There are 78 colleges in Maryland - 29 public and 49 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the Maryland colleges is $10,445 for state residents and $29,987 for out-of-state students.

40 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 98,192 students. Rockville and Salisbury also has a number of colleges of 4 and 3 colleges respectively.

The following table shows the Maryland colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.

78 Maryland Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Baltimore 221426 $32,157
($10,243)		 $27,248
($13,604)		 98,192 56,182 42,010 13 to 1
Rockville 4112 $13,920 - 17,261 17,261 - 10 to 1
Salisbury 3111 $21,332
($10,638)		 $15,595
($10,330)		 9,615 8,870 745 13 to 1
Laurel 32-1 $27,318 $14,031 1,640 417 1,223 8 to 1
Frederick 3111 $45,870 $9,280 8,036 7,182 854 13 to 1
Owings Mills 21-1 $39,708 $8,460 3,608 3,110 498 16 to 1
Westminster 211- $49,647 $9,969 5,891 4,657 1,234 13 to 1
Bel Air 2-11 - - 4,685 4,685 - 15 to 1
Annapolis 21-1 $39,126 $21,059 739 660 79 10 to 1
Columbia 2-2- - - 9,124 9,124 - 16 to 1
Hagerstown 2-11 - - 3,651 3,651 - 18 to 1
Towson 21-1 $28,326
($11,306)		 $21,780
($12,042)		 20,175 17,243 2,932 22 to 1
Landover 211- - - 548 548 - 12 to 1
St. Mary's City 11-- $31,312
($15,236)		 $21,416
($21,416)		 1,520 1,497 23 10 to 1
Frostburg 11-- $25,180
($9,998)		 $13,688
($11,258)		 4,067 3,263 804 12 to 1
Linthicum 1--1 - - 386 386 - 25 to 1
Adelphi 11-- $12,336
($7,992)		 $12,132
($9,702)		 55,838 46,734 9,104 19 to 1
Hillcrest Heights 1--1 - - 206 206 - 25 to 1
Arnold 1-1- - - 10,192 10,192 - 16 to 1
Princess Anne 11-- $19,728
($8,898)		 $13,500
($8,010)		 2,518 1,933 585 11 to 1
Hunt Valley 1--1 - - 131 131 - 20 to 1
Silver Spring 1--1 - - 83 83 - 20 to 1
North Bethesda 11-- $20,250 $13,500 969 301 668 16 to 1
Emmitsburg 11-- $47,240 $14,094 2,456 1,896 560 13 to 1
Millersville 11-- $13,920 - - - - -
La Plata 1-1- - - 4,868 4,868 - 16 to 1
Largo 1-1- - - 10,244 10,244 - 16 to 1
Takoma Park 11-- $25,200 $11,525 671 582 89 6 to 1
Chestertown 11-- $53,776 - 955 955 - 9 to 1
McHenry 1-1- - - 579 579 - 12 to 1
Suitland 11-- $13,920 $15,135 1,535 1,298 237 41 to 1
Silver Spring 11-- $11,100 - 43 43 - 5 to 1
Cumberland 1-1- - - 2,578 2,578 - 11 to 1
College Park 11-- $40,306
($11,505)		 $37,383
($17,843)		 40,792 30,353 10,439 18 to 1
Glen Burnie 1--1 - - 81 81 - 15 to 1
Jessup 1--1 - - 121 121 - 20 to 1
Bowie 11-- $19,839
($8,999)		 $15,264
($10,188)		 6,275 5,378 897 15 to 1
North East 1-1- - - 1,823 1,823 - 12 to 1
New Carrollton 1--1 - - 265 265 - 25 to 1
Wye Mills 1-1- - - 1,794 1,794 - 15 to 1