发展历史
1985年，在美国科学基金会的资助下，创办了一个名为“数学建模竞赛”（Mathematical Competition in Modeling 后改名Mathematical Contest in Modeling，简称MCM）一年一度的大学水平的竞赛，MCM的宗旨是鼓励大学师生对范围并不固定的各种实际问题予以阐明、分析并提出解法，通过这样一种结构鼓励师生积极参与并强调实现完整的模型构造的过程。它是一种彻底公开的竞赛，每年只有若干个来自不受限制的任何领域的实际问题，学生以三人组成一队的形式参赛，在三天（72小时）（近年改为四天，即96小时）内任选一题，完成该实际问题的数学建模的全过程，并就问题的重述、简化和假设及其合理性的论述、数学模型的建立和求解（及软件）、检验和改进、模型的优缺点及其可能的应用范围的自我评述等内容写出论文。由专家组成的评阅组进行评阅，评出优秀论文，并给予某种奖励，它只有唯一的禁律，就是在竞赛期间不得与队外任何人（包括指导教师）讨论赛题，但可以利用任何图书资料、互联网上的资料、任何类型的计算机和软件等，为充分发挥参赛学生的创造性提供了广阔的空间。第一届MCM时，就有美国70所大学90个队参加，到1992年已经有美国及其它一些国家的189所大学292个队参加，在某种意义下，已经成为一种国际性的竞赛，影响极其广泛。
赛题类型
美国大学生数学建模竞赛分为两种类型，MCM（Mathematical Contest In Modeling）和ICM，两种类型竞赛采用统一标准进行，竞赛题目出来之后，参数队伍通过美赛官网进行选题，一共分为6种题型。
奖项设置
基本奖项
说明：
Finalist 进入特等奖角逐未得到特等奖；
括号内数据来源于2019年美国大学生数学建模竞赛官网公布的数据，且Unsuccessful Participant 和Disqualified 不计入统计。
冠名奖项
冠名奖项由相应颁发机构在O奖论文中选取，冠名奖无高下之分，不要过分看重获奖比例。
比赛时间
美国大学生数学建模竞赛每年的比赛时间一般定在二月初，需要通过官方网站报名，因为美赛报名需要使用美元支付，没有国际支付能力的同学，也可以通过数模乐园平台完成报名，一般各大高校均会组织感兴趣的同学进行赛前培训以及报名、交费等事宜。
具体的比赛时间：
北京时间：2014年： 2月 7日 ——2月11日
北京时间：2015年：2月6日——2月10日
北京时间：2016年：1月29日——2月2日
北京时间：2017年：1月20日——1月24日
北京时间：2018年：2月9日——2月14日
北京时间：2019年：1月25日——1月29日
北京时间：2022年：2月18日——2月22日
(比赛以美国东部时间为准，其比北京时间晚了大约13个小时，也就是北京时间2月6日早上九时，美国东部时间是2月5日晚八时)
其实每一年的时间应该是固定的，但是由于该大赛有来自世界各个国家的大学生参赛，故偶尔会因为某些事而更改时间。像2013年美国大学生数学建模竞赛比赛时间起初安排在中国农历年的大年初一至大年初五四天三夜。后经中国方面协商更改与中国农历年小年左右。
历年特等奖名单
2016
2016MCM Problem( A /B /C)Results
The elevenOutstanding Winners of the continuous MCM (A /B /C) Problem are:
Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, IL, USA (Ben Fusaro Award)
Chongqing University, Chongqing, China (INFORMS Award)
Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai, China
Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China (SIAM Award)
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China (Frank Giordano Award)
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China (INFORMS Award)
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA (MAA Award)
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA (Two Sigma Award)
Wuhan University, Wuhan, China (SIAM Award)
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China (INFORMS Award)
2016MCM Problem ( C /D /F)Results
The Outstanding Winners of the continuous MCM( C /D /F)Problem are:
Brown University, USA
Chongqing University, China
Communication University of China, China
Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China,(INFORMS winner)
NC School of Science and Mathematics, USA,(Vilfredo Pareto Award)
NC School of Science and Mathematics, USA,(INFORMS winner)
Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
Renmin University of China, China
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA,(Leonhard Euler Award)
Shandong University, China
Sun Yat-Sen University, China, (INFORMS winner)
United States Military Academy, USA,(Rachel Carson Award)
University of Colorado Denver, USA
Xiamen University, China
2015
2015MCM Problem( A /B)Results
The elevenOutstanding Winners of the continuous MCM (A /B) Problem are:
Bethel University, Arden Hills, MN (MAA & Frank Giordano Award)
Central South University, China (Ben Fusaro Award)
Chongqing University, China (SIAM Award)
Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO (INFORMS Award)
Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
State University of New York, University at Buffalo,
Buffalo, NY (MAA Award)
Tsinghua University, China
University of Adelaide, Australia (INFORMS Award)
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO (SIAM Award)
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO
2015MCM Problem ( C /D)Results
The Outstanding Winners of the continuous MCM( C /D)Problem are:
Humboldt State University, (Rachel Carson Award)
NC School of Science and Mathematics, (INFORMS winner)
Xi'an Jiaotong University, China, (Leonhard Euler Award)
Zhejiang University, China
Xidian University, China
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
Tsinghua University, China
National University of Defense Technology, China
