ings of UMB Schools and Programs U.S. News and World Report Best Graduate Schools Gregory C. Spengler, MPA Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness April 17, 2019
U.S. News and World Report Best Graduate Schools ings based on statistical data and reputation and updated every year (last update was March 2019) Medicine Law Nursing (annually since 2015) ings based only on reputation and updated every few years (last update in parentheses): Graduate Programs in the Sciences (2018) Pharmacy (2016) Physical Therapy (2016) Public Health (2019) Social Work (2019) 2
U.S. News Basis for ings School / Program Description of ing Reputation Statistical Medicine MD or DO Research (prior to 2018) Federal NIH only 40% 60% Research (2018) including non-nih & non-federal 30% 70% Research (2019) Federal NIH only 30% 70% Primary Care 40% 60% Specialties 100% Law Juris Doctor Day Program 40% 60% Evening Program (introduced 2009) 50% 50% Specialties 100% Nursing Master s Program 40% 60% Doctor of Nursing Practice Program (intro. 2016) 40% 60% Specialties and Nurse Anesthesia 100% Graduate Sciences PhD Programs 100% Pharmacy PharmD Program 100% Physical Therapy Master s / Doctorate Programs 100% Public Health Master s Program 100% Social Work Master s Program 100% 3
U.S. News Law Schools 192 law schools fully accredited by the American Bar Association were ranked for 2019 based on a weighted average of 12 measures of quality Law schools with provisional ABA approval (3) or on probation status (3) were not ranked. Three law schools in Puerto Rico were also excluded. ing categories Day Program Carey consistently ranks in the top quartile of all law schools, but has moved out of the top 50 for 2019 Evening Program ing introduced in 2009 and applied to 69 schools, Carey has been highly ranked, especially among public institutions Specialties The number of schools ranked in each specialty has been enlarged for 2019 so that Carey is now ranked in all 9 specialties, with 2 in the top 10. 4
U.S. News Carey Law School ings UM Carey School of Law 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Day Program 43 48 42 39 41 46 47 48 48 49 52 Public Only 20 25 20 18 19 22 25 24 24 26 27 Evening Program (2009) 6 5 8 9 6 7 5 5 4 5 4 Public Only 2 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 2 1 Specialties Clinical Training 8 9 6 5 5 11 5 7 7 6 7 Dispute Resolution - - - - - - - 15 18 13 13 Environmental Law 6 10 7 11 6 6 15 13 14 17 13 Health Care Law 2 2 3 3 4 1 2 4 2 6 6 Intellectual Property Law - - - - - - - - - - 69 International Law - - - - - - - - - - 71 Legal Writing - - - - - - - - - - 68 Tax Law - - - - - - - - - - 71 Trial Advocacy - - 8 8 - - 13 16 - - 43 5
U.S. News Law Day Program Indicators Category Indicator 2018 Value 2019 Value Weighting Quality Assessment Score (40%) Peer Assessment 2.9 / 5.0 3.0 / 5.0 25% Lawyers, Recruiters & Judges 3.1 / 5.0 2.9 / 5.0 15% Student Selectivity (25%) LSAT Scores Interquartile 153 159 154 161 12.5% Undergrad GPA Interquartile 3.29 3.67 3.28 3.70 10% Acceptance Rate 51.4% 47.7% 2.5% Placement Success (20%) Employment at Graduation 63.8% 58.7% 4% Employment at 10 Months 83.1% 76.2% 14% Bar Pass Rate First Time 77.8% 76.7% 2% Faculty Resources (15%) Expenditures per Student not available not available 9.75% Financial Aid per Student not available not available 1.5% Student / Faculty Ratio 6.0 to 1 4.3 to 1 3% Library Resources not available not available 0.75% 6
