USM Institutions in National Rankings 2022-2023

(Last Updated: September 2022)

BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY

  • Ranked No. 18 Among Historically Black Institutions, by U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2023
  • Ranked No. 27 Among Historically Black Institutions, by U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2019
  • Ranked No. 3 Among Historically Black Colleges by BestColleges.com (2018)
  • Ranked No. 6 by College Choice/Best Historically Black Colleges and Universities (August 2017)
  • Ranked No. 22 among historically black institutions, by U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2018
  • Named to Top 20 Most Co-Efficient public master's institutions by Research in Higher Education
  • Ranked No. 26 among historically black institutions, by U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2017
  • Ranked 61 in U.S. of 1,275 four-year non-vocational schools as a "value college" by The Economist. (Nov. 2015)
  • Ranked No. 25 among historically black institutions, by U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2015
  • Ranked 46th in African American bachelor's degrees conferred, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education (Summer 2011)

 

COPPIN STATE UNIVERSITY

  • Ranked No. 35 Among Historically Black Institutions, by U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2023
  • Ranked No. 53 Among Historically Black Institutions, by U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2019
  • Ranked 271st as "Best Bang for the Buck-Northeast" by Washington Monthly
  • Ranked No. 50 among historically black institutions, by U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2018
  • Ranked 349 in U.S. of 1,275 four-year non-vocational schools as a "value college" by The Economist. (Nov. 2015)
  • Ranked 91st in African American bachelor's degrees conferred, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education (Summer 2011)
  • Inducted as a Laureate by International Data Group's Computerworld Honor Program for Innovative Use of Information Technology (June 2009)
  • Ranked 20th in Nation's Top 100 African-American Baccalaureate Degrees in Health Professions/Related Clinical Science byDiverse: Issues in Higher Education  "Top 100 Degree Producers 2009"

 

FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY

  • Ranked No. 59 in Top Performers on Social Mobility by U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2023
  • Recognized by U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs for bachelor's and MBA programs.
  • Ranked No. 40 Among Public Universities, for Top Regional Universities North, U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2019
  • Ranked among America's best for low student debt and high scholarship funding by LendEdu.com
  • Ranked 39th among public universities for Top Regional Universities North, U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2018
  • Online MBA Named Among Top One-Year Online Master’s Programs in U.S. (Sept. 2016) by The Best Master’s Degrees
  • Ranked 101 in U.S. of 1,275 four-year non-vocational schools as a "value college" by The Economist. (Nov. 2015)
  • Named to Princeton Review "Guide to 322 Green Colleges" (April 2013)

 

SALISBURY UNIVERSITY

  • Ranked No. 33 among north region "Best Value Schools" by U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2022
  • Ranked No. 22 Among Public Universities, for Top Regional Universities North, U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2019
  • Ranked 78th among all universities and 23rd among public universities, Best Regional Universities (northern region), 2018 U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges rankings.
  • Ranks among 'America's Best Colleges' by Forbes Magazine
  • Online M.B.A. named to annual list of 'Best Online Programs' by U.S. News & World Report (Jan. 2017)
  • Ranked 67th in the top tier among 187 public and private universities, Best Regional Universities (northern region), 2017 U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges rankings.
  • Ranked 156 in U.S. of 1,275 four-year non-vocational schools as a "value college" by The Economist. (Nov. 2015)
  • Ranked 71st in top tier of public and private universities in Regional Universities North, by U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2016
  • Named by The Princeton Review as one of its Best 380 Colleges (17th straight year)
  • Named to List of "50 Most Amazing University Botanical Gardens and Arboretums in the U.S."
  • Named to The Princeton Review 2014 "Best Value Colleges" list (public institutions)
  • Named to Money magazine 2019 annual "Best College for Your Money" list

 

TOWSON UNIVERSITY

  • Ranked No. 9 Among Public Universities, for Top Regional Universities North, U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2023
  • Ranked No. 12 Among Public Universities, for Top Regional Universities North, U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2019
  • Ranked 10th in Top Public Schools-Regional North category, 2018 U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges
  • Ranked 14th in Top Public Schools-Regional North category, 2017 U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 
  • Ranked 53rd in Regional Universities North, by U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2016
  • Ranked 56th out of 386 U.S. public and private universities on Washington Monthly's 2016 Best Bang for the Buck – Northeast list
  • Ranked 366 in U.S. of 1,275 four-year non-vocational schools as a "value college" by The Economist. (Nov. 2015)
  • Ranked No. 29 public university by Forbes magazine (August 2019)

