Basic Information
Type
Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach
Regional
Population
400,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours
2,580 (49%)
Days Without Precipitation
250 (59%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
1,649
Men / Women
44% / 56%
From State
73%
From Region
18%
Athletes
38.4%
Racial/Ethnic
White
54%
Black
23%
Hispanic
11%
Mixed
7%
Asian
2%
International
1%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 47.4% 47.4%
2012 Men: 45.5% 45.5%
2013 Men: 49.9% 49.9%
2014 Men: 48.3% 48.3%
2015 Men: 49.4% 49.4%
2016 Men: 51.3% 51.3%
2017 Men: 51.6% 51.6%
2018 Men: 49.6% 49.6%
2019 Men: 49.4% 49.4%
2020 Men: 43.0% 43.0%
2021 Men: 43.9% 43.9%
2022 Men: 42.2% 42.2%
2023 Men: 46.9% 46.9%
2024 Men: 49.4% 49.4%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2012 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2013 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2014 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2015 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2016 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2017 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2018 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2019 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2023 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2011 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2012 Asian: 3.8% 3.8%
2013 Asian: 2.3% 2.3%
2014 Asian: 4.5% 4.5%
2015 Asian: 2.6% 2.6%
2016 Asian: 4.4% 4.4%
2017 Asian: 2.9% 2.9%
2018 Asian: 4.6% 4.6%
2019 Asian: 3.6% 3.6%
2020 Asian: 4.7% 4.7%
2021 Asian: 3.7% 3.7%
2022 Asian: 3.4% 3.4%
2023 Asian: 3.4% 3.4%
2024 Asian: 3.1% 3.1%
2011 Black: 5.1% 5.1%
2012 Black: 5.5% 5.5%
2013 Black: 4.8% 4.8%
2014 Black: 6.8% 6.8%
2015 Black: 9.5% 9.5%
2016 Black: 10.8% 10.8%
2017 Black: 11.4% 11.4%
2018 Black: 13.7% 13.7%
2019 Black: 13.8% 13.8%
2020 Black: 12.3% 12.3%
2021 Black: 18.4% 18.4%
2022 Black: 16.8% 16.8%
2023 Black: 17.9% 17.9%
2024 Black: 17.9% 17.9%
2011 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0%
2012 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6%
2013 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4%
2014 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0%
2015 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8%
2016 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7%
2017 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7%
2018 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5%
2019 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1%
2020 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4%
2021 Hispanic: 8.9% 8.9%
2022 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2%
2023 Hispanic: 7.8% 7.8%
2024 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0%
2011 White: 84.8% 84.8%
2012 White: 84.9% 84.9%
2013 White: 86.1% 86.1%
2014 White: 81.0% 81.0%
2015 White: 78.3% 78.3%
2016 White: 78.2% 78.2%
2017 White: 72.2% 72.2%
2018 White: 71.4% 71.4%
2019 White: 71.0% 71.0%
2020 White: 70.6% 70.6%
2021 White: 61.8% 61.8%
2022 White: 67.5% 67.5%
2023 White: 63.1% 63.1%
2024 White: 65.5% 65.5%
2011 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2015 International: 1.2% 1.2%
