Colleges in Maryland
This page aggregates every Title IV–eligible college and university with a primary campus in Maryland, drawing from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, IPEDS institutional reports, and de-identified IRS earnings linkage for federal-aid recipients. Coverage includes public flagships, regional comprehensives, community and technical colleges, private nonprofit institutions, and for-profit schools.
The state-aggregate statistics below include all reporting institutions in Maryland as a single denominator — community colleges, public universities, private nonprofits, and for-profit institutions are pooled. State averages are therefore useful for high-level framing (in-state tuition is X, average admission rate is Y, average earnings are Z) but should not be read as representative of any specific sector or institution. Drill into individual school profiles for the full picture: admissions, costs (sticker and net), federal-aid usage, completion, retention, demographics, and earnings outcomes 6 and 10 years after enrollment.
The most-recent Scorecard release is from September 2024. Tuition figures reflect institutional reports for the 2022–23 academic year and may differ from current-year prices. Earnings data has an inherent lag — the 10-year earnings horizon reflects students who enrolled approximately a decade prior to the data publication, as the IRS-matching process requires time to accumulate post-enrollment income.
Largest Colleges in Maryland by Enrollment
Highest Earnings 10-Year Median — Maryland
What the IPEDS Data Shows for Colleges in Maryland
Maryland has 77 Title IV-participating postsecondary institutions in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), the federal directory that captures every college eligible to award federal student aid. The ownership mix is 30 public institutions, 0 private nonprofits, and 0 private for-profit schools — a structural split that drives most of the tuition variation visible in the table below. Public institutions typically report substantially lower in-state tuition because state appropriations subsidize the published price, while private nonprofits often show higher sticker prices that are partially offset by institutional aid.
Cost and selectivity signals vary widely even within a single state. The average in-state tuition across Maryland institutions is $18,770, and the average admission rate (weighted by institutions that report one) sits at 69.7%. Admission rates from IPEDS exclude open-enrollment institutions, which is why community colleges and many for-profits show as unreported rather than at 100 percent. Looking at the table, the acceptance-rate column is blank for schools that don’t screen applicants, a meaningful distinction when evaluating selectivity alongside earnings.
Post-graduation outcomes tie cost to return. Graduates of Maryland colleges earn a mean of $46,393 ten years after enrollment, based on U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal aid applicants through the College Scorecard data file. Because earnings depend heavily on field of study and local labor markets, state-level averages should be read alongside each school’s program mix. The table sorts every institution with reported IPEDS enrollment so prospective students can compare acceptance rates, enrollment scale, and median earnings side by side rather than relying on third-party rankings.
All Schools in Maryland
| School Name | City | Type | Enrollment | Acceptance Rate | 10yr Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Maryland Global Campus | Adelphi | Public | 49,664 | — | $65,287 |
| University of Maryland-College Park | College Park | Public | 30,760 | 44.8% | $82,860 |
| Towson University | Towson | Public | 16,136 | 82.0% | $64,390 |
| Community College of Baltimore County | Baltimore | Public | 13,872 | — | $43,729 |
| Montgomery College | Rockville | Public | 13,773 | — | $50,159 |
| University of Maryland-Baltimore County | Baltimore | Public | 10,701 | 72.4% | $69,960 |
| Morgan State University | Baltimore | Public | 9,019 | 82.2% | $50,698 |
| Anne Arundel Community College | Arnold | Public | 8,997 | — | $46,219 |
| Prince George's Community College | Largo | Public | 8,815 | — | $47,548 |
| Howard Community College | Columbia | Public | 6,649 | — | $49,020 |
| Salisbury University | Salisbury | Public | 6,057 | 87.5% | $61,515 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore | Private Nonprofit | 5,693 | 6.4% | $87,555 |
| Bowie State University | Bowie | Public | 5,043 | 72.4% | $54,537 |
| College of Southern Maryland | La Plata | Public | 4,512 | — | $44,435 |
| United States Naval Academy | Annapolis | Public | 4,474 | 9.3% | — |
| Frederick Community College | Frederick | Public | 4,203 | — | $46,449 |
| Loyola University Maryland | Baltimore | Private Nonprofit | 3,869 | 75.5% | $82,652 |
| Baltimore City Community College | Baltimore | Public | 3,700 | — | $36,025 |
| Harford Community College | Bel Air | Public | 3,696 | — | $44,608 |
| Stevenson University | Owings Mills | Private Nonprofit | 3,102 | 78.9% | $62,079 |
| Hagerstown Community College | Hagerstown | Public | 2,948 | — | $41,615 |
| Frostburg State University | Frostburg | Public | 2,909 | 89.2% | $55,493 |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore | Princess Anne | Public | 2,391 | 96.4% | $47,697 |
