University of Maryland Global Campus has the lowest 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 19% last year.

Bowie State University with 40% and Morgan State University with 45% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Maryland Public Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate.

Colleges having lowest graduation rate.

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

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Maryland Public Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate

University of Maryland Global Campus has the lowest graduation rate of 19% and Bowie State University has the second lowest graduation rate of 40%.

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 With Lowest Graduation Rate.

Table. Maryland Public Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MDPublic, 4-year 19.00%
2.39%
$12,336
($7,992)
---55,83819 to 1
2
-
Bowie State University Bowie, MDPublic, 4-year 40.00%
1.86%
$19,889
($8,999)
25.21%86.54%9106,27515 to 1
3
-
Morgan State University Baltimore, MDPublic, 4-year 45.00%
1.08%
$18,800
($8,118)
15.30%85.38%9709,10117 to 1
4
1
Salisbury University Salisbury, MDPublic, 4-year 68.00%
4.24%
$21,332
($10,638)
18.72%91.06%1,2407,12313 to 1
5
1
Towson University Towson, MDPublic, 4-year 69.00%
3.28%
$28,326
($11,306)
19.12%78.60%1,14019,79315 to 1
6
2
University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MDPublic, 4-year 70.00%
0.95%
$30,308
($12,952)
23.08%80.55%1,30013,99118 to 1
7
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University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MDPublic, 4-year 89.00%
1.35%
$40,306
($11,505)
23.10%44.61%1,46040,79218 to 1
Average57.14%$24,471
($10,216)
20.76%77.79%1,17021,84516 to 1