U.S. News Law Schools Day Program 2019 ing Peers School of Law Control Overall One Year Change Baylor University, Texas Private 48 Tie + 2 Public One Year Change Florida State University Public 48 Tie - 1 25 Tie - 1 Temple University (Beasley), Pennsylvania Public 48 Tie - 1 25 Tie - 1 Pepperdine University, California Private 51 * Southern Methodist University (Dedman), Texas Private 52 Tie - 2 Tulane University, Louisiana Private 52 Tie + 2 University of Connecticut Public 52 Tie - 2 27 Tie none University of Maryland (Carey) Public 52 Tie - 3 27 Tie - 1 University of Richmond, Virginia Private 52 Tie - 2 Yeshiva University (Cardozo), New York Private 52 Tie + 4 University of Nevada Las Vegas Public 58 + 1 29 + 2 * Pepperdine University (72 nd in 2017) was not ranked in 2018 due to a data reporting error by the school 7
U.S. News Law Evening Program Indicators Category Indicator 2019 Value 2019 Weighting Quality Assessment Score (50%) Peer Assessment 3.0 / 5.0 50% Student Selectivity (27.5%) LSAT Scores Interquartile 154 161 22.5% Part-time Focus Index (22.5%) Undergrad GPA Interquartile 3.28 3.70 5% Size of First Year Sections Size of First Year Small Sections % Part-time Students in Law Clinics % Part-time Students in Seminars % Part-time Students in Simulation Courses % Part-time Students in Field Placements % Part-time Students in Law Journals % Part-Time Students in Interschool Competition % Part-Time Students in Independent Study 8
U.S. News Law Schools Evening Program 2019 ing Peers School of Law Control Overall One Year Change Georgetown University, District of Columbia Private 1 none George Washington University, DC Private 2 none Fordham University, New York Private 3 none Public One Year Change George Mason University, Virginia Public 4 Tie none 1 Tie none University of Maryland (Carey) Public 4 Tie + 1 1 Tie + 1 Loyola Marymount University, California Private 6 + 1 Temple University (Beasley), Pennsylvania Public 7-1 3 none American University, District of Columbia Private 8-1 University of Houston, Texas Public 9-2 4 none 9
U.S. News - Medical Schools 120 schools of medicine were ranked out of 152 medical schools accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and 33 osteopathic schools accredited by the American Osteopathic Association 65% participation rate for most recent rankings (March 2019) ing categories Research Change in methodology helped UMB SOM in 2018 but reversion of methodology to prior standard (except for weighting) for 2019 returned UMB SOM to long term trend Primary Care Increase in percentage of graduates entering primary care helped UMB SOM improve ranking since 2018 Specialties Based completely on reputation, UMB SOM is not ranked in any medical specialties 10
U.S. News - Medical School ings UM School of Medicine 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Research 43 40 38 37 37 34 37 40 40 31 38 Public Only 18 17 15 14 15 13 15 17 16 12 16 Primary Care 42 46 49 71 58 40 52 65 44 21 23 Public Only 29 32 32 40 36 26 35 37 26 17 17 11
U.S News - Medical Schools Core Indicators Category Indicator 2017 2018 2019 Research 2017 Research 2018/19 Primary Care Quality Assessment Score out of 5.0 Value Value Value Percent Weighting Research, by Peers 3.3 3.3 3.3 20% 15% Research, by Residency Directors 3.2 3.3 3.4 20% 15% Primary Care, by Peers 3.2 3.2 3.3 25% Primary Care, by Residency Directors 3.4 3.5 3.6 15% Student Selectivity Median MCAT 511 512 513 13% 13% 9.75% Undergrad GPA 3.79 3.81 3.80 6% 6% 4.5% Acceptance Rate 6.9% 6.7% 6.6% 1% 1% 0.75% Ratio Faculty / Student 2.0 2.0 1.9 10% 10% 15% Share of Overall Score Weighting 70% 60% 70% 12