Also winning as a FINALIST is:
University of Colorado Denver, (Finalist), (INFORMS winner)
2014
2014 MCM Problem A Results
The SIX Outstanding Winners of the continuous MCM (A) Problem are:
Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
Tsinghua University, China — INFORMS & Ben Fusaro Award
Nanjing University, China
Zhejiang University, China— SIAM Prize Recipient
Beijing Normal University, China
Tufts University, MA — MAA Prize Recipient
2014 MCM Problem B Results
The SEVEN Outstanding Winners of the Discrete MCM (B) Problem are:
Chongqing University, China
University of International Business and Economics, China
Southeast University, China
Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China — Frank Giordano Award
Southwest University for Nationalities, China — SIAM Prize Recipient
College of Information Science and Engineering; Northeastern University, China
NC School of Science and Mathematics, NC — INFORMS & MAA Prize Recipient
2014 ICM Problem C Results
The six Outstanding Winners of the INTERDISCIPLINARY ICM (C) Problem are:
Southeast University, China — INFORMS Prize Recipient
National University of Defense Technology, China
Central University of Finance and Economics, China
Xidian University, China
Tsinghua University, China (2)
2013
2013 MCM Problem A Results
THE SIX OUTSTANDING WINNERS OF THE CONTINUOUS MCM (A) PROBLEM ARE:
Bethel University, MN — MAA Prize Recipient
Fudan University, China
Peking University, China
Shandong University, China — INFORMS Prize Recipient
Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
University of Colorado Boulder, CO — SIAM Prize Recipient
Tongji University, China — Ben Fusaro Award (Finalist)
2013 MCM Problem B Results
THE FIVE OUTSTANDING WINNERS OF THE DISCRETE MCM (B) PROBLEM ARE:
Beijing Univ. of Posts and Telecomm, China
Colorado College, CO — Frank Giordano Award
Nanjing University, China — INFORMS Prize Recipient
Tsinghua University, China — SIAM Prize Recipient
University of Colorado Boulder, CO — MAA Prize Recipient
2013 ICM Problem C Results
THE FIVE OUTSTANDING WINNERS OF THE INTERDISCIPLINARY ICM (C) PROBLEM ARE:
Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY
Peking University, China
SSE, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China — INFORMS Prize Recipient
Zhejiang University, China
其余年份
1985-94特等奖名单
Outstanding MCM Teams 1985–1994
Beloit College, WI 1991, 1994
California Institute of Technology, CA 1989
California Polytechnic State University, CA 1989, 1990
Calvin College, MI 1985, 1987
Colorado School of Mines, CO 1986
Cornell University, NY 1993
Drake University, IA 1988, 1989
Georgetown University, DC 1986
Grinnell College, IA 1986, 1994
Harvard University, MA 1988
Harvey Mudd College, CA 1985, 1986, 1986, 1989,
Hiram College, OH 1991
Humboldt State University, CA 1990
Moorhead State University, MN 1987
Mount St. Mary’s College, MD 1985, 1991
Nazareth College, NY 1993
New Mexico State University, NM 1985
North Carolina School of Science
and Mathematics, NC 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994
Ohio State University, OH 1989
Oklahoma State University, OK 1992
Pomona College, CA 1986, 1992
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY 1987
Ripon College, WI 1991
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, IN 1990
Southern Methodist University, TX 1985
Southern Oregon State University, OR 1990
U.S. Air Force Academy, CO 1990
U.S. Military Academy, NY 1988, 1993
University of Alaska Fairbanks, AK 1990, 1991, 1993
University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada 1994
University of California—Berkeley, CA 1986, 1993
University of Colorado—Boulder, CO 1992
University of Colorado—Denver, CO 1987
University of Dayton, OH 1989
University of North Carolina, NC 1994
University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1986, 1988, 1994
University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada 1991
Washington University, MO 1985, 1986, 1989, 1992
