US divided by the total number of undergraduate students. US divided by the total number of graduate students. Maryland has top-twenty ranked programs in engineering, computer science, physics, journalism, business, art history, economics, criminology, mathematics, oceanography, astronomy, education, agricultural economics and others. The University Honors Program was selected as one of the nation's nine best in ARCO's Guide to Ivy League Programs at State School Prices.
College Park has the state's largest concentration of academically talented students.
The university collaborates with more than 280 businesses through its Maryland Industrial Partnerships program. Maryland is the only university in the southeast quadrant of the United States to have both engineering and business programs ranked in the top twenty-five by U. S. News and World Report. The College of Education also ranks in the top 25.