and diversity.
Association of American Universities
Ranked No. 1 in 2013 among AAU member institutions in the number of doctoral degrees conferred to African-American students.
Academic Ranking of World Universities 2016 (Center for World-Class Universities of Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
Ranked No. 52 globally, No. 32 internationally, and No. 15 among public U.S. institutions based on several criteria, including the number of alumni and staff who are Nobel Prize and Fields Medal recipients, the number of highly cited researchers selected by Thomson Reuters, the number of articles published in journals of Nature and Science, the number of articles indexed in Science Citation Index - Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index, and per capita performance. More than 1200 universities are ranked every year. The best 500 are published.
US News and World Report
University overall:
- Ranked No. 20 among public universities
- Ranked No. 25 for Most Innovative School
- Ranked No. 60 globally by US News & World Report
Colleges and School Ranked in Top 25:
- School of Public Health – No. 20
- A. James Clark School of Engineering – No. 24
Graduate Programs Ranked in Top 25:
| TOP 25 GRADUATE PROGRAMS | RANKING |
|---|---|
| Criminology | 1 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | 1 |
| History: African-American History | 2 |
| Physics: Plasma | 3 |
| Education Psychology | 5 |
| Youth, Learning, and Technology | 5 |
| Services for Children and Youth | 5 |
| School Library Media | 5 |
| Information Science: Information Systems | 5 |
| Archives & Preservation | 5 |
| Sociology: Sex and Gender | 6 |
| Physics: Atomic/Molecular/Optical | 6 |
| Earth Science: Geo-chemistry | 7 |
| English: African-American Literature | 8 |
| English: American Literature before 1865 | 8 |
| Library and Information Sciences | 8 |
| Physics: Quantum | 8 |
| Digital Librarianship | 8 |
| Business: Information Systems | 9 |
| Math: Applied Math | 10 |
| Physics: Condensed Matter | 10 |
| Higher Education Administration | 10 |
| Sociology: Population | 10 |
| Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical | 10 |
| Public Financing and Budget | 11 |
| Special Education | 11 |
| CS: Programming Language | 13 |
| CS: Systems | 13 |
| Physics: Cosmology / Relativity / Gravity | 13 |
| Engineering (online) | 13 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 14 |
| Physics | 14 |
| Secondary Education | 14 |
| Computer Science | 15 |
| Electrical / Electronic / Communications | 16 |
| CS: Artificial Intelligence | 16 |
| Computer | 16 |
| Audiology | 17 |
| Mathematics | 17 |
| Social Policy | 18 |
| Veterinary Medicine | 19 |
| Speech-Language Pathology | 20 |
| Mechanical | 21 |
| Economics | 22 |
| Public Health | 22 |
| Sociology | 24 |
| School of Engineering | 24 |
| Public Management/Administration | 24 |