2016 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 International: 2.9% 2.9%
2018 International: 1.4% 1.4%
2019 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 International: 2.7% 2.7%
2024 International: 0.0% 0.0%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2020 Asian: 2.3% 2.3%
2021 Asian: 2.4% 2.4%
2022 Asian: 2.6% 2.6%
2023 Asian: 2.1% 2.1%
2024 Asian: 2.1% 2.1%
2025 Asian: 2.2% 2.2%
2020 Black: 21.2% 21.2%
2021 Black: 25.2% 25.2%
2022 Black: 24.7% 24.7%
2023 Black: 25.2% 25.2%
2024 Black: 23.1% 23.1%
2025 Black: 23.3% 23.3%
2020 Hispanic: 6.2% 6.2%
2021 Hispanic: 9.0% 9.0%
2022 Hispanic: 9.3% 9.3%
2023 Hispanic: 9.7% 9.7%
2024 Hispanic: 10.5% 10.5%
2025 Hispanic: 10.6% 10.6%
2020 White: 57.6% 57.6%
2021 White: 55.7% 55.7%
2022 White: 54.0% 54.0%
2023 White: 53.1% 53.1%
2024 White: 55.0% 55.0%
2025 White: 54.1% 54.1%
2020 International: 2.7% 2.7%
2021 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 International: 2.2% 2.2%
2023 International: 2.4% 2.4%
2024 International: 0.7% 0.7%
2025 International: 0.6% 0.6%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
McDaniel College
369
41% / 59%
0%
$55,579
29
96%
Computer Science
9 —
78% / 22%
0%
$81,120
82
—
Applied Mathematics
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Chemistry
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$62,930
51
—
Mathematics
5 —
40% / 60%
0%
$67,936
63
—
Physics
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$69,546
66
—
Biochemistry
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$57,287
34
—
Biology
18 —
11% / 89%
0%
$55,317
28
92%
Biomedical Sciences
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$55,317
28
92%
Environmental Studies
9 +1
67% / 33%
0%
$52,129
20
—
American Sign Language (ASL)
11 —
18% / 82%
0%
$51,605
18
—
Health Sciences
16 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$56,809
33
—
Kinesiology
45 —
53% / 47%
0%
$46,456
9
97%
Accounting
13 +3
77% / 23%
0%
$79,257
81
100%
Business Administration
33 +11
79% / 21%
0%
$75,844
76
96%
Economics
2 +4
100% / 0%
0%
$72,008
71
—
International Business
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Marketing
15 +1
60% / 40%
0%
$68,757
64
—
Communication
7 +1
57% / 43%
0%
$60,200
43
93%
English
7 +1
14% / 86%
0%
$49,828
15
87%
French
— —
—
—
$48,203
12
95%
History
16 +1
56% / 44%
0%
$38,438
3
97%
Interdisciplinary Studies
6 +3
0% / 100%
0%
$67,809
62
100%
Near and Middle Eastern Studies
— +1
—
—
$50,122
15
—
Philosophy
4 +5
50% / 50%
0%
$49,128
13
—
Political Science
18 —
50% / 50%
0%
$55,495
29
—
Psychology
33 —
30% / 70%
0%
$47,402
11
97%
Publishing
5 +3
40% / 60%
0%
$56,813
33
—
Social Work
13 —
0% / 100%
0%
$54,475
26
97%
Sociology
10 +1
20% / 80%
0%
$52,687
21
97%
Spanish
— +2
—
—
$48,203
12
95%
Elementary Education
15 —
13% / 87%
0%
$52,620
21
—
Art
10 +1
20% / 80%
0%
$43,990
7
95%
Film Studies
12 —
50% / 50%
0%
$40,389
4
—
Music
— —
—
—
$39,706
4
—
Theater
6 +1
50% / 50%
0%
$37,851
3
—
Criminal Justice
21 +1
29% / 71%
0%
$51,411
18
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$55,720
ROI Percentile
29th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
76%
4-Year Graduation Rate
56%
6-Year Graduation Rate
63%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 73.6% 73.6%
