There are currently 55 colleges and universities, defined as accredited, degree-granting, postsecondary institutions, in the state of Maryland.
The state's public universities are part of the University System of Maryland, with the exception of United States Naval Academy, St. Mary's College of Maryland, Morgan State University and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, which are public but are not part of the university system.[1] The characteristics of each institution varies from small, intimate, liberal arts colleges such as Washington College and McDaniel College to large, public, research universities such as the University of Maryland, College Park. The oldest school in the state is St. John's College, formerly King William's School, founded in 1696, and the third oldest college or university in the United States.[2] The newest school in the state is the Wor–Wic Community College founded in 1975.[3] The University System of Maryland has two regional higher education centers where several state universities operate satellite programs, the University System of Maryland at Hagerstown founded in 2008 and the Universities at Shady Grove founded in 2000.

As of 2005, approximately 310,689 students (undergraduate, graduate, & professional) were enrolled at Maryland universities and colleges.[4] In fall 2010, 369,320 students (undergraduate, graduate, & professional) enrolled at Maryland universities and colleges (increase of 18.87% since 2005), the highest such enrollment in State history. Women accounted for 57.5% of all students. For undergraduates, Maryland residents constituted 93% of enrollees at community colleges, 76.5% at public four-year institutions, and 54.4% at independent universities and colleges.[5] Universities and colleges in Maryland with regional accreditation are accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.[6]
Public four-year colleges and universities
Private, non-profit colleges and universities
Name | Location | Founded | Enrollment (2019) |
Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
Capitol Technology University | Laurel | 1927 | 343 | [27] |
Goucher College | Towson | 1885 | 2,680 | [28] |
Hood College | Frederick | 1893 | 2,052 | [29] |
Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore | 1876 | 26,402 | [30] |
Loyola University Maryland | Baltimore | 1852 | 5,783 | [31] |
Maryland Institute College of Art | Baltimore | 1826 | 3,500 | [32] |
Maryland University of Integrative Health | Laurel | 1974 | 1,238 | [33] |
McDaniel College | Westminster | 1867 | 2,845 | [34] |
Mount St. Mary's University | Emmitsburg | 1808 | 2,131 | [35] |
Notre Dame of Maryland University | Baltimore | 1873 | 2,375 | [36] |
St. John's College | Annapolis | 1784 | 513 | [37] |
Stevenson University | Stevenson | 1947 | 3,876 | [38] |
Washington Adventist University | Takoma Park | 1904 | 1,069 | [39] |
Washington College | Chestertown | 1782 | 1,480 | [40] |
Public upper-division and graduate institutions or regional center campuses
Name | Location | Founded | Enrollment | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
University of Maryland, Biotechnology Institute | Baltimore | 1985 | 66 | [41] |
University of Maryland, Environmental Science | Cambridge | 1925 | 129 | [42] |
University System of Maryland at Hagerstown | Hagerstown | 2005 | 400 Students
(242 Undergraduate, 158 Graduate) |
[43][44] |
University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland | California | 2019 | N/A | [46][43] |
Universities at Shady Grove | Rockville | 2000 | 4,705 | [43][47][48] |
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences | Bethesda | 1972 | 976 | [12][49] |
Public two-year community colleges
Name | Location | Founded | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
Allegany College of Maryland | Cumberland | 1961 | [50] |
Anne Arundel Community College | Arnold | 1961 | [51] |
Baltimore City Community College | Baltimore | 1947 | [52] |
Carroll Community College | Westminster | 1976 | [53] |
Cecil College | North East | 1968 | [54] |
Chesapeake College | Wye Mills | 1965 | [55] |
College of Southern Maryland | Multiple in Southern Maryland | 1958 | [56] |
Community College of Baltimore County | Multiple in Baltimore County | 1957 | [57] |
Frederick Community College | Frederick | 1957 | [58] |
Garrett College | McHenry | 1967 | [59] |
Hagerstown Community College | Hagerstown | 1946 | [60] |
Harford Community College | Bel Air | 1957 | [61] |
Howard Community College | Columbia | 1966 | [62] |
Montgomery College | Multiple in Montgomery County | 1946 | [63] |
Prince George's Community College | Largo | 1958 | [64] |
Wor–Wic Community College | Salisbury | 1975 | [65] |
Private, non-profit religious institutions
Name | Location | Founded | Enrollment | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
Breakthrough Bible College | National Harbor | 2000 | 200 | [66] |
Capital Bible Seminary | Greenbelt | 1940 | 254 | [67] |
St. Mary's Seminary and University | Baltimore | 1791 | 294 | [68] |
Yeshivas Ner Yisroel | Pikesville | 1933 | 562 | [69] |
Yeshiva College of The Nation's Capital | Kemp Mill | 1998 | 68 | [70] |
Maryland-based, accredited, for-profit institutions
Name | Location | Founded | Enrollment | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
TESST College of Technology | Beltsville | 1957 | N/A | [71][72] |
Lincoln Tech | Columbia | 1960 | N/A | [73] |
Defunct Institutions
See also
- List of college athletic programs in Maryland
- Higher education in the United States
- Lists of American institutions of higher education
- List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations
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- ^ a b c Universities at Shady Grove and USM Hagerstown are learning centers where students may take courses and earn degrees offered by other institutions in the University System of Maryland. As such, the enrollment at these institutions is already included in the enrollment figures for the participating universities.
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External links
Media related to List of colleges and universities in Maryland at Wikimedia Commons
- U.S. Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in Maryland