Top Maryland Colleges
Annapolis (United States Naval Academy)
- Location: Annapolis, Maryland
- Enrollment: 4,552 (all undergraduate)
- Type of Institution: miltary academy
- Distinctions: one of the most selective colleges in the country; no costs (but 5-year service requirement); strong engineering programs; competes in the NCAA Division I Patriot League
- For acceptance rate, costs and other information, visit the Annapolis profile.
- GPA, SAT and ACT graph for Annapolis admissions.
Goucher College
- Location: Towson, Maryland
- Enrollment: 2,279 (1,481 undergraduates)
- Type of Institution: private liberal arts college
- Distinctions: 10 to 1 student / faculty ratio; new $48 million student center; eight miles from downtown Baltimore; chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society for strong programs in the liberal arts and sciences
- For acceptance rate, costs and other information, visit the Goucher College profile.
- GPA, SAT and ACT graph for Goucher admissions.
Hood College
- Location: Frederick, Maryland
- Enrollment: 2,493 (1,432 undergraduates)
- Type of Institution: private master's-level college
- Distinctions: 13 to 1 student / faculty ratio; high graduation rate for its student profile; one hour from Washington D.C. and Baltimore; good grant aid
- For acceptance rate, costs and other information, visit the Hood College profile.
- GPA, SAT and ACT graph for Hood admissions.
Johns Hopkins University
- Location: Baltimore, Maryland
- Enrollment: 20,383 (5,831 undergraduates)
- Type of Institution: private research university
- Distinctions: 10:1 student / faculty ratio; chapter of Phi Beta Kappa for strong liberal arts and sciences; membership in the AAU for strong research programs; multi-billion dollar endowment; one of the country's top universities
- For acceptance rate, costs and other information, visit the Johns Hopkins University profile.
- GPA, SAT and ACT graph for Johns Hopkins admissions.
Loyola University Maryland
- Location: Baltimore, Maryland
- Enrollment: 6,067 (3,757 undergraduates)
- Type of Institution: private Catholic university
- Distinctions: 12 to 1 student / faculty ratio; average class size of 25; popular business and communications programs; member of the NCAA Division I Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC); located near Johns Hopkins University
- For acceptance rate, costs and other information, visit the Loyola University Maryland profile.
- GPA, SAT and ACT graph for Loyola admissions.
McDaniel College
- Location: Westminster, Maryland
- Enrollment: 3,607 (1,695 undergraduates)
- Type of Institution: private liberal arts college
- Distinctions: 12 to 1 student / faculty ratio; average class size of 17; located half an hour from Baltimore and one hour from D.C.; chapter of Phi Beta Kappa for strong programs in the liberal arts and sciences
- For acceptance rate, costs and other information, visit the McDaniel College profile.
- GPA, SAT and ACT graph for McDaniel admissions.
MICA, the Maryland Institute College of Art
- Location: Baltimore, Maryland
- Enrollment: 2,084 (1,862 undergraduates)
- Type of Institution: private college of art
- Distinctions: one of the country's top studio art programs; rich history (founded in 1826); 10 to 1 student / faculty ratio; students come from 48 states and 52 countries; impressive number of Presidential Scholars and Fulbright Scholars
- For acceptance rate, costs and other information, visit the MICA profile.
- GPA, SAT and ACT graph for MICA admissions.
Mount St. Mary's University
- Location: Emmitsburg, Maryland
- Enrollment: 2,080 (1,620 undergraduates)
- Type of Institution: private Catholic university
- Distinctions: 13 to 1 student faculty ratio; average class size of 20; identity built on four pillars of "faith, discover, leadership, and community"; member of the NCAA Division I Northeast Conference
- For acceptance rate, costs and other information, visit the Mount St. Mary's University profile.
- GPA, SAT and ACT graph for Mount St. Mary's admissions.
St. John's College
- Location: Annapolis, Maryland
- Enrollment: 540 (463 undergraduates)
- Type of Institution: private liberal arts college
- Distinctions: no textbooks (only great works of Western civilization); common curriculum for all students; 8 to 1 student / faculty ratio; 20 student seminars taught by two faculty members; extremely high placement rate for law school, med school and graduate school
- For acceptance rate, costs and other information, visit the St. John's College profile.
- GPA, SAT and ACT graph for St. John's admissions.
St. Mary's College
- Location: St. Mary's City, Maryland
- Enrollment: 2,060 (2,017 undergraduates)
- Type of Institution: public liberal arts college
- Distinctions: 12 to 1 student / faculty ratio; attractive 319 acre water-front campus; historic location; chapter of Phi Beta Kappa for strengths in the liberal arts and sciences
- For acceptance rate, costs and other information, visit the St. Mary's College profile.
- GPA, SAT and ACT graph for St. Mary's admissions.