Baltimore Has Most Colleges with 100,527 Students Enrolled in Maryland

The top city with the most 4-year colleges in Maryland is Baltimore, MD with a total of 22 colleges with 100,527 students enrolled. Baltimore is the largest city in terms of both the number of schools and total student population in Maryland.

The largest college in Baltimore is Johns Hopkins University with 30,210 students enrolled.

Other top cities in Maryland include

Maryland Cities with Most Colleges

The following table lists cities with the most number of 4-year colleges in Maryland, including the total number of schools, total enrollment, undergraduate and graduate students , along with the distribution of men and women students across institutions. Click on any city to explore detailed information about colleges in that area. Each page also includes information about community colleges and trade schoools in the metropolitan region and nearby cities.

Maryland Cities with Most Colleges
CityTotal Number of SchoolsTotal EnrollmentUndergraduateGraduateMenWomen
Baltimore, MD22 Schools100,52760,78339,74441,68558,842
Rockville, MD4 Schools18,95518,958-8,48610,469
Salisbury, MD3 Schools9,9989,2637353,8606,138
Frederick, MD3 Schools9,5348,6339013,9005,634
Annapolis, MD3 Schools5,2595,1481113,4821,777
Laurel, MD3 Schools1,7274381,289901826
Towson, MD2 Schools19,75516,6193,1367,49412,261
Columbia, MD2 Schools9,9019,903-4,7615,140
Westminster, MD2 Schools6,2054,9581,2472,3833,822
Hagerstown, MD2 Schools5,1795,181-1,9483,231