For Students
Innovation and entrepreneurship resources can be found campus-wide as there are opportunities for students from every major to learn, engage, practice, and apply innovation and entrepreneurship skills. There are classes, programs, clubs, consulting groups, maker spaces, hackathons, accelerators, internships, mentors, pitch competitions, funding, and more. If you have a fearless idea, you can launch it at UMD. Start your entrepreneurial journey by checking out the Student Founders page.
Top 10
According to The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine 2026 rankings, UMD placed No. 7 across all institutions and No. 5 among public universities for undergraduate entrepreneurship studies; marking Maryland’s 11th straight year in the top 10 of this annual list.