| Wor-Wic Community College | Salisbury | Public | 2,169 | — | $36,748 |
| Carroll Community College | Westminster | Public | 1,990 | — | $44,349 |
| Coppin State University | Baltimore | Public | 1,844 | 45.8% | $46,490 |
| Allegany College of Maryland | Cumberland | Public | 1,831 | — | $38,476 |
| Mount St. Mary's University | Emmitsburg | Private Nonprofit | 1,768 | 73.8% | $64,072 |
| McDaniel College | Westminster | Private Nonprofit | 1,617 | 77.9% | $60,663 |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | St. Mary's City | Public | 1,603 | 68.6% | $60,110 |
| Cecil College | North East | Public | 1,363 | — | $43,952 |
| Chesapeake College | Wye Mills | Public | 1,320 | — | $36,301 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia | Columbia | Private For-Profit | 1,258 | — | $38,683 |
| Hood College | Frederick | Private Nonprofit | 1,194 | 77.8% | $57,089 |
| Maryland Institute College of Art | Baltimore | Private Nonprofit | 1,189 | 76.8% | $45,212 |
| University of Baltimore | Baltimore | Public | 1,133 | 78.7% | $61,335 |
| Strayer University-Maryland | Suitland | Private For-Profit | 1,043 | — | $40,092 |
| Goucher College | Baltimore | Private Nonprofit | 964 | 77.7% | $53,023 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore | Baltimore | Public | 958 | — | $88,174 |
| Washington College | Chestertown | Private Nonprofit | 891 | 56.9% | $65,518 |
| SANS Technology Institute | North Bethesda | Private For-Profit | 762 | — | — |
| Notre Dame of Maryland University | Baltimore | Private Nonprofit | 709 | 82.2% | $65,344 |
| Fortis College-Landover | Landover | Private For-Profit | 566 | — | $36,920 |
| All-State Career-Baltimore | Baltimore | Private For-Profit | 563 | — | $33,193 |
| North American Trade Schools | Baltimore | Private For-Profit | 534 | — | $39,756 |
| St. John's College | Annapolis | Private Nonprofit | 471 | 55.2% | $51,584 |
| Washington Adventist University | Takoma Park | Private Nonprofit | 452 | 46.2% | $64,249 |
| Garrett College | McHenry | Public | 411 | — | $35,823 |
| Fortis Institute-Towson | Towson | Private For-Profit | 354 | — | $36,368 |
| Capitol Technology University | Laurel | Private Nonprofit | 315 | 74.4% | $85,035 |
| Ner Israel Rabbinical College | Baltimore | Private Nonprofit | 280 | 65.7% | $66,330 |
| Montgomery Beauty School-Baltimore Beauty & Barber School | Baltimore | Private For-Profit | 242 | — | $18,726 |
| Hair Academy | New Carrollton | Private For-Profit | 229 | — | $20,953 |
| Cortiva Institute | Linthicum | Private For-Profit | 225 | — | $30,474 |
| Hair Academy II | Hillcrest Heights | Private For-Profit | 218 | — | $43,383 |
| The Temple Annapolis-A Paul Mitchell Partner School | Annapolis | Private For-Profit | 202 | — | $27,891 |
| The Temple-A Paul Mitchell Partner School | Frederick | Private For-Profit | 140 | — | $27,891 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Jessup | Jessup | Private For-Profit | 131 | — | $35,225 |
| Empire Beauty School-Owings Mills | Owings Mills | Private For-Profit | 121 | — | $25,073 |
| Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel | Laurel | Private For-Profit | 118 | — | — |
| Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College | Baltimore | Private Nonprofit | 118 | 98.0% | — |
| Montgomery Beauty School | Silver Spring | Private For-Profit | 101 | — | $18,726 |
| Baltimore Beauty & Barber School II | Timonium | Private For-Profit | 101 | — | $18,172 |
| Award Beauty School | Hagerstown | Private For-Profit | 94 | — | $18,172 |
| Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore | Baltimore | Private Nonprofit | 87 | 100.0% | — |
| Institute of Health Sciences | Hunt Valley | Private For-Profit | 87 | — | — |
| Omega Studios' School of Applied Recording Arts & Sciences | Rockville | Private For-Profit | 82 | — | $46,719 |
| Aveda Institute-Maryland | Bel Air | Private For-Profit | 77 | — | $21,250 |
| Empire Beauty School-Glen Burnie | Glen Burnie | Private For-Profit | 77 | — | $25,073 |
| Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital | Silver Spring | Private Nonprofit | 56 | — | — |
| Hair Expressions Academy | Rockville | Private For-Profit | 38 | — | $35,225 |
| Holistic Massage Training Institute | Baltimore | Private For-Profit | 36 | — | — |
| Maryland Beauty Academy of Essex | Baltimore | Private For-Profit | 35 | — | $20,445 |
| Baltimore Studio of Hair Design | Baltimore | Private For-Profit | 34 | — | $20,080 |
| Del-Mar-Va Beauty Academy | Salisbury | Private For-Profit | 32 | — | $25,426 |
| Maryland University of Integrative Health | Laurel | Private Nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Denver Seminary - Washington DC | Landover | Private Nonprofit | — | — | — |
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About This Data
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS institutional characteristics files. Enrollment, admissions, and earnings figures are the most recently available. Earnings represent median income 10 years after enrollment for students who received federal financial aid, drawn from U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal student aid applicants.
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