U.S. News Ranks Smith Schools Undergraduate Program Among Nations Best

College Park, Md. August 18, 2006 - The undergraduate program at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business is ranked among the best in the nation with the school ranked as No. 18 in the United States according to the latest U.S. News & World Report college ranking report released on August 18, 2006. The Smith School also scored highly in a number of business specialty categories with its management information systems, supply chain management and entrepreneurship programs listed among the nations top 10 and with a total of five areas listed among the nations top 15.

We're pleased to see the Smith School's undergraduate program among the nations best, said Howard Frank, dean of the University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business. It is especially noteworthy to see the school recognized in virtually all of its key areas including marketing, finance, management, information technology, supply chain management, entrepreneurship and international business.

The Smith School's specialty rankings include:

• No. 6 Management Information Systems
• No. 6 Supply Chain Management/Logistics
• No. 10 Entrepreneurship
• No. 13 Quantitative Analysis
• No. 14 Management
• No. 16 Production/Operations Management
• No. 17 Finance
• No. 18 Marketing
• No. 22 International Business

The U.S. News rankings report is based on surveyed 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 2006. 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; 45 percent of those surveyed responded. The complete rankings can be found at the U.S. News Web site.

About the University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business
The Robert H. Smith School of Business is an internationally recognized leader in management education and research for the digital economy. One of 13 colleges and schools at the University of Maryland, College Park, the Smith School offers undergraduate, full-time and part-time MBA, Executive MBA, MS 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 on three continents North America, Europe and Asia.