For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Maryland colleges is 58.41%, 134,773 accepted out of 230,751 applicants.
For Maryland college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 20,334 (9.66%) compared to last year, from 210,417 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 775, which is more than 3.36% last year.
Maryland colleges' acceptance rate increased by 0.70% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Maryland colleges. The yield decreased by 1.31%.
Among Maryland colleges, Johns Hopkins University has the lowest acceptance rate of 8.00% with 3,114 accepted students out of 38,926 applicants. University of Maryland-College Park has the most number of applicants of 59,377 and University of Maryland-College Park has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 6,146.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Maryland. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins University | 38,926 1,082 | 3,114 369 | 1,495 89 | 8.00% 0.75% | 48.01% -3.21% |
| St. John's College | 1,059 77 | 466 -24 | 130 | 44.00% -5.90% | 27.90% 1.37% |
| Washington Adventist University | 1,691 468 | 761 132 | 107 48 | 45.00% -6.43% | 14.06% 4.68% |
| University of Maryland-College Park | 59,377 2,616 | 26,720 1,400 | 6,146 297 | 45.00% 0.39% | 23.00% -0.10% |
| Coppin State University | 4,703 1,404 | 2,352 869 | 400 53 | 50.01% 5.06% | 17.01% -6.39% |
| Washington College | 2,539 -15 | 1,676 -232 | 235 4 | 66.01% -8.70% | 14.02% 1.91% |
| Mount St. Mary's University | 5,422 1,076 | 3,904 446 | 468 9 | 72.00% -7.57% | 11.99% -1.28% |
| Goucher College | 3,520 574 | 2,570 206 | 257 -12 | 73.01% -7.23% | 10.00% -1.38% |
| University of Maryland-Baltimore County | 13,150 1,616 | 9,731 440 | 1,946 -198 | 74.00% -6.55% | 20.00% -3.08% |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | 3,109 175 | 2,332 64 | 443 33 | 75.01% -2.29% | 19.00% 0.92% |
| Loyola University Maryland | 10,162 519 | 7,723 -327 | 1,081 -190 | 76.00% -7.48% | 14.00% -1.79% |
| Maryland Institute College of Art | 3,127 -12 | 2,408 -90 | 265 38 | 77.01% -2.57% | 11.00% 1.91% |
| Capitol Technology University | 349 91 | 272 106 | 71 24 | 77.94% 13.60% | 26.10% -2.21% |
| Hood College | 3,287 287 | 2,564 228 | 308 11 | 78.00% 0.13% | 12.01% -0.70% |
| Ner Israel Rabbinical College | 68 -4 | 54 2 | 43 3 | 79.41% 7.19% | 79.63% 2.71% |
| Stevenson University | 5,233 440 | 4,343 312 | 782 38 | 82.99% -1.11% | 18.01% -0.45% |
| Morgan State University | 22,741 5,896 | 18,875 4,493 | 2,265 64 | 83.00% -2.38% | 12.00% -3.30% |
| Towson University | 18,948 1,178 | 15,727 1,760 | 2,988 317 | 83.00% 4.40% | 19.00% -0.12% |
| Bowie State University | 6,245 800 | 5,246 534 | 997 -191 | 84.00% -2.54% | 19.00% -6.21% |
| McDaniel College | 3,856 -455 | 3,239 -298 | 421 -46 | 84.00% 1.95% | 13.00% -0.20% |
| Notre Dame of Maryland University | 2,309 629 | 1,986 817 | 199 143 | 86.01% 16.43% | 10.02% 5.23% |
| University of Baltimore | 173 23 | 149 15 | 42 11 | 86.13% -3.20% | 28.19% 5.06% |
| Frostburg State University | 4,556 580 | 4,055 561 | 608 111 | 89.00% 1.12% | 14.99% 0.77% |
| Salisbury University | 8,090 -18 | 7,200 -183 | 1,368 -14 | 89.00% -2.06% | 19.00% 0.28% |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 8,032 1,308 | 7,229 1,745 | 723 135 | 90.00% 8.44% | 10.00% -0.72% |
| Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College | 52 -3 | 50 -5 | 47 -4 | 96.15% -3.85% | 94.00% 1.27% |
| Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore | 27 2 | 27 2 | 27 2 | 100.00% | 100.00% |