2012 Graduated: 73.3% 73.3%
2013 Graduated: 71.8% 71.8%
2014 Graduated: 67.8% 67.8%
2015 Graduated: 70.2% 70.2%
2016 Graduated: 67.6% 67.6%
2017 Graduated: 68.2% 68.2%
2018 Graduated: 66.6% 66.6%
2019 Graduated: 68.8% 68.8%
2020 Graduated: 62.5% 62.5%
2021 Graduated: 65.0% 65.0%
2022 Graduated: 66.2% 66.2%
2023 Graduated: 63.8% 63.8%
2024 Graduated: 63.3% 63.3%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 71.1% 71.1%
2012 Men: 65.3% 65.3%
2013 Men: 67.1% 67.1%
2014 Men: 67.0% 67.0%
2015 Men: 64.9% 64.9%
2016 Men: 56.9% 56.9%
2017 Men: 61.7% 61.7%
2018 Men: 61.3% 61.3%
2019 Men: 60.8% 60.8%
2020 Men: 56.1% 56.1%
2021 Men: 63.2% 63.2%
2022 Men: 63.8% 63.8%
2023 Men: 57.0% 57.0%
2024 Men: 55.6% 55.6%
2011 Women: 75.6% 75.6%
2012 Women: 80.0% 80.0%
2013 Women: 76.1% 76.1%
2014 Women: 68.6% 68.6%
2015 Women: 76.4% 76.4%
2016 Women: 77.5% 77.5%
2017 Women: 74.1% 74.1%
2018 Women: 71.0% 71.0%
2019 Women: 76.7% 76.7%
2020 Women: 68.6% 68.6%
2021 Women: 66.8% 66.8%
2022 Women: 68.8% 68.8%
2023 Women: 70.8% 70.8%
2024 Women: 70.8% 70.8%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Asian: 75.0% 75.0%
2012 Asian: 88.9% 88.9%
2013 Asian: 60.0% 60.0%
2014 Asian: 84.2% 84.2%
2015 Asian: 45.5% 45.5%
2016 Asian: 61.1% 61.1%
2017 Asian: 50.0% 50.0%
2018 Asian: 80.0% 80.0%
2019 Asian: 62.5% 62.5%
2020 Asian: 73.7% 73.7%
2021 Asian: 50.0% 50.0%
2022 Asian: 61.5% 61.5%
2023 Asian: 53.3% 53.3%
2024 Asian: 84.6% 84.6%
2011 Black: 73.9% 73.9%
2012 Black: 73.1% 73.1%
2013 Black: 57.1% 57.1%
2014 Black: 62.1% 62.1%
2015 Black: 57.5% 57.5%
2016 Black: 75.0% 75.0%
2017 Black: 68.8% 68.8%
2018 Black: 55.0% 55.0%
2019 Black: 56.5% 56.5%
2020 Black: 50.0% 50.0%
2021 Black: 54.4% 54.4%
2022 Black: 52.3% 52.3%
2023 Black: 58.8% 58.8%
2024 Black: 55.4% 55.4%
2011 Hispanic: 44.4% 44.4%
2012 Hispanic: 76.5% 76.5%
2013 Hispanic: 86.7% 86.7%
2014 Hispanic: 70.6% 70.6%
2015 Hispanic: 75.0% 75.0%
2016 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2017 Hispanic: 60.7% 60.7%
2018 Hispanic: 41.7% 41.7%
2019 Hispanic: 75.0% 75.0%
2020 Hispanic: 54.5% 54.5%
2021 Hispanic: 73.7% 73.7%
2022 Hispanic: 53.6% 53.6%
2023 Hispanic: 54.3% 54.3%
2024 Hispanic: 48.0% 48.0%
2011 White: 75.7% 75.7%
2012 White: 73.8% 73.8%
2013 White: 74.9% 74.9%
2014 White: 68.1% 68.1%
2015 White: 73.3% 73.3%
2016 White: 67.1% 67.1%
2017 White: 68.8% 68.8%
2018 White: 69.9% 69.9%
2019 White: 70.8% 70.8%
2020 White: 65.6% 65.6%
2021 White: 69.1% 69.1%
2022 White: 70.6% 70.6%
2023 White: 68.4% 68.4%
2024 White: 66.1% 66.1%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
32.2%
119
33% / 67%
0%
$51,016
17
96%
Health Sciences
19.5%
72
36% / 64%
0%
$49,543
14
97%
Business & Economics
17.3%
64
73% / 27%
0%
$74,739
75
97%
Arts
7.6%
28
39% / 61%
0%
$41,131
5
95%
Life & Natural Sciences
5.7%
21
14% / 86%
0%
$55,411
28
92%
Professional
5.7%
21
29% / 71%
0%
$51,411
18
—
Education
4.1%
15
13% / 87%
0%
$52,620
21
—
Physical Sciences & Math
3.0%
11
45% / 55%
0%
$66,756
60
—
Agriculture & Food Science
2.4%
9
67% / 33%
0%
$52,129
20
—
Computer Science
2.4%
9
78% / 22%
0%
$81,120
82
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
87%
Yield (Unbound)
14%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
87%
87%