U.S. News - Medical Schools - Research Category Indicator 2017 2018 2019 2017 2018 2019 NIH Federal Research Activity Value Value Value Percent Weighting Dollars Awarded (Two Year Average $M) $129.9 $148.9 $172.4 15% 15% 25% Dollars Awarded per FT Basic Sciences and Clinical Faculty (Two Year Avg. $K) Non-NIH Federal Research Activity $103.7 $118.15 $136.9 15% 15% 15% Dollars Awarded (2017 $M) n/a 2.5% Dollars Awarded per FT Basic Sciences and Clinical Faculty (2017 $K) Non-Federal Research Activity n/a 2.5% Dollars Awarded (2017 $M) n/a 2.5% Dollars Awarded per FT Basic Sciences and Clinical Faculty (2017 $K) n/a 2.5% Total Research ing Weighting 30% 40% 40% 13
School of Medicine U.S. News - Medical Schools Research 2019 ing Peers Control Overall One Year Change Boston University, Massachusetts Private 30 Tie - 1 Public One Year Change Ohio State University Public 30 Tie + 2 12 Tie + 1 University of Alabama Birmingham Public 30 Tie + 2 12 Tie + 1 University of California - Davis Public 30 Tie + 9 12 Tie + 5 University of Colorado Public 30 Tie + 2 12 Tie + 1 University of Southern California (Keck) Private 30 Tie + 2 Brown University (Alpert), Rhode Island Private 36 Tie - 4 University of Rochester, New York Private 36 Tie - 4 University of Cincinnati, Ohio Public 38 Tie + 6 16 Tie + 5 University of Iowa (Carver) Public 38 Tie - 6 16 Tie - 3 University of Maryland School of Medicine Public 38 Tie - 7 16 Tie - 4 University of Utah Public 38 Tie + 3 16 Tie + 2 Yeshiva University (Einstein), New York Private 38 Tie + 1 14
U.S. News - Medical Schools Primary Care Residencies Indicator 2017 Value 2018 Value 2019 Value Percent Weighting Percentage of graduates entering primary care residencies in family practice, pediatrics and internal medicine (3 year average) 40% 44% 44% 30% Note: UM SOM considers primary care to include additional fields as shown in the pie chart 15
U.S. News - Medical Schools Primary Care 2019 ing Peers School of Medicine Control Overall One Year Change Harvard University, Massachusetts Private 17-5 Dartmouth College (Geisel), New Hampshire Private 18 Tie + 3 University of Chicago (Pritzker), Illinois Private 18 Tie + 21 Public One Year Change University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Public 18 Tie + 1 14 + 1 University of New Mexico Public 21 Tie - 1 15 Tie + 1 University of Utah Public 21 Tie + 5 15 Tie + 5 University of Maryland School of Medicine Public 23 Tie - 2 17 none University of Rochester, New York Private 23 Tie + 9 Vanderbilt University, Tennessee Private 23 Tie + 9 Brown University (Alpert), Rhode Island Private 26 Tie +13 Johns Hopkins University, Maryland Private 26 Tie none University of Iowa (Carver) Public 26 Tie - 5 18 Tie - 1 University of Virginia Public 26 Tie - 5 18 Tie - 1 16
U.S. News Nursing Schools ed nursing schools are fully accredited by either the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education or the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing 48% participation rate (279 out of 584) for most recent rankings (March 2019) ing categories Master s Program UM School of Nursing ranks 12 th, and is 4 th among public institutions Doctor of Nursing Program ing introduced in 2016, UM SON is ranked 6 th, and is 2 nd among public institutions Nursing Anesthesia Reported as a separate health discipline and ranked by reputation, UM SON was ranked 10 th in 2016 for schools with a master s or doctoral program Specialties UM SON is ranked by program directors and faculty in 6 of the 8 specialties, 4 of which are top 10 17
