There are 79 colleges in Maryland - 29 public and 50 private schools. The 2025 average undergraduate tuition of the Maryland colleges is $10,676 for state residents and $30,223 for out-of-state students.
41 Maryland cities have at least one college and, of them, Baltimore has the most of 22 colleges. It has 14 four-year colleges and 2 community colleges with a total of 100,527 students. Rockville and Laurel also has a number of colleges of 4 and 3 colleges respectively.
The following table shows the Maryland colleges by city. The 2025 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Baltimore | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | $32,806 ($10,443) |
$27,730 ($13,884) |
100,527 | 60,773 | 39,754 | 15 to 1 |
| Rockville | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $13,920 | - | 18,955 | 18,955 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Laurel | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | $22,229 | $14,876 | 1,727 | 437 | 1,290 | 9 to 1 |
| Frederick | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $47,700 | $9,470 | 9,534 | 8,631 | 903 | 15 to 1 |
| Salisbury | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $22,174 ($11,084) |
$15,772 ($10,785) |
9,998 | 9,261 | 737 | 13 to 1 |
| Owings Mills | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $40,560 | $8,460 | 3,805 | 3,227 | 578 | 14 to 1 |
| Bel Air | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5,144 | 5,144 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Westminster | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $52,081 | $10,044 | 6,205 | 4,957 | 1,248 | 14 to 1 |
| Hagerstown | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5,179 | 5,179 | - | 21 to 1 |
| Annapolis | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $40,684 | $22,302 | 785 | 673 | 112 | 12 to 1 |
| Landover | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 566 | 566 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Columbia | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 9,901 | 9,901 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Towson | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $29,820 ($11,728) |
$22,860 ($12,636) |
19,755 | 16,618 | 3,137 | 25 to 1 |
| Frostburg | 1 | 1 | - | - | $25,814 ($10,220) |
$14,036 ($11,498) |
4,104 | 3,422 | 682 | 13 to 1 |
| North Bethesda | 1 | 1 | - | - | $20,250 | $13,500 | 1,963 | 781 | 1,182 | 5 to 1 |
| La Plata | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5,062 | 5,062 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Pikesville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $10,600 | $10,600 | 449 | 280 | 169 | 20 to 1 |
| Millersville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $13,920 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cumberland | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,762 | 2,762 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Adelphi | 1 | 1 | - | - | $12,336 ($8,136) |
$12,132 ($9,882) |
63,012 | 52,187 | 10,825 | 21 to 1 |
| Silver Spring | 1 | 1 | - | - | $11,500 | - | 56 | 56 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Takoma Park | 1 | 1 | - | - | $26,604 | $11,525 | 612 | 513 | 99 | 9 to 1 |
| Largo | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 11,473 | 11,473 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Princess Anne | 1 | 1 | - | - | $20,122 ($9,076) |
$13,428 ($8,010) |
3,177 | 2,476 | 701 | 11 to 1 |
| Glen Burnie | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 77 | 77 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Bowie | 1 | 1 | - | - | $19,938 ($9,218) |
$15,768 ($10,854) |
6,353 | 5,136 | 1,217 | 15 to 1 |
| Silver Spring | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 101 | 101 | - | 25 to 1 |
| Jessup | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 131 | 131 | - | 20 to 1 |
| McHenry | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 679 | 679 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Chestertown | 1 | 1 | - | - | $55,081 | - | 923 | 923 | - | 8 to 1 |
| North East | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,749 | 1,749 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Emmitsburg | 1 | 1 | - | - | $48,630 | $14,351 | 2,408 | 1,830 | 578 | 13 to 1 |
| Linthicum | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 225 | 225 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Wye Mills | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,095 | 2,095 | - | 16 to 1 |
| New Carrollton | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 229 | 229 | - | 25 to 1 |
| Timonium | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 101 | 101 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Arnold | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 11,481 | 11,481 | - | 17 to 1 |
| College Park | 1 | 1 | - | - | $41,186 ($11,809) |
$38,207 ($18,276) |
41,725 | 31,133 | 10,592 | 17 to 1 |
| Hillcrest Heights | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 218 | 218 | - | 25 to 1 |
| St. Mary's City | 1 | 1 | - | - | $31,374 ($15,298) |
$21,416 ($21,416) |
1,630 | 1,616 | 14 | 10 to 1 |
| Hunt Valley | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 87 | 87 | - | 20 to 1 |