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Top 20

The University of Maryland stands at No. 16 among U.S. public universities and has rose to No. 42 among national universities in 2025 rankings from U.S. News & World Report, its best-ever showing—and a 20-position leap since 2020.

#10

among public universities

Forbes’ America’s Top Colleges

Celebrating Excellence: UMD Achieves Highest-Ever Overall Ranking

By the Numbers

41K+

students (31K+ undergraduates)

12

colleges and schools

300+

degree programs

27

living-learning programs

9M

titles in 7 libraries and online

300+

study abroad destinations

#10

graduation rate among U.S. public universities

The Chronicle of Higher Education

69

colleges, schools and programs ranked in the top 25 nationwide

2025 U.S. News & World Report

Top-Ranked Academics

#13

among U.S. public institutions ranked as Best Global Schools

U.S. News & World Report

#16

public university and #42 overall

U.S. News & World Report

#11

among U.S. public universities and No. 58 overall

Academic Ranking of World Universities

#7

overall and No. 5 among public universities for undergraduate entrepreneurship

The Princeton Review/Entrepreneurship magazine

#13

among public universities with the best 6-year graduation rates for Pell Grant recipients

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Top 10

all-time producer of Gilman Scholarships (for international study)

Student Life

900+

student clubs, fraternities/sororities and sports

students from 50 states and 128 countries

2000+

students study abroad annually

Student volunteers help beautify the Pregnancy Aid Center by mulching during Good Neighbor Day in 2025. The annual service event is just one of the many ways UMD engages surrounding communities.

Community Engagement

The University of Maryland in 2026 earned the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, the leading national framework for recognizing how higher education institutions partner with communities to create meaningful, mutually beneficial impact.

The Facts on Research

UMD brings together world-class scientists and scholars in an unbeatable location near the nation's capital to discover and innovate solutions to the grand challenges of our time.

$1.5B

combined research expenditures with the University of Maryland, Baltimore (FY24)

#9

among U.S. public institutions and No. 14 overall for research and development spending

National Science Foundation's Higher Education Research and Development Survey

#10

among U.S. public institutions for patents awarded in 2025, along with other USM institutions

National Academy of Inventors and Intellectual Property Owners Association

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110

members of the National Academies

6

Pulitzer Prize winners

2

Nobel laureates

1

Emmy winner

Award-Winning Faculty

Our renowned faculty push the boundaries of knowledge, make important contributions to their fields and bring that commitment to excellence into their teaching.