Highest Graduation Rate Colleges in Maryland
25 schools ranked by six-year graduation rate from federal IPEDS data. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Temple-A Paul Mitchell Partner School Frederick · private | $28,309 | 94.3% | $27,891 | — |
| 2 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore · private | $18,809 | 94.2% | $87,555 | 6.4% |
| 3 | United States Naval Academy Annapolis · public | — | 93.8% | — | 9.3% |
| 4 | University of Maryland Baltimore Baltimore · public | — | 93.2% | $88,174 | — |
| 5 | University of Maryland-College Park College Park · public | $15,678 | 85.5% | $82,860 | 44.8% |
| 6 | Loyola University Maryland Baltimore · private | $30,574 | 79.9% | $82,652 | 75.5% |
| 7 | Maryland Institute College of Art Baltimore · private | $42,729 | 77.1% | $45,212 | 76.8% |
| 8 | Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College Baltimore · community | $11,673 | 74.8% | — | 98.0% |
| 9 | Towson University Towson · public | $17,413 | 73.3% | $64,390 | 82.0% |
| 10 | Washington College Chestertown · private | $27,898 | 72.1% | $65,518 | 56.9% |
| 11 | St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City · public | $18,441 | 71.5% | $60,110 | 68.6% |
| 12 | St. John's College Annapolis · private | $45,597 | 70.5% | $51,584 | 55.2% |
| 13 | University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore · public | $16,467 | 70.3% | $69,960 | 72.4% |
| 14 | Salisbury University Salisbury · public | $17,743 | 69.6% | $61,515 | 87.5% |
| 15 | North American Trade Schools Baltimore · private | $8,597 | 69.2% | $39,756 | — |
| 16 | Fortis College-Landover Landover · private | $26,578 | 68.7% | $36,920 | — |
| 17 | Cortiva Institute Linthicum · private | $26,328 | 68.3% | $30,474 | — |
| 18 | McDaniel College Westminster · private | $21,916 | 67.1% | $60,663 | 77.9% |
| 19 | Hood College Frederick · private | $20,873 | 66.0% | $57,089 | 77.8% |
| 20 | The Temple Annapolis-A Paul Mitchell Partner School Annapolis · private | $31,528 | 65.9% | $27,891 | — |
| 21 | Mount St. Mary's University Emmitsburg · private | $22,655 | 64.1% | $64,072 | 73.8% |
| 22 | Notre Dame of Maryland University Baltimore · private | $19,169 | 64.1% | $65,344 | 82.2% |
| 23 | Stevenson University Owings Mills · private | $26,505 | 63.0% | $62,079 | 78.9% |
| 24 | Goucher College Baltimore · private | $22,470 | 60.3% | $53,023 | 77.7% |
| 25 | Frostburg State University Frostburg · public | $16,715 | 59.2% | $55,493 | 89.2% |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.