Maryland Engineering celebrates this year's Top Source Schools for in-state talent to our undergraduate engineering programs. As a proud land grant public university, we are dedicated to serving our state by providing an exceptional engineering education that prepares students for success.
These high schools, and their excellent teachers and staff, are essential links in our pipeline for funneling in-state talent into our undergraduate engineering programs, which are ranked #22 among the country’s colleges and universities, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2026–27 rankings.
The Clark School is pleased to acknowledge and celebrate our Top 25 Engineering Source Schools* for 2026–2027:
| Name of High School | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Clarksburg High School | 16 |
| Montgomery Blair High School | 16 |
| Winston Churchill High School | 16 |
| Eleanor Roosevelt High School | 15 |
| Urbana High School | 13 |
| Eastern Technical High School | 13 |
| Richard Montgomery High School | 13 |
| Sherwood High School | 12 |
| Quince Orchard High School | 11 |
| Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School | 11 |
| Severna Park High School | 11 |
| Marriotts Ridge High School | 11 |
| Reservoir High School | 10 |
| Wheaton High School | 10 |
| Archbishop Spalding High School | 9 |
| Northwest High School | 9 |
| Charles Herbert Flowers High School | 9 |
| Poolesville High School | 9 |
| Centennial High School | 8 |
| Baltimore Polytechnic Institute | 8 |
| Mount Hebron High School | 7 |
| Rockville High School | 7 |
| Northern High School | 7 |
| Dulaney High School | 7 |
| North Point High School | 7 |
| Atholton High School | 7 |
| Seneca Valley High School | 7 |
| Paint Branch High School | 7 |
| Glenelg High School | 7 |
* Data collected October 15, 2026. Note that, owing to ties, there are 29 schools listed.