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Facts and Rankings

FACTS & RANKINGS


Rankings

U.S. News & World Report 2024 Best Graduate Schools

  • Top 25 among graduate schools of education in 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