Smith School of Business – University of Maryland
The Robert H. Smith School of Business (Smith School) is the business school at the University of Maryland, College Park, a public research university in College Park, Maryland. The school was named after alumnus Robert H. Smith. One of 12 colleges and schools at the university’s main campus, the Smith School offers programs at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. It is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) to award bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees.
The Smith School offers programs at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, including Bachelor’s degrees, Master’s degree, and PhDs. Degrees are offered in traditional business school majors such as Accounting and Finance. However, for certain concentrations often offered by standalone business colleges (e.g., Economics), University of Maryland (UMD) instead offers those programs and associated degrees in a different sister school within the university.

Information Systems
#9 in the US for information systems (US News 2021)
#10 in the US for information systems (US News 2020)
#28 in the US (Businessweek, 2021)
#35 in the world (Economist, 2021)
#40 in the US (US News, 2020)
#42 in the US (US News, 2021)
#52 in the world (Financial Times, 2021)
Percent of Hires in Each Industry:
Technology 27.5%
Consulting 20.0%
Financial 12.5%
Median Starting Salary per industry:
Consulting – $126K
Financial – $120K
Technology – $110K
Consumer – $103K
Average GPA: 3.23
Average GMAT: 640
Average work experience: 6 years
Women: 45%
Program: Full-time MBA
Duration: 2 years
Class size: 120
Location: College Park, Md