McDaniel College
Westminster, MD · Private four-year · Town: Fringe
1,665undergraduates
78%admitted
Test-blind (scores not considered)SAT/ACT
$23,088average net price per year
64%graduate in 6 years
79%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 3,856
- Admitted
- 3,223
- Admit rate
- 78%
- Admit rate, women
- 86%
- Admit rate, men
- 81%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 13%
- First-year students
- 424
- SAT/ACT
- Test-blind (scores not considered)
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Considered, not required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Not considered |
| Recommendations | Considered, not required |
| Essay or personal statement | Considered, not required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Considered, not required |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Considered, not required |
Majors
34 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (3)
- Accounting and Related Services, Other Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (30 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General Bachelor's (39 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (39 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (3)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (32 awarded)
- Biomedical Sciences, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Social sciences (3)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, Other Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (2)
- Publishing Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor's (25 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (4)
- Art/Art Studies, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Film/Cinema/Media Studies Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (1)
- Social Work Bachelor's (18 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (1)
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Bachelor's (17 awarded)
Education (1)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (14 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (1)
- Environmental Studies Bachelor's (14 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (1)
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other Bachelor's (13 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (12 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (3)
- American Sign Language (ASL) Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- French Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (1)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (1)
- Near and Middle Eastern Studies Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Physical sciences (2)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (1)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Graduate programs (22)
- Curriculum and Instruction Master's
- Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness Master's
- Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Post-bachelor's certificate
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Educational/Instructional Technology Post-bachelor's certificate
- Elementary Education and Teaching Master's
- Multicultural Education Post-bachelor's certificate
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Master's
- Reading Teacher Education Master's
- School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master's
- Secondary Education and Teaching Master's
- Special Education and Teaching, General Master's
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services, Other Master's
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other Master's
- Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master's
- Human Resources Development Master's
- Management Science Master's
- Human Services, General Master's
- Public Administration Master's
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Master's
- Gerontology Master's
- Creative Writing Post-bachelor's certificate
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $49,647
- Housing and food on campus
- $12,594
- Books and supplies
- $1,450
- Other on-campus costs
- $2,454
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $66,145
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $66,145
- Total cost living at home
- $55,223
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $11,334 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $14,397 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $19,417 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $22,293 |
| Over $110,000 | $27,501 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 100%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 100%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $39,979
- Got a grant from the college
- 100%
- Average grant from the college
- $35,719
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 34%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 67%
- Average amount borrowed
- $7,882
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 56%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 62%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 64%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 65%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 64%
- Transferred to another college
- 1%
- Came back for year two
- 79%
| Pell grant students | 61% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 66% |
| Neither | 64% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 219 | 71% |
| Men | 228 | 57% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 100% (small group) |
| Asian | 15 | 53% (small group) |
| Black | 80 | 59% |
| Hispanic | 35 | 54% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| White | 282 | 68% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 38% (small group) |
| Race unknown | 7 | 43% (small group) |
| International | 12 | 67% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 429 | 66% | 1% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 77 | 70% | 1% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 2 | 0% (small group) | 0% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 2,882
- Undergraduates
- 1,665
- Full-time undergraduates
- 1,640
- Part-time undergraduates
- 25
- Graduate students
- 1,217
- Students per faculty member
- 13 to 1
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 2%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 0%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 25%
| Women | 58% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Black | 23% |
| Hispanic | 11% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 55% |
| Two or more races | 6% |
| Race unknown | 2% |
| International | 1% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Town: Fringe
- Address
- 2 College Hill, Westminster, MD, 21157
- County
- Carroll County
- Type
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Highest degree
- Master's degree
- Academic calendar
- Four-one-four plan
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.