U.S. News Nursing School ings UM School of Nursing 2003 2007 2011 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Doctor of Nursing Practice (2016) 5 10 8 6 Master of Science 10 7 11 6 8 10 13 12 Nursing Anesthesia - 32 17 7 10 * * * Specialties Clinical Nurse Leader (2015) 1 1 1 2 2 Nursing Informatics (2015) 1 1 1 1 1 Nursing Administration 7 6 3 5 5 3 4 5 Nurse Practitioner - Family 12 5 9 5 8 7 9 11 NP Adult / Gero, Acute Care (2015) 8 8 6 3 7 NP Adult / Gero, Primary Care (2015) 4 8 9 10 11 NP Pediatric, Primary Care (2015) 14-11 10 - NP Psychiatric / Mental Health (2015) 8 11 9 6 - Note: Dates in parentheses indicate year ranking was introduced. * ing last updated in 2016 18
U.S. News Nursing Master s Indicators Category Indicator 2018 Value 2019 Value Weight Quality Assessment (40%) Peer Assessment of Master s Program 4.0 / 5.0 4.2 / 5.0 40% Student Selectivity (11.25%) Entering Master s Undergraduate GPA 3.35 3.43 5% Acceptance Rate in Master s Program 70.4% 58.4% 1.25% % Enrollment at Master s Level n/a n/a 1.25% Master s Degrees Awarded 181 217 3.75% Faculty Resources (23.75%) Master s Student / Faculty Ratio 1.4 : 1 1.5 : 1 5% Faculty with Doctoral Degree n/a n/a 5% Faculty Academic Achievement n/a n/a 3.75% Faculty Active in Nursing Practice 97% 96% 7.5% Master s Degrees per FTE Faculty n/a n/a 2.5% Research Activity (25%) Research Awards from NIH etc. $5,943,362 $3,871,334 7.5% Educational/Practical Initiative Awards $5,466,619 $4,413,804 7.5% Research Awards per FTE Faculty n/a n/a 5% Educ. & Pract. Initiative per FTE Faculty n/a n/a 5% 19
U.S. News Nursing DNP Indicators Category Indicator 2018 Value 2019 Value Weight Quality Assessment (40%) Peer Assessment of DNP Program 4.0 / 5.0 4.1 / 5.0 40% Student Selectivity (18.75%) Entering DNP Undergraduate GPA 3.43 3.4 5% Acceptance Rate into DNP Program 60% 62.2% 1.25% % Enrollment at DNP Level n/a n/a 6% DNP Degrees Awarded 49 95 6.5% Faculty Resources (26.25%) DNP Student / Faculty Ratio 1.4 : 1 1.6 : 1 4% Faculty with Doctoral Degree n/a n/a 5% Faculty Academic Achievement n/a n/a 3.75% Faculty Active in Nursing Practice 97% 96% 7.5% Master s Degrees per FTE Faculty n/a n/a 6% Research Activity (15%) Research Awards from NIH etc. $5,943,362 $3,871,334 4% Educational / Practical Initiative Awards $5,466,619 $4,413,804 4% Research Awards per FTE Faculty n/a n/a 3.5% Educ. & Pract. Initiative per FTE Faculty n/a n/a 3.5% 20
U.S. News Nursing Schools Master s Program 2019 ing Peers School of Nursing Control Overall One Year Change Public One Year Change Ohio State University Public 8 Tie + 8 2 Tie + 6 Rush University, Illinois Private 8 Tie + 10 University of Michigan Ann Arbor Public 8 Tie none 2 Tie + 1 Vanderbilt University, Tennessee Private 8 Tie + 6 New York University (Meyers) Private 12 Tie + 4 University of Maryland School of Nursing Public 12 Tie + 1 4 Tie + 2 University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Public 12 Tie - 5 4 Tie - 2 University of Washington Public 12 Tie - 7 4 Tie - 3 Case Western Reserve University, Ohio Private 16 Tie - 10 University of Illinois - Chicago Public 16 Tie + 2 7 + 2 21
School of Nursing U.S. News Nursing Schools DNP Program 2019 ing Peers Control Overall One Year Change Johns Hopkins University, Maryland Private 1 + 1 Duke University, North Carolina Private 2 Tie - 1 Rush University, Illinois Private 2 Tie + 2 Public One Year Change University of Washington Public 4-1 1 none Vanderbilt University, Tennessee Private 5 + 6 University of Maryland School of Nursing Public 6 + 2 2 + 1 University of Illinois - Chicago Public 7 + 5 3 + 2 Yale University, Connecticut Private 8 + 2 Columbia University, New York Private 9 Tie + 10 Emory University, Georgia Private 9 Tie - 4 University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Public 9 Tie + 4 4 Tie + 2 University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Public 9 Tie - 4 4 Tie - 2 22