 

UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE

  • School of Law ranked No. 15 for clinical law programs by U.S. News & World Report 'Best Graduate Schools' 2019
  • School of Business undergraduate business program recognized as a top program in nation by U.S. News & World Report America's Best Business Schools (2017)
  • School of Business undergraduate business program recognized as a top program in nation by U.S. News & World Report America's Best Business Schools (2017)
  • School of Law ranked 17th for clinical programs by U.S. News & World Report America's Best Graduate Schools (2016)
  • Ranked 23rd among Public Regional Universities North, by U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2013

 

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE

  • UMB School of Medicine ranked No. 29 among U.S. medicals schools for research, U.S. News & World Report "Best Graduate Schools" (2023 edition) for Best Medical Schools: Research
  • UMB School of Nursing ranked among Top 10 public schools in U.S. for Doctor of Nursing Practice and Master of Science in Nursing, U.S. News & World Report "Best Graduate Schools" (2023 edition)
  • UMB School of Medicine ranked No. 31 among U.S. medicals schools for research, U.S. News & World Report 'Best Medical Schools' 2019
  • UMB School of Nursing ranked No. 1 for master's level Nursing Informatics specialty by  U.S. News & World Report 'Best Graduate Schools' 2019
  • UMB Carey School of Law ranked No. 6 for clinical law programs by U.S. News & World Report 'Best Graduate Schools' 2019
  • UMB School of Nursing Doctor of Nursing Practice ranked No. 5 by U.S. News & World Report in America's Best Graduate Schools (2017).
  • UMB School of Law evening program ranked No. 5 overall by U.S. News & World Report in America's Best Graduate Schools (2017).
  • UMB School of Law clinical training program ranked No. 5 overall by U.S. News & World Report in America's Best Graduate Schools (2016).
  • UMB School of Medicine ranked No. 37 nationally by U.S. News & World Report in America's Best Graduate Schools (2014).
  • UMB School of Law tied for No. 41 nationally by U.S. News & World Report in America's Best Graduate Schools (2014).

 

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE COUNTY

  • Ranked No. 6 for Best Undergraduate Teaching, U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2022 rankings.
  • Ranked No. 19 in Best Online Graduate Computer Information Technology Programs
  • Ranked No. 9 on Most Innovative Schools list, U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2019 rankings
  • Ranked No. 8 Among Universities With a Particularly Strong Commitment to Undergraduate Teaching
  • Ranked No. 7 on Most Innovative Schools list, U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2018 rankings.
  • Ranked No. 13 in Best Undergraduate Teaching, U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2018 rankings.
  • Named a top U.S. university by Princeton Review in its The Best 382 Colleges guide. (August 2017)
  • Named among The Princeton Review's list of 'Colleges That Pay You Back' (2017)
  • Online Computer Information Technology program ranked among nation's top 20 on list of 'Best Online Programs' by U.S. News & World Report (Jan. 2017)
  • Recognized by U.S. News Best Global Universities as a global leader in higher education.
  • Ranked 18th among public universities with Best Undergraduate teaching in the 2017 U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges rankings.
  • Ranked in the Top 5 overall on Most Innovative Schools list in the 2017 U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges rankings.
  • Named by FORBES Top Colleges list as one of the nation's top 100 public colleges and universities.
  • Named to Top 100 by MONEY Magazine College Planner list of 2016-17 National Best Value Colleges/Universities
  • One of Kiplinger's Top 100 "Best Values in Public Colleges" for 2016 (7th consecutive year honored)
  • Tied with Yale University at No. 6 for Strong Commitment to Undergraduate Teaching, U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2016 (ahead of Stanford and Duke).
  • "Best Buy" in 2016 Fiske Guide to Colleges
  • No. 1 "Up and Coming" National University, U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2015; Ranked 5th on list of top national universities for undergraduate teaching, ahead of Yale, Brown, and Stanford.
  • Named among top 3.3% universities worldwide by Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), Summer 2019

 

