The annual National Science Foundation HERD Survey ranks the combined UMB/UMCP research enterprise No. 14 overall and No. 9 among public universities.
The University of Maryland’s expanding investment in high-impact research — work that improves lives in communities across the state, nation, and world — helped propel it to No. 14 among all U.S. institutions and No. 9 among public institutions in the National Science Foundation’s latest Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) survey, up from No. 18 overall and No. 11 among public institutions the previous year.
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) are linked as a single research enterprise in the HERD survey, the most widely recognized national benchmark for sponsored research activity, which ranked research and development spending at U.S. institutions in Fiscal Year 2024. This represents one of the highest rankings to date for the R1 (Carnegie Classification) research enterprise and record combined research expenditures exceeding $1.5 billion — an increase of more than $154 million from FY23.
“The growth of our research enterprise reflects the growing impact of our work together,” said Bruce E. Jarrell, MD, FACS, president of UMB. “Our researchers do more than advance knowledge in their fields; they work tirelessly to ensure that the discoveries they make improve the health and well-being of people worldwide. In this way, our ranking is much more than a scorecard, it is a testament to the critical importance of public higher education and research institutions here in Maryland.”