U.S. News Other Schools and Programs UM School / Program 2000 2002 2004 2005 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2019 Pharmacy 8 9 17 9 Social Work 25 19 18 16 17 17 17 Physical Therapy - 16 15 19 28 Public Health 62 Graduate Sciences Biological Sciences 113 100 93 90 Chemistry - 107 106-23
U.S. News Pharmacy 2016 ing Peers School of Pharmacy Control Assessment Score Overall Public Ohio State University Public 4.2 6 Tie 6 Tie University of Illinois Chicago Public 4.2 6 Tie 6 Tie University of Kentucky Public 4.2 6 Tie 6 Tie Purdue University, Indiana Public 4.1 9 Tie 9 Tie University of Florida Public 4.1 9 Tie 9 Tie University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Public 4.1 9 Tie 9 Tie University of Pittsburgh Public 4.1 9 Tie 9 Tie University of Southern California Private 4.1 9 Tie University of Washington Public 4.1 9 Tie 9 Tie University of Wisconsin - Madison Public 4.1 9 Tie 9 Tie 24
U.S. News Social Work 2019 ing Peers School of Social Work Control Assessment Score Overall New York University Private 3.8 13 Tie Public Ohio State University Public 3.8 13 Tie 6 Tie University of California Los Angeles Public 3.8 13 Tie 6 Tie University of Wisconsin - Madison Public 3.8 13 Tie 6 Tie Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Jersey Public 3.7 17 Tie 9 Tie Smith College, Massachusetts Private 3.7 17 Tie University of Denver Private 3.7 17 Tie University of Maryland School of Social Work Public 3.7 17 Tie 9 Tie University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Public 3.7 17 Tie 9 Tie University of Georgia Public 3.6 22 Tie 12 Tie University of Houston Public 3.6 22 Tie 12 Tie University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Public 3.6 22 Tie 12 Tie 25
U.S. News Physical Therapy Peers (2016) The University of Maryland, Baltimore Physical Therapy program is one of eight programs receiving a reputational score of 3.3 out of 5.0 and ranked 28 th. The other seven: Medical University of South Carolina Regis University, Colorado Texas Women s University University of Kentucky University of Nebraska Medical Center University of Washington University of Wisconsin - Madison 26
U.S. News Public Health Peers (2019) U.S. News expanded 2019 rankings to include Public Health programs in addition to individual schools School of Medicine Department of Epidemiology and Public Health is one of nine programs ranked 62 nd for 2019 Bloomberg School of Public Health at JHU is ranked 1 st UM College Park School of Public Health is ranked 32 nd The other eight programs ranked 62 nd are: Baylor University Case Western Reserve University Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Thomas Jefferson University University of Oklahoma University of San Francisco University of Virginia 27
ings Tracked by Institutional Effectiveness Source of ing U.S. News and World Report Best Graduate Schools Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Research Expenditures Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research ings of NIH funding to US Medical Schools National Institutes of Health (NIH) Federal Fiscal Year Awards by Component of Domestic Higher Education National Science Foundation (NSF) Higher Education Research & Development Expenditures UMB Schools ed Law, Medicine (MD, Physical Therapy, Health), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work, and Graduate Sciences Medicine Medicine Basic Science and Clinical Departments Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy UMB Overall 28