Maryland has 28 colleges with published admissions data — 12 public and 16 private. Acceptance rates range from 6% to 100%, with Johns Hopkins University admitting the smallest share of applicants. The median net price — what students actually pay after grants — is $18,526 a year. Median earnings ten years after enrolling are $61,515.
Average annual net price after grants.
Graduate earnings relative to one year's net price.
Median earnings 10 years after entering.
Share finishing within six years.
| College | Acceptance | SAT range | In-state tuition | Net price | Earnings | Grad rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins University | 6% | 1520–1570 | $65,230 | $18,809 | $87,555 | 94% |
| United States Naval Academy | 9% | 1210–1410 | — | — | — | 93% |
| University of Maryland-College Park | 45% | 1400–1530 | $11,809 | $15,678 | $82,860 | 89% |
| Coppin State University | 46% | 880–1020 | $7,100 | $9,977 | $46,490 | 26% |
| Washington Adventist University | 46% | 860–1130 | $26,604 | $18,526 | $64,249 | 29% |
| St. John's College | 55% | 1270–1440 | $40,684 | $45,597 | $51,584 | 71% |
| Washington College | 57% | 1140–1390 | $55,326 | $27,898 | $65,518 | 65% |
| Ner Israel Rabbinical College | 66% | — | $10,600 | $13,572 | $66,330 | 24% |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | 69% | 1143–1340 | $15,298 | $18,441 | $60,110 | 70% |
| University of Maryland-Baltimore County | 72% | 1240–1420 | $13,256 | $16,467 | $69,960 | 70% |
| Bowie State University | 72% | — | $9,218 | $19,298 | $54,537 | 38% |
| Mount St. Mary's University | 74% | 1046–1280 | $48,630 | $22,655 | $64,072 | 65% |
| Capitol Technology University | 74% | — | $27,592 | $22,102 | $85,035 | 43% |
| Loyola University Maryland | 76% | 1200–1370 | $57,150 | $30,574 | $82,652 | 79% |
| Maryland Institute College of Art | 77% | 1078–1305 | $56,800 | $42,729 | $45,212 | 72% |
| Goucher College | 78% | 1090–1325 | $53,350 | $22,470 | $53,023 | 57% |
| Hood College | 78% | — | $47,700 | $20,873 | $57,089 | 57% |
| McDaniel College | 78% | — | $52,081 | $21,916 | $60,663 | 63% |
| University of Baltimore | 79% | 740–1330 | $9,992 | $13,868 | $61,335 | 38% |
| Stevenson University | 79% | — | $40,560 | $26,505 | $62,079 | 69% |
| Towson University | 82% | 950–1235 | $11,728 | $17,413 | $64,390 | 70% |
| Morgan State University | 82% | 840–1070 | $8,229 | $14,985 | $50,698 | 41% |
| Notre Dame of Maryland University | 82% | — | $43,360 | $19,169 | $65,344 | 50% |
| Salisbury University | 88% | 1180–1320 | $11,084 | $17,743 | $61,515 | 68% |
| Frostburg State University | 89% | — | $10,220 | $16,715 | $55,493 | 50% |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 96% | — | $9,076 | $13,338 | $47,697 | 35% |
| Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College | 98% | — | $9,780 | $11,673 | — | 100% |
| Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore | 100% | — | $13,100 | $11,361 | — | 32% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Net price is the average annual cost after grants for students receiving federal aid. Earnings are median earnings 10 years after entering. A dash means the figure isn’t published for that school.
Coppin State University has the lowest average net price in Maryland at $9,977 a year after grants and scholarships. Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore ($11,361) is next.
Students who enrolled at Johns Hopkins University report median earnings of $87,555 ten years after entering.
Maryland has 28 colleges with published admissions data — 12 public and 16 private. Acceptance rates range from 6% to 100%.
The median in-state tuition at public colleges in Maryland is $10,220 a year, before room, board and other costs.
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