Facts and Rankings
FACTS & RANKINGS
Rankings
U.S. News & World Report 2024 Best Graduate Schools
- Top 25 among graduate schools of educationin the U.S.
- No. 1 public graduate school of education in Maryland
- No. 16 public graduate school of education in the U.S.
All nine speciality programs are ranked in the top 25 nationwide:
- No. 3 - Student Counseling and Personnel Services
- No. 4 - Educational Psychology
- No. 11 - Curriculum and Instruction
- No. 11 - Higher Education Administration
- No. 12 - Special Education
- No. 16 - Education Policy
- No. 16 - Elementary Teacher Education
- No. 18 - Secondary Teacher Education
- No. 21 - Educational Administration and Supervision
Academics
3 departments
15 research centers
25+ research labs
75+ academic programs
21 average class size
5:1 student/faculty ratio
Faculty
255 faculty members
6 National Academy of Education Members
2 NSF Early Career Awards
4 Fulbright Scholars
2 U.S. Department of Education SEED Grants
1 American Academy of Arts and Sciences Member
1 American Association for the Advancement of Science Member
5 AERA Fellows
1 Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship
Student Life
1,321 students
12% first-generation students
42.9% students of color
29 countries and 37 states represented
12 student organizations
87.2% graduation rate
93% of graduates are employed or in graduate school six months after graduation
Research and Impact
$19M in research awards in FY22
Additional Facts
104 years of excellence
40,000 alums
*Last updated August 2024