NEWS RELEASE: August 18, 2010 U.S. News Ranks Smith School’s Undergraduate Program Among Nation’s Best

College Park, Md. – August 17, 2010 — The undergraduate program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business is ranked No. 19 in the nation, according to the latest U.S.News & World Report college ranking report, “America’s Best Colleges 2011,” released today. The Smith School placed 10th 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 25. The Smith School’s specialty rankings are:

• No. 6 – Management Information Systems
• No. 8 – Supply Chain Management/Logistics
• No. 10 – Management
• No. 12– Entrepreneurship
• No. 13 – Marketing
• No. 25 – Finance

The U.S. News rankings report is based on a survey of deans and senior faculty at undergraduate business programs accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Deans and faculty were surveyed in spring 2010. Participants were asked to rate the quality of all programs they are familiar with on a scale of 1 (marginal) to 5 (distinguished). The rankings are based solely on this survey; 42 percent of those surveyed responded. The complete rankings can be found online.