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Best Colleges in Maryland

The strongest colleges and universities in Maryland, ranked by graduation rate and selectivity, with verified acceptance rates, net price, and test scores for this admissions cycle.

How this list is ranked

The strongest colleges and universities in Maryland, ranked by graduation rate and selectivity, with verified acceptance rates, net price, and test scores for this admissions cycle.

Schools on this list 40
Source Federal data, same records as every school page

Admit rate, net price, and SAT in the table are for context. Rank order follows the method above, not those columns.

Rank School Admit Net price SAT
1 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD 6.4% $18,809 1520-1570 See record
2 Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College Baltimore, MD 98% $11,673 - See record
3 United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD 9.3% - 1210-1410 See record
4 University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD 45% $15,678 1400-1530 See record
5 Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD 75% $30,574 1200-1370 See record
6 Maryland Institute College of Art Baltimore, MD 77% $42,729 1078-1305 See record
7 St. John's College Annapolis, MD 55% $45,597 1270-1440 See record
8 University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD 72% $16,467 1240-1420 See record
9 St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD 69% $18,441 1143-1340 See record
10 Towson University Towson, MD 82% $17,413 950-1235 See record
11 Stevenson University Owings Mills, MD 79% $26,505 - See record
12 Salisbury University Salisbury, MD 87% $17,743 1180-1320 See record
13 Washington College Chestertown, MD 57% $27,898 1140-1390 See record
14 Mount St. Mary's University Emmitsburg, MD 74% $22,655 1046-1280 See record
15 McDaniel College Westminster, MD 78% $21,916 - See record
16 Goucher College Baltimore, MD 78% $22,470 1090-1325 See record
17 Hood College Frederick, MD 78% $20,873 - See record
18 Notre Dame of Maryland University Baltimore, MD 82% $19,169 - See record
19 Frostburg State University Frostburg, MD 89% $16,715 - See record
20 Capitol Technology University Laurel, MD 74% $22,102 - See record
21 Morgan State University Baltimore, MD 82% $14,985 840-1070 See record
22 Bowie State University Bowie, MD 72% $19,298 - See record
23 University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD 79% $13,868 740-1330 See record
24 Strayer University-Maryland Suitland, MD - - - See record
25 University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD 96% $13,338 - See record
26 University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD - $22,063 - See record
27 Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore Baltimore, MD 100% $11,361 - See record
28 Washington Adventist University Takoma Park, MD 46% $18,526 860-1130 See record
29 Coppin State University Baltimore, MD 46% $9,977 880-1020 See record
30 Ner Israel Rabbinical College Baltimore, MD 66% $13,572 - See record
31 All-State Career-Baltimore Baltimore, MD - $18,233 - See record
32 Allegany College of Maryland Cumberland, MD - $8,819 - See record
33 Anne Arundel Community College Arnold, MD - $14,915 - See record
34 Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel Laurel, MD - $17,011 - See record
35 Aveda Institute-Maryland Bel Air, MD - $13,705 - See record
36 Award Beauty School Hagerstown, MD - $20,576 - See record
37 Baltimore Beauty & Barber School II Timonium, MD - $19,864 - See record
38 Baltimore City Community College Baltimore, MD - $15,987 - See record
39 Baltimore Studio of Hair Design Baltimore, MD - $17,140 - See record
40 Carroll Community College Westminster, MD - $2,725 - See record