“Top 10 Colleges and Universities in Maryland” According to Recent Study

With the first “early decision” college-application deadline looming on Nov. 1, and tuition and room and board at a four-year college costing around $23,000 – $52,000 per year, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its 2023’s Best College & University Rankings report, in addition to separate rankings for colleges and for universities. WalletHub compared over 900 higher-education institutions in the U.S. based on 30 key measures grouped into seven categories, such as Student Selectivity, Cost & Financing and Career Outcomes. The data set ranges from student-faculty ratio to graduation rate to post-attendance median salary. Below you’ll see the “Top 10 Colleges & Universities in Maryland” (does not include community colleges):

Top 10 Colleges & Universities in Maryland

With that in mind, here’s a closer look at some of the top schools and how each performed in certain metrics:

School Snapshot: Johns Hopkins University (1 = Best; 6 = Average; 12 = Worst):

• 1^st – Admission Rate
• 11^th – Net Cost
• 7^th – Student-Faculty Ratio
• 3^rd – On-Campus Crime
• 1^st – Gender & Racial Diversity
• 1^st – Graduation Rate
• 1^st – Post-Attendance Median Salary

School Snapshot: University of Maryland-College Park (1 = Best; 6 = Average; 12 = Worst):

• 3^rd – Admission Rate
• 10^th – Net Cost
• 11^th – Student-Faculty Ratio
• 7^th – On-Campus Crime
• 3^rd – Gender & Racial Diversity
• 2^nd – Graduation Rate
• 2^nd – Post-Attendance Median Salary

School Snapshot: University of Maryland-Baltimore County (1 = Best; 6 = Average; 12 = Worst):

• 5^th – Admission Rate
• 2^nd – Net Cost
• 10^th – Student-Faculty Ratio
• 8^th – On-Campus Crime
• 2^nd – Gender & Racial Diversity
• 5^th – Graduation Rate
• 3^rd – Post-Attendance Median Salary

To view the full reports, please visit:

Best Colleges & Universities Overall: https://wallethub.com/edu/college-rankings/40750

Best Colleges: https://wallethub.com/edu/best-colleges-in-the-us-ranking/40748

Best Universities: https://wallethub.com/edu/best-universities-in-usa-ranking/39704

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