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McDaniel College

Westminster, MD · Private · Town (fringe)

Private institution in Westminster, MD · 1,652 undergraduates · 84% acceptance rate · $60,663 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$20,9231,169th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$49,6471,817th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$49,6471,814th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$62,9741,743rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,0001,246th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$60,663518th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$47,879668th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
63.8%636th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
78.9%729th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
83.6%1,027th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
—

Campus

Undergraduates
1,6521,050th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1993rd smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
33.8%1,003rd highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 33 mi (BWI)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 29 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$55,338—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$54,109$55,693
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$51,392$51,607
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$48,682$39,009
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$48,041$60,623
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$36,745$33,637
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$36,560$26,353
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$34,526$36,560
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$34,081$43,240
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$31,547$25,658
Historybachelors$29,685$22,824
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$29,685$21,508

Campus facts

Athletics — 15 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.