87%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 75.3% 75.3%
2012 Acceptance: 64.1% 64.1%
2013 Acceptance: 75.9% 75.9%
2014 Acceptance: 76.1% 76.1%
2015 Acceptance: 79.8% 79.8%
2016 Acceptance: 78.1% 78.1%
2017 Acceptance: 85.0% 85.0%
2018 Acceptance: 64.3% 64.3%
2019 Acceptance: 91.8% 91.8%
2020 Acceptance: 81.1% 81.1%
2021 Acceptance: 86.7% 86.7%
2022 Acceptance: 82.0% 82.0%
2023 Acceptance: 83.6% 83.6%
2024 Acceptance: 77.9% 77.9%
2011 Yield: 20.4% 20.4%
2012 Yield: 19.1% 19.1%
2013 Yield: 20.3% 20.3%
2014 Yield: 18.3% 18.3%
2015 Yield: 18.9% 18.9%
2016 Yield: 20.7% 20.7%
2017 Yield: 18.8% 18.8%
2018 Yield: 17.5% 17.5%
2019 Yield: 16.6% 16.6%
2020 Yield: 17.0% 17.0%
2021 Yield: 13.2% 13.2%
2022 Yield: 13.2% 13.2%
2023 Yield: 13.2% 13.2%
2024 Yield: 13.7% 13.7%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
1,250
2,500
3,750
5,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 2,754 2,754
2012 Applicants: 3,560 3,560
2013 Applicants: 2,942 2,942
2014 Applicants: 2,966 2,966
2015 Applicants: 2,864 2,864
2016 Applicants: 2,403 2,403
2017 Applicants: 2,814 2,814
2018 Applicants: 3,682 3,682
2019 Applicants: 3,761 3,761
2020 Applicants: 4,207 4,207
2021 Applicants: 4,391 4,391
2022 Applicants: 4,311 4,311
2023 Applicants: 3,856 3,856
2024 Applicants: 4,237 4,237
2011 Admitted: 2,074 2,074
2012 Admitted: 2,283 2,283
2013 Admitted: 2,232 2,232
2014 Admitted: 2,258 2,258
2015 Admitted: 2,286 2,286
2016 Admitted: 1,876 1,876
2017 Admitted: 2,392 2,392
2018 Admitted: 2,368 2,368
2019 Admitted: 3,454 3,454
2020 Admitted: 3,413 3,413
2021 Admitted: 3,806 3,806
2022 Admitted: 3,537 3,537
2023 Admitted: 3,223 3,223
2024 Admitted: 3,302 3,302
2011 Enrolled: 424 424
2012 Enrolled: 437 437
2013 Enrolled: 453 453
2014 Enrolled: 414 414
2015 Enrolled: 431 431
2016 Enrolled: 388 388
2017 Enrolled: 450 450
2018 Enrolled: 415 415
2019 Enrolled: 575 575
2020 Enrolled: 581 581
2021 Enrolled: 501 501
2022 Enrolled: 467 467
2023 Enrolled: 424 424
2024 Enrolled: 453 453
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
900
1000
1100
1200
1300
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 970 970
2012 25th: 990 990
2013 25th: 1000 1000
2014 25th: 980 980
2015 25th: 960 960
2016 25th: 980 980
2017 25th: 1060 1060
2018 25th: 1050 1050
2011 75th: 1220 1220
2012 75th: 1220 1220
2013 75th: 1210 1210
2014 75th: 1200 1200
2015 75th: 1180 1180
2016 75th: 1210 1210
2017 75th: 1230 1230
2018 75th: 1230 1230
SAT Math
450
500
550
600
650
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 490 490
2012 25th: 500 500
2013 25th: 500 500
2014 25th: 490 490
2015 25th: 480 480
2016 25th: 490 490
2017 25th: 520 520
2018 25th: 520 520
2011 75th: 610 610
2012 75th: 610 610
2013 75th: 610 610
2014 75th: 600 600
2015 75th: 590 590
2016 75th: 610 610
2017 75th: 610 610
2018 75th: 610 610
SAT Reading & Writing
450
500
550
600
650
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 480 480
2012 25th: 490 490
2013 25th: 500 500
2014 25th: 490 490
2015 25th: 480 480
2016 25th: 490 490
2017 25th: 540 540
2018 25th: 530 530
2011 75th: 610 610
2012 75th: 610 610
2013 75th: 600 600
2014 75th: 600 600
2015 75th: 590 590
2016 75th: 600 600
2017 75th: 620 620
2018 75th: 620 620
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
