The University of Maryland is an innovation engine.
For decades, UMD has fostered a thriving ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship, and is now well-recognized as one of the nation’s top spots for student entrepreneurship, ranked by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine as No. 4 for undergraduate and No. 15 for graduate education.
By the Numbers
By any measure, UMD stands among the preeminent universities in the country. We routinely appear at the top of rankings from U.S. News & World Report, Forbes, The Princeton Review and others. Our own counts—spanning facilities to faculty to Fulbright winners—make it even clearer: Maryland offers more.
#4
Among U.S. universities for undergraduate entrepreneurship
The Princeton Review/Entrepreneur magazine
#9
Among public universities for entrepreneurship
U.S. News & World Report
#5
Public ignition school
Fast Company
The results are all around us: from technologies we rely on every day to products and ideas that help keep our world turning, Terp innovations have helped change history.
Latest News
Post Grad
Alum’s device enables at-home tracking of cardio, lung problems.
Research
A new UMD-led study finds a powerful potential alternative to costly antivenoms.
Scientists Discover an Antidote to Lethal Snake Bites in the Reptiles’ Own Blood
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Campus & Community
UMD student team creates, installs motorized device for child with special needs
Therapy Swing Opens a New World of Play for Harford County Girl
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Admissions
Be a Terp!
Work and study among visionaries and innovators. Create the next world-changing technology or company. Tackle society’s grand challenges. Learn from top scholars and researchers. Join a community of inspiring students and faculty, all committed to doing good and shaking up the status quo.
Interested in becoming a University of Maryland student? This is where to start.
The future is here
The Future is Here.
Together, we lead Fearlessly Forward
UMD brings together top scientists and scholars near the nation’s capital to discover and innovate—advancing bold solutions to grand challenges like disease, energy technology and national security.
A Bold Research Enterprise
Arts for All unites arts with tech, science and more to spark creativity, dialogue, and action. It builds a culture of innovation, making UMD a leader in arts and tech to tackle big challenges through collaboration.
Artists & Creators
UMD embraces different voices, ideas, identities and experiences across our campus.
Diverse Perspectives & Backgrounds
UMD is changing teaching and learning to prepare tomorrow's leaders to adapt to the future of work.
Unmatched Learning Experiences
Academics
With over 100 undergraduate majors across 12 schools and colleges, we have at least one to match your interests, or can help you design your own. UMD also has one of the nation’s biggest and most robust graduate enterprises, housing more than 230 master’s, doctoral and certificate programs. Beyond innovative and engaging courses, students have infinite opportunities to learn beyond the classroom.
At UMD, the arts, the humanities and the sciences intersect to address vital societal issues and shed new light on the human experience.
UMD has one of the nation’s most successful athletics programs: Terps have racked up 47 national championships overall and 51 conference titles since joining the Big Ten in 2014. Fear the Turtle!
