unitid 164270 · Westminster, MD · private nonprofit 4-year · town (fringe)
McDaniel College
- enrollment 2023
- 3,553
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
78%
58th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,617
68th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
36%
undergrads on Pell grants
56th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
63%
finish within 150% time
60th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$65,294
80th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$21,916
after aid, aided students
47th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$60,663
after entry, Title IV students
71st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$25,000
58th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $12,210 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $70,197
- First-generation students
- 26%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $52,081
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.4× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 135 | — | — |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 77 | $79,147 | — |
| Psychology, General. | 50 | $49,413 | $25,662 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 50 | $79,062 | $25,000 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 49 | $58,887 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 43 | — | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 40 | $48,427 | $25,697 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 28 | $71,545 | — |
| Biology, General. | 24 | $57,664 | $21,375 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 22 | — | — |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 22 | — | — |
| Political Science and Government. | 21 | — | $25,362 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.