Education was one of 12 academic disciplines at the University of Maryland that ranked in the global top 50 in the 2026 ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, released Tuesday. UMD’s education programs were ranked No. 44 globally.
The ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects evaluates universities across 57 disciplines, using objective indicators grouped into five categories: world-class faculty, world-class research output, high-quality research, research impact and international collaboration. The 2026 edition assessed nearly 2,000 universities from 100 countries and regions.
UMD is also ranked among the world’s leading universities in ShanghaiRanking’s 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities, placing in the top 2% of more than 2,500 universities worldwide and No. 13 among U.S. public institutions.
This ranking adds to the university’s list of global recognitions, including ranking among the top 0.5% of universities in the world — and in the top 25 among U.S. public universities — in the 2026 Center for World University Rankings Global 2000 list. In U.S. News & World Report’s 2026-27 Best Global Universities rankings, UMD placed among the top 4% of universities worldwide, No. 13 among public U.S. institutions and No. 32 overall nationally.
This article is adapted from a story that first appeared in Maryland Today.
