Top Maryland Colleges

Annapolis (United States Naval Academy)

• Location: Annapolis, Maryland
• Enrollment: 4,528 (all undergraduate)
• Type of Institution: miltary academy
• Distinctions: one of the most selective colleges in the country; impressive 8 to 1 student / faculty ratio; 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.
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Goucher College

• Location: Towson, Maryland
• Enrollment: 2,172 (1,473 undergraduates)
• Type of Institution: private liberal arts college
• Distinctions: 11 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.
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Hood College

• Location: Frederick, Maryland
• Enrollment: 2,144 (1,174 undergraduates)
• Type of Institution: private master's-level college
• Distinctions: impressive 11 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.
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Johns Hopkins University

• Location: Baltimore, Maryland
• Enrollment: 23,917 (6,042 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.
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Loyola University Maryland

• Location: Baltimore, Maryland
• Enrollment: 6,084 (4,104 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: 2,750 (1,567 undergraduates)
• Type of Institution: private liberal arts college
• Distinctions: 11 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: 2,112 (1,730 undergraduates)
• Type of Institution: private college of art
• Distinctions: one of the country's top studio art programs; rich history (founded in 1826); 9 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: 2,186 (1,729 undergraduates)
• Type of Institution: private Catholic university
• Distinctions: 12 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: 484 (434 undergraduates)
• Type of Institution: private liberal arts college
• Distinctions: no textbooks (only great works of Western civilization); common curriculum for all students; excellent 7 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: 1,629 (1,598 undergraduates)
• Type of Institution: public liberal arts college
• Distinctions: 10 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.

Salisbury University

• Location: Salisbury, Maryland
• Enrollment: 8,748 (7,861 undergraduates)
• Type of Institution: public master's-level university
• Distinctions: 16 to 1 student / faculty ratio; average class size of 26; students come from 37 states and 68 countries; popular professional programs in business, communications, education and nursing
• For acceptance rate, costs and other information, visit the Salisbury University profile.
• GPA, SAT and ACT graph for Salisbury admissions.

Towson University

• Location: Towson, Maryland
• Enrollment: 22,343 (19,198 undergraduates)
• Type of Institution: public university
• Distinctions: 328-acre campus located eight miles north of Baltimore; over 100 degree programs; 17 to 1 student / faculty ratio; competes in the NCAA Division I Colonial Athletic Association
• For acceptance rate, costs and other information, visit the Towson University profile.
• GPA, SAT and ACT graph for Towson admissions.

UMBC, the University of Maryland Baltimore County

• Location: Baltimore, Maryland
• Enrollment: 13,640 (11,142 undergraduates)
• Type of Institution: public university
• Distinctions: ranked as the #1 "up-and-coming" national university by U.S. News & World Report in 2010; chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society for strong liberal arts and sciences; member of the NCAA Division I America East Conference
• For acceptance rate, costs and other information, visit the UMBC profile.
• GPA, SAT and ACT graph for UMBC admissions.

University of Maryland at College Park

• Location: College Park, Maryland
• Enrollment: 38,140 (27,443 undergraduates)
• Type of Institution: public research university
• Distinctions: one of the country's top public universities; chapter of Phi Beta Kappa for strong liberal arts and sciences; membership in the AAU for strong research programs; member of the NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference
• For acceptance rate, costs and other information, visit the University of Maryland profile.
• GPA, SAT and ACT graph for Maryland admissions.

Washington College

• Location: Chestertown, Maryland
• Enrollment: 1,479 (1,423 undergraduates)
• Type of Institution: liberal arts college
• Distinctions: founded in 1782 under the patronage of George Washington; opportunities to explore the Chesapeake Bay watershed and the Chester River; chapter of Phi Beta Kappa for strengths in the liberal arts and sciences
• For acceptance rate, costs and other information, visit the Washington College profile.
• GPA, SAT and ACT graph for Washington College admissions.

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