2026 Tightest Maryland Colleges To Admit Rankings
Among Maryland colleges, Johns Hopkins University has the tightest acceptance rate (6.44%) and United States Naval Academy has the second lowest rate (9.27%) based on academic year 2023-2024 admission data.
Below table ranks and compares the Tightest Maryland Colleges To Admit having lowest acceptance rate. For the acceptance rate rankings, we only include 4-year Maryland colleges that have competitive admission.
Tightest Maryland Colleges To Admit
| Rank | College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Tuition & Fees | Student Population | SAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | 45,895 | 2,954 | 1,389 | 6.4% | 47.0% | $64,730 | 30,210 | 1,550 |
| 2 | United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD | 15,149 | 1,405 | 1,183 | 9.3% | 84.2% | - | 4,474 | 1,300 |
| 3 | University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD | 60,056 | 26,902 | 5,818 | 44.8% | 21.6% | $41,186 | 41,725 | 1,465 |
| 4 | Coppin State University Baltimore, MD | 8,946 | 4,100 | 482 | 45.8% | 11.8% | $14,024 | 2,210 | 975 |
| 5 | University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD | 14,325 | 10,375 | 2,241 | 72.4% | 21.6% | $31,225 | 13,906 | 1,320 |
| 6 | Mount St. Mary's University Emmitsburg, MD | 6,041 | 4,459 | 546 | 73.8% | 12.2% | $48,630 | 2,408 | 1,180 |
| 7 | Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD | 10,797 | 8,151 | 945 | 75.5% | 11.6% | $57,150 | 4,897 | 1,270 |
| 8 | Stevenson University Owings Mills, MD | 5,709 | 4,505 | 767 | 78.9% | 17.0% | $40,560 | 3,684 | - |
| 9 | Towson University Towson, MD | 19,777 | 16,212 | 2,947 | 82.0% | 18.2% | $29,820 | 19,401 | 1,090 |
| 10 | Morgan State University Baltimore, MD | 23,366 | 19,214 | 2,377 | 82.2% | 12.4% | $19,124 | 10,739 | 970 |
Qualified Maryland Colleges in Core Admission Stats
