U.S. News Ranks Smith School’s Undergraduate Program Among Nation’s Best

College Park, Md. – August 22, 2008 — The undergraduate program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business is ranked No. 17 in the nation, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report college ranking report, “America’s Best Colleges 2009,” released today. The Smith School also ranked highly in a number of business specialty categories — with its Management Information Systems, Supply Chain Management and Entrepreneurship programs listed among the nation’s top 10 and a total of nine areas listed among the nation’s top 20. The Smith School’s specialty rankings include: 

• No. 5 – Management Information Systems
• No. 8 – Supply Chain Management/Logistics
• No. 9 – Entrepreneurship
• No. 11 – Quantitative Analysis
• No. 14 – Management
• No. 14 – International Business
• No. 16 – Production/Operations Management
• No. 15 – Finance
• No. 16 – Marketing 

“Our undergraduate program continues to stand out as an outstanding investment in top quality business management education,” said G. “Anand” Anandalingam, dean of the Robert H. Smith School of Business. “At Smith we go beyond the basics to provide students with unique learning experiences – teaching them how to think creatively and deal with uncertainty in a constantly changing business environment. We’re building future business leaders who also are ready to make an impact and contribution to society.” 

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 2008. 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; 38 percent of those surveyed responded. The complete rankings can be found at the U.S. News Web site.

About the University of Maryland’s 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 13 colleges and schools at the University of Maryland, College Park, the Smith School offers undergraduate, full-time and part-time MBA, executive MBA, executive 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.