University of Maryland-College Park has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 89% last year.

University of Maryland-Baltimore County with 70% and Towson University with 69% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Maryland Public Colleges having Highest Graduation Rate.

Colleges having highest graduation rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Maryland Public Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate

University of Maryland-College Park has the highest graduation rate of 89% and University of Maryland-Baltimore County has the second highest graduation rate of 70%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $24,471 and graduate tuition & fees is $20,740 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 77.79% and the average SAT score is 1,170 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 57.14% and the students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 over the 7 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 7 Maryland Public Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate.

Table. Maryland Public Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MDPublic, 4-year 89.00%
1.00%
$40,306
($11,505)
23.10%44.61%1,46040,79218 to 1
2
2
University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MDPublic, 4-year 70.00%
1.00%
$30,308
($12,952)
23.08%80.55%1,30013,99118 to 1
3
1
Towson University Towson, MDPublic, 4-year 69.00%
3.00%
$28,326
($11,306)
19.12%78.60%1,14019,79315 to 1
4
2
Salisbury University Salisbury, MDPublic, 4-year 68.00%
4.00%
$21,332
($10,638)
18.72%91.06%1,2407,12313 to 1
5
-
Morgan State University Baltimore, MDPublic, 4-year 45.00%
1.00%
$18,800
($8,118)
15.30%85.38%9709,10117 to 1
6
-
Bowie State University Bowie, MDPublic, 4-year 40.00%
2.00%
$19,889
($8,999)
25.21%86.54%9106,27515 to 1
7
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University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MDPublic, 4-year 19.00%
2.00%
$12,336
($7,992)
---55,83819 to 1
Average57.14%$24,471
($10,216)
20.76%77.79%1,17021,84516 to 1