Maryland Engineering: Top 10 Among Public Graduate Programs, 7 Years Running

For the seventh consecutive year, the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland ranks among the country’s top 10 public universities in graduate engineering programs, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2025–26 rankings.

Overall, Maryland Engineering ranked 18th for the second consecutive year among more than 200 public and private engineering schools.

Institution	Overall	Public
University of Maryland, College Park (A. James Clark School of Engineering)	18	10

“As an academic institution, we have a responsibility to educate and prepare engineers to contribute to society through the discovery of knowledge and its application to solutions that improve our world. That responsibility starts with a great engineering education, one that empowers our faculty and graduate students to pursue their passions and offers them the research opportunities, world-class facilities, and professional networks to do it. We are proud to see our graduate programs recognized amongst the best in the U.S.,” said Samuel Graham, dean of the Clark School. “Maryland Engineering prides itself on its legacy of research innovation and education, and looks forward to a bright future for our graduate programs.”

In addition to the Clark School’s top 10 ranking among public universities, all of the school’s individual graduate degree programs were ranked in the top 25 among publics; four were ranked in the top 10.

Individual Degree Program	Overall	Public
Aerospace	14	9
Bioengineering	28	12
Chemical & Biomolecular	34	21
Civil & Environmental	37	23
Computer	17	10
Electrical	18	10
Materials Science	27	16
Mechanical	17	9

In January 2025, the Clark School’s online graduate engineering program was ranked 9th among U.S. schools, the second year in a row it ranked among the top 10.

Among the Country's Most Dynamic, Respected Research Environments

Maryland Engineering has leading-edge expertise in health care, microelectronics, energy storage and production, autonomy, quantum technology, robotics, batteries, and more. The school also is home to industry-leading institutes and centers, including ones focused on industrial AI, transportation, biomedical devices, disaster resilience, and rotorcraft.

In January 2025, the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) and the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) announced a transformative $10 million gift from Edward and Jennifer St. John and the Edward St. John Foundation to launch the Edward & Jennifer St. John Center for Translational Engineering and Medicine, a collaboration allowing researchers to improve and customize clinical practice and diagnostic tools, develop new treatments to improve the patient-doctor experience, and empower patients to live healthier lives.

Other major activity and awards include:

Launching a new engineering artificial intelligence degree program focused on the analysis and design of intelligent engineered devices and systems.
Launching the Advanced Space Science and Technology Research Center to support existing research and new opportunities related to space science and engineering.

The U.S. National Science Foundation awarding six engineering schools, including the Clark School, $26 million to establish a new Gen-4 Engineering Research Center focused on reining in the environmental costs of refrigeration technologies.
The Midwest Microelectronics Consortium (MMEC) announcing $31 million for five technology development projects through Microelectronics Commons, including research in secure edge technologies that includes expertise from the Clark School.

World-Class Facilities

The Clark School is building a $214.4M interdisciplinary engineering building, Stanley R. Zupnik Hall, including space for cross-campus university institutes and external partners to understand and address the world’s most pressing challenges. The school is already home to some of the state’s signature entrepreneurial and research hubs, including the E.A. Fernandez IDEA (Innovate, Design and Engineer for America) Factory and the $86M Southern Maryland Autonomous Research and Technology (SMART) Building, offering unique resources for innovating the next generation of AI and autonomous systems.

Published April 8, 2025