For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of Maryland colleges is 56.37%, 142,070 accepted out of 252,029 applicants.
For Maryland college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 21,278 (9.22%) compared to last year, from 230,751 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year decreased by 126, which is less than -0.53% last year.
Maryland colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 1.92% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Maryland colleges. The yield decreased by 1.04%.
Among Maryland colleges, Johns Hopkins University has the lowest acceptance rate of 6.44% with 2,954 accepted students out of 45,895 applicants. University of Maryland-College Park has the most number of applicants of 60,056 and University of Maryland-College Park has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 5,818.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Maryland. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins University | 45,895 6,969 | 2,954 11 | 1,389 -29 | 6.44% -1.12% | 47.02% -1.16% |
| University of Maryland-College Park | 60,056 679 | 26,902 277 | 5,818 -379 | 44.79% -0.05% | 21.63% -1.65% |
| Coppin State University | 8,946 4,243 | 4,100 1,769 | 482 75 | 45.83% -3.73% | 11.76% -5.70% |
| Washington Adventist University | 2,765 1,074 | 1,277 510 | 119 13 | 46.18% 0.82% | 9.32% -4.50% |
| St. John's College | 849 -210 | 469 | 117 -16 | 55.24% 10.95% | 24.95% -3.41% |
| Washington College | 4,048 1,509 | 2,303 639 | 265 35 | 56.89% -8.65% | 11.51% -2.31% |
| Ner Israel Rabbinical College | 99 31 | 65 11 | 51 8 | 65.66% -13.75% | 78.46% -1.17% |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | 3,401 292 | 2,334 -10 | 403 -39 | 68.63% -6.76% | 17.27% -1.59% |
| Bowie State University | 4,669 -1,576 | 3,381 -1,836 | 922 -69 | 72.41% -11.13% | 27.27% 8.27% |
| University of Maryland-Baltimore County | 14,325 1,175 | 10,375 613 | 2,241 264 | 72.43% -1.81% | 21.60% 1.35% |
| Mount St. Mary's University | 6,041 619 | 4,459 563 | 546 66 | 73.81% 1.95% | 12.24% -0.08% |
| Capitol Technology University | 616 267 | 458 186 | 76 6 | 74.35% -3.59% | 16.59% -9.15% |
| Loyola University Maryland | 10,797 635 | 8,151 394 | 945 -167 | 75.49% -0.84% | 11.59% -2.75% |
| Maryland Institute College of Art | 3,201 74 | 2,458 41 | 255 -22 | 76.79% -0.50% | 10.37% -1.09% |
| Goucher College | 3,683 163 | 2,862 296 | 277 16 | 77.71% 4.81% | 9.68% -0.49% |
| Hood College | 3,352 65 | 2,607 39 | 312 9 | 77.77% -0.36% | 11.97% 0.17% |
| McDaniel College | 4,237 381 | 3,302 79 | 453 29 | 77.93% -5.65% | 13.72% 0.56% |
| University of Baltimore | 127 -46 | 100 -48 | 37 -4 | 78.74% -6.81% | 37.00% 9.30% |
| Stevenson University | 5,709 476 | 4,505 151 | 767 -26 | 78.91% -4.29% | 17.03% -1.18% |
| Towson University | 19,777 829 | 16,212 523 | 2,947 -67 | 81.97% -0.83% | 18.18% -1.03% |
| Notre Dame of Maryland University | 2,803 494 | 2,303 306 | 183 -8 | 82.16% -4.33% | 7.95% -1.61% |
| Morgan State University | 23,366 625 | 19,214 349 | 2,377 95 | 82.23% -0.73% | 12.37% 0.27% |
| Salisbury University | 8,845 755 | 7,737 567 | 1,423 47 | 87.47% -1.16% | 18.39% -0.80% |
| Frostburg State University | 5,037 481 | 4,492 417 | 603 -11 | 89.18% -0.26% | 13.42% -1.65% |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 9,306 1,274 | 8,972 1,714 | 774 46 | 96.41% 6.05% | 8.63% -1.40% |
| Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College | 49 -3 | 48 -2 | 46 -1 | 97.96% 1.81% | 95.83% 1.83% |
| Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore | 30 3 | 30 3 | 30 3 | 100.00% | 100.00% |