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 Frederick 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. 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.

79 Maryland Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Baltimore 221426 $32,806
($10,443)		 $27,730
($13,884)		 100,527 60,773 39,754 15 to 1
Rockville 4112 $13,920 - 18,955 18,955 - 11 to 1
Frederick 3111 $47,700 $9,470 9,534 8,631 903 15 to 1
Salisbury 3111 $22,174
($11,084)		 $15,772
($10,785)		 9,998 9,261 737 13 to 1
Laurel 32-1 $22,229 $14,876 1,727 437 1,290 9 to 1
Annapolis 21-1 $40,684 $22,302 785 673 112 12 to 1
Landover 211- - - 566 566 - 12 to 1
Columbia 2-2- - - 9,901 9,901 - 16 to 1
Towson 21-1 $29,820
($11,728)		 $22,860
($12,636)		 19,755 16,618 3,137 25 to 1
Owings Mills 21-1 $40,560 $8,460 3,805 3,227 578 14 to 1
Westminster 211- $52,081 $10,044 6,205 4,957 1,248 14 to 1
Bel Air 2-11 - - 5,144 5,144 - 16 to 1
Hagerstown 2-11 - - 5,179 5,179 - 21 to 1
Jessup 1--1 - - 131 131 - 20 to 1
Bowie 11-- $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
Chestertown 11-- $55,081 - 923 923 - 8 to 1
McHenry 1-1- - - 679 679 - 15 to 1
North East 1-1- - - 1,749 1,749 - 13 to 1
Emmitsburg 11-- $48,630 $14,351 2,408 1,830 578 13 to 1
Linthicum 1--1 - - 225 225 - 20 to 1
Timonium 1--1 - - 101 101 - 10 to 1
Wye Mills 1-1- - - 2,095 2,095 - 16 to 1
New Carrollton 1--1 - - 229 229 - 25 to 1
Hillcrest Heights 1--1 - - 218 218 - 25 to 1
Arnold 1-1- - - 11,481 11,481 - 17 to 1
College Park 11-- $41,186
($11,809)		 $38,207
($18,276)		 41,725 31,133 10,592 17 to 1
St. Mary's City 11-- $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
Frostburg 11-- $25,814
($10,220)		 $14,036
($11,498)		 4,104 3,422 682 13 to 1
North Bethesda 11-- $20,250 $13,500 1,963 781 1,182 5 to 1
Millersville 11-- $13,920 - - - - -
La Plata 1-1- - - 5,062 5,062 - 16 to 1
Pikesville 11-- $10,600 $10,600 449 280 169 20 to 1
Silver Spring 11-- $11,500 - 56 56 - 8 to 1
Cumberland 1-1- - - 2,762 2,762 - 12 to 1
Adelphi 11-- $12,336
($8,136)		 $12,132
($9,882)		 63,012 52,187 10,825 21 to 1
Takoma Park 11-- $26,604 $11,525 612 513 99 9 to 1
Largo 1-1- - - 11,473 11,473 - 16 to 1
Glen Burnie 1--1 - - 77 77 - 12 to 1
Princess Anne 11-- $20,122
($9,076)		 $13,428
($8,010)		 3,177 2,476 701 11 to 1