Here’s how Baltimore’s universities measured up in the 2022 US News & World Report rankings

Earlier this week, U.S. News & World Report released its 2022 Best Colleges rankings of undergraduate programs.

The report looks at a school’s outcomes as racked through six main categories: student outcomes, faculty resources, expert opinion, financial resources, student excellence and alumni giving. Experts in academia also weigh in, which factors about 20% into the overall score.

(As noted by Technical.ly’s Pittsburgh reporter Sophie Burkholder: Though the reliability and merit of these rankings has long been called into question by some education experts in the past, they still drive interest in universities for prospective students, and can call attention to the successes of individual programs or majors within each school.)

John Hopkins University was top of the pack locally, making the top ten of national universities. University of Maryland, Baltimore County was in the top ten for the best undergraduate teaching and Loyola University Maryland was ranked the best college in the nation for veterans.

Hopkins’ high performance probably isn’t a surprise to anyone in Baltimore, but it is worth noting that other universities in Baltimore have strengths in areas that exceed not just Hopkins but most in the nation.

This is how Baltimore’s universities fared.

John Hopkins University

The highest ranked university nationally in Baltimore.

• #9 in National Universities
• #42 in Best Undergraduate Teaching
• #16 in Best Value Schools

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

• #162 in National Universities
• #99 in Best Colleges for Veterans
• #6 in Best Undergraduate Teaching

• #196 in National Universities
• #128 in Best Colleges for Veterans
• #173 in Best Value Schools

Morgan State University

• #299-#391 in National Universities
• #72 in Top Performers on Social Mobility
• #156-#209 in Top Public Schools

University of Maryland, Baltimore

• #271 in Best Global Universities
• #54 in Global Infectious Diseases Programs
• #60 in Global Microbiology Programs
• #66 in Global Surgery Programs
• #77 in Global Immunology Programs
• #97 in Global Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging Programs

Coppin State University

• #131-#171 in Regional Universities North
• #82 in Top Performers on Social Mobility
• #47-#61 in Top Public Schools

University of Baltimore

• #109 in Regional Universities North
• #111 in Top Performers on Social Mobility
• #36 in Top Public Schools

Loyola University Maryland

• #4 in Regional Universities North
• #1 in Best Colleges for Veterans
• #6 in Best Undergraduate Teaching

Donte Kirby is a 2020-2022 corps member for Report for America, an initiative of The Groundtruth Project that pairs young journalists with local newsrooms. This position is supported by the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation.