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Statue base says "Testudo"" slot="image" style="object-position: 50% 50%;" /> </umd-element-hero> <section id="section-14016" class="umd-layout-vertical-landing" > <umd-element-sticky-columns class="umd-lock"> <div slot="sticky-column"> <div > <h2 class="umd-sans-largest-uppercase mb-md"> Top 50 </h2> <div class="umd-rich-text mb-sm mb-sm"> <p>The University of Maryland has risen to No. 44 among national universities in 2025 rankings from <i>U.S. News & World Report</i>, its best-ever showing鈥攁nd a 20-position leap since 2020.</p> </div> <div class="umd-grid-row-mobile-tablet"> <umd-element-call-to-action type="secondary" size="standard"> <a href="https://today.umd.edu/umd-climbs-to-no-17-among-public-universities-in-u-s-news-ranking" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" aria-label="Read more about University of Maryland's national rankings"> <span aria-hidden="true">Read more</span> </a> </umd-element-call-to-action> </div> </div> </div> <div slot="static-column"> <div class="umd-grid-gap-stacked"> <umd-element-stat size="large" has-line> <h2 slot="stat"> #12 </h2> <div slot="text"> <p>among public universities</p> </div> <div slot="sub-text"> <p><i>Forbes鈥櫬燗merica鈥檚 Top Colleges</i></p> </div> </umd-element-stat> </div> </div> </umd-element-sticky-columns> </section> <section id="example-embed" class="umd-layout-vertical-landing" > <div class="umd-lock-smaller"> <figure class="umd-media-with-caption w-full self-start"> <div class="umd-embed-video"> <iframe type="text/html" id="embed-12200" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8TrcafsUVJQ" title="Celebrating Excellence: UMD Achieves Highest-Ever Overall Ranking" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" frameborder="0"></iframe> </div> </figure> </div> </section> <section id="section-1992" class="umd-layout-vertical-landing" > <umd-element-section-intro class="umd-layout-vertical-landing-child umd-lock-extra-small"> <h2 slot="headline"> By the Numbers </h2> </umd-element-section-intro> <div class="umd-lock-smaller"> <div class="umd-grid-gap-three"> <umd-element-stat has-line> <h2 slot="stat"> 40K+ </h2> <div slot="text"> <p>students (30K+ undergraduates)</p> </div> </umd-element-stat> <umd-element-stat has-line> <h2 slot="stat"> 12 </h2> <div slot="text"> <p>colleges and schools</p> </div> </umd-element-stat> <umd-element-stat has-line> <h2 slot="stat"> 300+ </h2> <div slot="text"> <p>degree programs</p> </div> </umd-element-stat> <umd-element-stat has-line> <h2 slot="stat"> 27 </h2> <div slot="text"> <p>living-learning programs</p> </div> </umd-element-stat> <umd-element-stat has-line> <h2 slot="stat"> 9M </h2> <div slot="text"> <p>titles in 7 libraries and online</p> </div> </umd-element-stat> <umd-element-stat has-line> <h2 slot="stat"> 300+ </h2> <div slot="text"> <p>study abroad destinations</p> </div> </umd-element-stat> </div> </div> </section> <section id="section-1994" class="umd-layout-vertical-landing" > <umd-element-pathway image-position="left" 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