College Park, Md. – September 15, 2016 – The undergraduate business program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business is ranked No. 19 in the nation in the latest edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges.” The Smith School tied for 10th among public universities. Smith’s Management Information Systems ranked No. 10 in the nation and the Supply Chain Management/Logistics programs came in at No. 11 in the publication’s specialty rankings.
The U.S. News & World Report rankings are based solely on a spring 2016 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 38 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 MBA program rankings are published in the “Best College 2017” guide and can be found at colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/business.
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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 business education and cutting-edge research. The school’s world-class faculty facilitate experiential learning opportunities rooted in the real world. Smith students learn to think like entrepreneurs, prepared to drive positive impact. The school offers undergraduate, online and on-campus business master's, full-time, part-time, online and executive MBA, plus PhD and DBA degree programs, and non-degree and executive education programs. Where Smith leads, the future follows.