McDaniel College

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Westminster, MDSee your chances →private nonprofitM1

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Acceptance Rate

77.9%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

N/A

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$49,647

Undergrad Enrollment

1,652

Applicants

3,856

Yield Rate

13.2%

Student:Faculty

13:1

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What you pay

$21,916/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $87,664 over four years.

What grads earn

$60,264/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $57,417 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 5% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.5 years of pay.

81% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

3.9%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

41%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.6%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of McDaniel College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$12,210

$30–48k$17,261

$48–75k$19,796

$75–110k$21,408

Over $110k$30,694

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

65%

Completion · all

66%

Completion · Pell

63%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

79%

Median debt

$25,000

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

3,856

Admitted

3,22383.6%

Enrolled

42413% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

82.0%▲ -9.8pp

Application Volume

4,311 applicants▲ 15%

McDaniel College has become significantly more selective over the past 3 years. Applications are up 15% while admits have stayed relatively flat, driving the acceptance rate down.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Fondling	1	—	—	—
Rape	7	—	—	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation63% / 37%

MenWomen

Men's

Baseball40Basketball22Football105Golf13Lacrosse49Soccer27Swimming14Tennis9Track & Field84Wrestling28

Women's

Basketball17Field Hockey21Golf6Lacrosse24Soccer29Softball24Swimming10Tennis9Track & Field52Volleyball20Wrestling13

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Psychology, General39 grads

Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General39 grads

Biology/Biological Sciences, General32 grads

Business Administration and Management, General30 grads

Speech Communication and Rhetoric25 grads

Social Work18 grads

Criminal Justice/Safety Studies17 grads

Elementary Education and Teaching14 grads

Environmental Studies14 grads

Sociology13 grads

4yr Grad Rate

56%

6yr Grad Rate

65%

Retention Rate

76%

Median Earnings

$60,663