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.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for Maryland Colleges

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.

Last Update: July 3, 2024 | Data source: IPEDS
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for Maryland Colleges
SchoolApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYield
Johns Hopkins University38,926
1,082
3,114
369
1,495
89
8.00%
0.75%
48.01%
-3.21%
St. John's College1,059
77
466
-24
13044.00%
-5.90%
27.90%
1.37%
University of Maryland-College Park59,377
2,616
26,720
1,400
6,146
297
45.00%
0.39%
23.00%
-0.10%
Washington Adventist University1,691
468
761
132
107
48
45.00%
-6.43%
14.06%
4.68%
Coppin State University4,703
1,404
2,352
869
400
53
50.01%
5.06%
17.01%
-6.39%
Washington College2,539
-15
1,676
-232
235
4
66.01%
-8.70%
14.02%
1.91%
Mount St. Mary's University5,422
1,076
3,904
446
468
9
72.00%
-7.57%
11.99%
-1.28%
Goucher College3,520
574
2,570
206
257
-12
73.01%
-7.23%
10.00%
-1.38%
University of Maryland-Baltimore County13,150
1,616
9,731
440
1,946
-198
74.00%
-6.55%
20.00%
-3.08%
St. Mary's College of Maryland3,109
175
2,332
64
443
33
75.01%
-2.29%
19.00%
0.92%
Loyola University Maryland10,162
519
7,723
-327
1,081
-190
76.00%
-7.48%
14.00%
-1.79%
Maryland Institute College of Art3,127
-12
2,408
-90
265
38
77.01%
-2.57%
11.00%
1.91%
Capitol Technology University349
91
272
106
71
24
77.94%
13.60%
26.10%
-2.21%
Hood College3,287
287
2,564
228
308
11
78.00%
0.13%
12.01%
-0.70%
Ner Israel Rabbinical College68
-4
54
2
43
3
79.41%
7.19%
79.63%
2.71%
Stevenson University5,233
440
4,343
312
782
38
82.99%
-1.11%
18.01%
-0.45%
Morgan State University22,741
5,896
18,875
4,493
2,265
64
83.00%
-2.38%
12.00%
-3.30%
Towson University18,948
1,178
15,727
1,760
2,988
317
83.00%
4.40%
19.00%
-0.12%
McDaniel College3,856
-455
3,239
-298
421
-46
84.00%
1.95%
13.00%
-0.20%
Bowie State University6,245
800
5,246
534
997
-191
84.00%
-2.54%
19.00%
-6.21%
Notre Dame of Maryland University2,309
629
1,986
817
199
143
86.01%
16.43%
10.02%
5.23%
University of Baltimore173
23
149
15
42
11
86.13%
-3.20%
28.19%
5.06%
Frostburg State University4,556
580
4,055
561
608
111
89.00%
1.12%
14.99%
0.77%
Salisbury University8,090
-18
7,200
-183
1,368
-14
89.00%
-2.06%
19.00%
0.28%
University of Maryland Eastern Shore8,032
1,308
7,229
1,745
723
135
90.00%
8.44%
10.00%
-0.72%
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College52
-3
50
-5
47
-4
96.15%
-3.85%
94.00%
1.27%
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore27
2
27
2
27
2
100.00%100.00%