U.S. News Ranks Smith School’s Undergraduate Program Among Nation’s Best
Smith School listed among top 10 in Information Systems,
Supply Chain Management, Management specialty categories

College Park, Md. – September 13, 2011 – The undergraduate business program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business is ranked No. 20 in the nation in the latest edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges,” published today. The Smith School placed 9th among public universities and also ranked highly in a number of business specialty categories. Smith’s Management Information Systems, and Supply Chain Management/Logistics, and Management programs are listed among the nation’s top 10 and a total of six areas listed among the nation’s top 20. The Smith School’s specialty rankings are:

No. 7 – Management Information Systems
No. 9 – Supply Chain Management/Logistics
No. 10 – Management
No. 15– Entrepreneurship
No. 18 – Finance
No. 19 – Marketing

The U.S. News & World Report rankings are based solely on a spring 2011 survey of deans and senior faculty at all undergraduate business programs accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Participants were asked to rate the quality of programs with which they are familiar and 41.7 percent of those surveyed responded. As part of the survey, deans and faculty were asked to nominate the 10 best programs in a number specialty areas, from which the specialty rankings are derived.

The U.S. News program rankings are published in the “Best College 2012” guide and can be found at http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/business.

About the Robert H. Smith School of Business
The Robert H. Smith School of Business is an internationally recognized leader in management education and research. One of 12 colleges and schools at the University of Maryland, College Park, the Smith School offers undergraduate, full-time and part-time MBA, executive MBA, MS in business, PhD and executive education programs, as well as outreach services to the corporate community. The school offers its degree, custom and certification programs in learning locations in North America and Asia.