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK

  • Ranked No. 20 Among National Public Universities in the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges 2022 among national public universities
  • Ranked No. 24 Among National Public Universities in the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges 2021 among national public universities
  • Ranked No. 8 in Best Online MBA Programs
  • Ranked No. 4 in Best Online MBA Programs for Veterans
  • Ranked No. 20 in Best Online Graduate Engineering Programs
  • Ranked No. 22 Among National Public Universities in the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges 2019 among national public universities
  • Robert H. Smith School of Business Ranked No. 21 nationally (No. 8 in Management Information Systems), U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges 2019 among national public universities
  • A. James Clark School of Engineering Ranked No. 24 nationally (No. 12 in Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical), U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges 2019 among national public universities
  • UMCP ranked No. 17 nationally among public institutions by the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings.
  • Ranked No. 22 among national public universities in the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges 2018 among national public universities.
  • Ranked No. 15 overall for Most Innovative Schools in the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings 2018
  • Ranked No. 68 of 171 institutions listed by the New York Times in its 3-year-old 'College Access Index.' The Index profiles colleges 'doing the most for the American Dream.'
  • Ranked 67th among universities worldwide––public and private––by Times Higher Education
  • Ranked No. 8 in U.S. by Kiplinger’s for “Best (Public) College Values” for in-state students, No. 10 for out-of-state students. (Dec. 2016)
  • Ranked No. 14 by Forbes among Top Public Colleges
  • No. 1 Best Value Graduate School for 2017, by Value Colleges
  • Ranks No. 40 in the U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities rankings
  • Ranked 67th among public and private universities worldwide by Times Higher Education.
  • Ranked No. 20 among national public universities in the 2017 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges among national public universities. Ranked No. 60 overall on the national list.
  • Ranked No. 25 overall for Most Innovative Schools in the 2017 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings.
  • Ranked No. 19 on MONEY Magazine College Planner list of 2016-17 National Best Value Colleges/Universities
  • James Clark School of Engineering ranked No. 24 overall and No. 16 for online programs by U.S. News & World Report in America's Best Graduate Schools (2017).
  • College of Education had six programs and specialties ranked in the Top 25 by U.S. News & World Report in America's Best Graduate Schools (2017).
  • Robert H. Smith School of Business information systems program and part-time MBA ranked in Top 25 by U.S. News & World Report in America's Best Graduate Schools (2017).
  • Ranked in Top 10 among public universities in Kiplinger's Personal Finance list of "Best Values in Public Colleges"
  • Named to 2015 Class of Innovation & Economic Prosperity Universities
  • College of Education ranked No. 26 overall by U.S. News & World Report America's Best Graduate Schools (2016).
  • Ranked No. 19 among U.S. national public universities by U.S. News & World Report 2016 edition of America's Best Colleges
  • Robert H. Smith School of Business Information Systems and Part-Time MBA Specialties ranked No. 6 and No. 22, respectively, byU.S. News & World Report in America's Best Graduate Schools (2015).
  • Money magazine No. 1 best value for public colleges in Maryland, "Best College for Your Money" list
  • Money magazine No. 28 best value for public colleges in U.S., "Best College for Your Money" list

 

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE

  • Ranked No. 17 Among Historically Black Institutions, by U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2019
  • Ranked No. 25 Among Historically Black Colleges by BestColleges.com (2018)
  • Ranked No. 20 among historically black institutions, by U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2018
  • Ranked No. 22 among historically black institutions, by U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2017
  • Ranked 118 in U.S. of 1,275 four-year non-vocational schools as a "value college" by The Economist. (Nov. 2015)
  • Ranked No. 24 among historically black institutions, by U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2016
  • Ranked No. 23 among historically black institutions, by U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2015

 

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND GLOBAL CAMPUS

  • Diverse Issues in Higher Education No. 7 ranking for master's degrees programs among African-American students (8/24/17)
  • Tied for 1st place in ranking of military-friendly online universities by nonprofit SR Education Group.
  • GetEducated.com ranked the following MS programs - accounting and information technology, information technology and telecommunications management programs - as "Best Buys" out of a survey of 67 distance-education computer learning programs offered by regionally accredited institutions nationwide.
  • Online MBA program voted Outstanding eLearning Program by the Instructional Technology Council (December 2009). UMUC's Center for Support of Instruction won the ITC award for Outstanding Technical Support and Service. 

 

UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND

  • Named by Reuters to its list of 100 Most Innovative Universities, ranking the University System of Maryland at No. 54 as one collective institution. (September 2015)