- The Inkwell
- Maryland
- McDaniel College
Westminster, MDTown: fringeZIP 21157Founded 1867
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1867
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.mcdaniel.edu
MarylandPrivate nonprofit
McDaniel College
McDaniel College is a private nonprofit college in Westminster, Maryland, with 1,617 undergraduates. It admits 78% of applicants, graduates 56% within six years and costs $22,980 a year after aid.
56%graduate
Admission rate78%
Retention76%
4-year graduation47%
Pell Grant share40%
Federal loans59%
$22,980net price / year
78%admission rate
—average SAT
56%graduate in 6 years
$62,070median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,850median debt
#682 of 1,704 for earnings#1,090 of 1,739 for lowest net price#809 of 1,738 for graduation rate#802 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $68,105tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $54,125
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $54,125
- Average net price
- $22,980national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$8,938
$30,001–48,000$14,268
$48,001–75,000$18,143
$75,001–110,000$25,057
$110,001+$33,235
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 78%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college78%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college56%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college40%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 56%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 47%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 66%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,070
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $62,070middle 50%: $44,608–$84,018
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,850
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$84,018
Median, McDaniel College$62,070
Lower quarter$44,608
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,617
- Part-time
- 0.8%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 19.9
- First-generation students
- 26%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 40%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 25%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,473 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,258
- Endowment, end of year
- $156,673,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White54%
Hispanic10%
Black24%
Asian2.1%
Two or more races7.4%
U.S. nonresident0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.0%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management17%
Parks, recreation & fitness12%
Psychology8.9%
Social sciences8.1%
Visual & performing arts7.6%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.7%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.7%
Health professions4.3%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 164270. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6800835.