University of Maryland, College Park
Founded: 1856, public land-grant research university
Location: College Park, Maryland — part of the DC-Baltimore metro area
Type: R1 research institution, flagship of the University System of Maryland
Size: Roughly 40,000 students (undergrad + grad)
Athletics: Member of the Big Ten, the Terrapins (Terps) compete in Division I
Academics: Strong in engineering (A. James Clark School of Engineering), computer science, journalism, and public policy; close proximity to federal agencies (NASA, NIH, NSA) fuels research partnerships
Robert H. Smith School of Business
Founded: 1921; renamed in 1998 after alumnus and benefactor Robert H. Smith Wikipedia
Rankings (2027 U.S. News grad rankings): Top-ranked business school in Maryland, and the top-ranked business school in both Baltimore and the Washington, D.C. region Maryland Smith
Specialty strengths (2026 U.S. News): No. 8 for information systems, No. 20 for supply chain, No. 21 for business analytics, No. 21 for marketing, No. 22 for entrepreneurship University of Maryland
Flex MBA: For working professionals — ranked No. 1 in Maryland, No. 2 in the region, and No. 11 nationally among public universities, now anchored by a new campus location in Baltimore Peninsula Maryland Smith
Positioning: Leans heavily into its DMV location — federal technology, government consulting, cybersecurity, and supply chain are noted as areas of particular strength given proximity to D.C.
Structure: One of 12 colleges/schools at UMD; offers undergrad, full-time and flex MBA, executive MBA, online MBA, business master’s, and PhD programs
