Awards & Accolades

U.S. News and World Report (2023) 

• Best Regional Universities 
• Best Value School 
• Top Performers on Social Mobility
• Best Undergraduate Computer Science Program
• Best Undergraduate Teaching Program
• Campus Ethnic Diversity List

Colleges of Distinction (2022-23)

• National College of Distinction
• Maryland College of Distinction
• Program of Distinction: Nursing, BSN
• Program of Distinction: Business, B.A.
• Program of Distinction: Education, B.A.

Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education

• Best National Institution (2022)

Money Magazine

• Best Colleges in America (2022-23)
• Best Value College (2020-21)

Intelligent (2022)

• Best Colleges in Maryland

LendEdU

• Best Colleges for Financial Aid (2021)

University HQ

• Best Master's Degrees in Maryland (2022)

EDsmart

• Best Colleges and Universities in Maryland (2022)
• Best Colleges and Universities in Maryland (2020)

Nursing Schools Almanac

• Best Nursing Schools in Maryland (2021, 2020)

Plexuss Global Rankings

• #1 Best in Maryland Offering Criminal Justice Programs (2021)
• #3 Best in Maryland Offering Nursing Programs (2021)
• #4 Best in Maryland Offering Business Management Programs (2021)

Best Value Schools

• Best MBA Programs in Maryland (2021)

Washington Monthly College Guide

• Best Bang for Your Buck College (2019)
• Best Master's University (2019)

College Consensus

• Best Regional Universities (2019)

The Student Loan Report

• Top 10 percent in the country for being a most affordable college for freshmen with financial need (2021)
• Number Two in Maryland private colleges for lowest student loan debt per graduate (top 15 percent of all Maryland colleges) (2020)
• Top 10 percent in Maryland for the most overall Federal Work-Study financial aid awarded to its student body (2020)

Touching Lives Award

• Dr. Jennifer Cooper, Million Hearts Collaboration (2021-22)
• Dr. Drew Ferrier, Frederick Food Security Network (2020-21)

Frederick News-Post

• Winner in the Frederick News-Post’s “Best of the Best” college and university category (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021)

Frederick County Office of Economic Development

• Top 50 Most Innovative Businesses (2022)
• Top 50 Under 40: Susan Kolb, Ph.D. (2021)
• Top 50 Legacy Businesses (2020)
• Top 50 Best Workplaces (2019)
• Top 50 CEO's: Andrea Chapdelaine, Ph.D. (2018)

President Andrea Chapdelaine

• Top 50 CEO's, Frederick County of Economic Development (2019)
• The Daily Record's Top 100 Women in Maryland (2019)