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
- Rockville, MD (4 colleges, 18,955 students). The largest college in Rockville is Strayer University-Rockville Campus.
- Salisbury, MD (3 colleges, 9,998 students). The largest college in Salisbury is Salisbury University with 7,025 students.
- Frederick, MD (3 colleges, 9,534 students). The biggest institution in Frederick is Hood College with 2,101 students.
- Annapolis, MD (3 colleges, 5,259 students). The most prominent college in Annapolis is United States Naval Academy with 4,474 students.
- Laurel, MD (3 colleges, 1,727 students). The largest college in Laurel is Capitol Technology University with 1,065 students.
- Towson, MD (2 colleges, 19,755 students). The biggest institution in Towson is Towson University with 19,401 students.
- Columbia, MD (2 colleges, 9,901 students). The top college in Columbia is University of South Carolina-Columbia with 38,532 students.
- Westminster, MD (2 colleges, 6,205 students). The largest college in Westminster is Front Range Community College with 21,970 students.
- Hagerstown, MD (2 colleges, 5,179 students). .
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.