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#14

Most innovative university (UMBC)

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County ranks 14th most innovative among national universities and 15th best for undergraduate teaching.

#15

Best city for entrepreneurs (Baltimore)

#17

Graduate computer science (University of Maryland)

#17

Graduate mechanical engineering (University of Maryland)

#20

Healthiest community in the nation (Howard County)

According to a ranking of nearly 3,000 counties on 92 indicators that drive community health, Howard County ranks twentieth among the healthiest communities in the nation.

#25

Best city for people with disabilities (Columbia)

WalletHub ranked Columbia, Maryland twenty-fifth when comparing more than 180 most populated cities across 33 key indicators of disability-friendliness. The data set ranged from physicians per capita to the rate of workers with disabilities to park accessibility.

2

Forbes “New Ivies”

According to Forbes, Maryland is home to two of the 20 “New Ivies”: higher education institutes producing some of the most high achieving graduates. UMD College Park and Johns Hopkins University make Maryland one of only four states with at least two New Ivies.

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Counties among the top 25 large counties in the nation for median household income

Maryland is home to three of the top 25 large counties in the nation for median household income. Howard County ranks 7th ($140,971), Calvert ranks 19th ($128,078), and Montgomery ranks 23rd ($125,583) among more than 800 counties with a population of 65,000 or greater.

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Maryland cities among the top 10 most diverse

Four Maryland communities, Germantown (1st), Gaithersburg (3rd), and Silverspring (4th), and Rockville (9th) are some of the most diverse cities in the U.S. according to a 2024 analysis of 500 cities by WalletHub. The ranking is based on an index of socioeconomic, cultural, economic, household and religious diversity. .

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International offices around the globe