Smith School - Recent Rankings

The Robert H. Smith School of Business has been recognized for academic and faculty excellence this fall, with the Financial Times, BusinessWeek and the Academic Ranking of World Universities all ranking Smith’s faculty, research and MBA programs for working professionals among the best in the nation and worldwide.

University of Maryland Ranks No. 16 in the World for Business, Economics Faculty and Research

The University of Maryland was recognized as No. 16 in the world for the strength of its faculty and quality of research in business and economics in the 2009 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) released Nov. 4. The rankings are compiled by the Center for World-Class Universities of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China. The University of Maryland also ranked No. 17 in the broader field of social sciences, which includes business and economics.

The overall rankings identify the leading 500 universities around the world and are widely referenced by the global university community. Institutions and broad fields have been ranked since 2003. This year the organization introduced subject rankings in chemistry, computer science, mathematics, physics and economics/business.

Financial Times Ranks Smith School Executive MBA Program Among Top in U.S.

The Executive MBA program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business places No. 21 among EMBA programs in the United States in the 2009 Financial Times executive education rankings, published today. In addition, the Smith School was ranked No. 50 in the world and No. 9 globally for faculty research, an area of strength for which the school is consistently recognized as a leader.

Smith Part-time MBA Program Ranked Among Nation's Best by BusinessWeek

The part-time MBA program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business was named among the best in the nation by BusinessWeek in the magazine’s 2009 ranking released Nov. 5.