The average acceptance rate of the 23 Maryland colleges that have competitive admission is 71.35% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 0.49%. The acceptance rate at 10 Maryland colleges increased and the rate of 13 colleges decreased.
Johns Hopkins University has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 8.00%. St. John's College (44.00%) and Washington Adventist University (45.00%) are following it in the list of Tightest Maryland Colleges to get in.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
Johns Hopkins University stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. St. John's College ranked 2nd, up 2 places from 4th last year.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $39,515 and graduate tuition & fees is $25,147 for the academic year 2023-2024.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MDPrivate, 4-year | 8.00% 0.75% | 48.01% | 1,550 | $62,840 | 31,275 | 94.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 2 2 | St. John's College Annapolis, MDPrivate, 4-year | 44.00% 5.90% | 27.90% | 1,370 | $39,126 | 541 | 77.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 3 2 | Washington Adventist University Takoma Park, MDPrivate, 4-year | 45.00% 6.43% | 14.06% | 920 | $25,200 | 671 | 50.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 3 1 | University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MDPublic, 4-year | 45.00% 0.39% | 23.00% | 1,460 | $40,306 ($11,505) | 40,792 | 89.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 5 2 | Coppin State University Baltimore, MDPublic, 4-year | 50.01% 5.06% | 17.01% | - | $13,789 ($7,001) | 2,006 | 23.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 6 2 | Washington College Chestertown, MDPrivate, 4-year | 66.01% 8.70% | 14.02% | 1,265 | $53,776 | 955 | 71.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 7 5 | Mount St. Mary's University Emmitsburg, MDPrivate, 4-year | 72.00% 7.57% | 11.99% | 1,140 | $47,240 | 2,456 | 64.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 8 5 | Goucher College Baltimore, MDPrivate, 4-year | 73.01% 7.23% | 10.00% | 1,205 | $51,250 | 1,727 | 58.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 9 5 | University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MDPublic, 4-year | 74.00% 6.55% | 20.00% | 1,300 | $30,308 ($12,952) | 13,991 | 70.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 10 1 | St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MDPublic, 4-year | 75.01% 2.29% | 19.00% | 1,220 | $31,312 ($15,236) | 1,520 | 70.00% | 10 to 1 |
| Average | 55.20% | 20.50% | 1,270 | $39,515 ($11,674) | 9,593 | 66.60% | 11 to 1 |