UMD Recognized With Top-10 Ranking for Entrepreneurship and APLU Award for Innovation
The University of Maryland has again been recognized as a national leader in innovation and entrepreneurship, earning a top-10 spot in The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine’s annual ranking of the best schools for student entrepreneurship and receiving the APLU 2025 Innovation & Economic Prosperity Innovation Award.
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