UM's International Profile

The University of Maryland has long been a leader in providing higher education to students from around the world, and welcoming international guest to teach and do research. UM's large international population has been an important factor in Maryland's status as a leading land-grant, public research university.

According to US News and World Report the University of Maryland is 18th in the ranking of national public universities for 2009; the prestigious Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities rates UM 37th, globally.

Open Doors Survey Results

In rankings published by Open Doors, a national survey, UM is 26th among US research institutions in international student population, with 3,409 students for the 2007-8 academic year.

In addition, the College Park campus hosted approximately 1,500 international faculty and scholars in 2007-8 from more than 80 different countries (16th in the Open Doors survey). UM's international students come from 128 different countries.

Statistics are reported in OPEN DOORS 2008, the annual report on international education published by the Institute of International Education (IIE) in New York, with support from the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. For more information see http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/