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McDaniel College Overview

McDaniel College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Westminster, Maryland. Westminster is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

What Is McDaniel College Known For?

420 Undergraduate Awards
$30,258 Avg Cost After Aid
82% Acceptance Rate
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at McDaniel.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 22% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from McDaniel with a bachelor's degree make about $60,663 a year. That's 49% more than those who graduate from other schools.
  • The average McDaniel student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is McDaniel College?

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Contact details for McDaniel are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2 College Hill, Westminster, MD 21157
Phone: 410-848-7000
Website: www.mcdaniel.edu

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How Do I Get Into McDaniel?

You can apply to McDaniel online at: www.mcdaniel.edu/admissions-cost/undergraduate-admissions

Admission Requirements for McDaniel

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 3
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into McDaniel?

82% Acceptance Rate
57% Of Accepted Are Women
With an acceptance rate of 82%, McDaniel may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

Can I Afford McDaniel College?

$30,258 Net Price
76% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of McDaniel is $30,258. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At McDaniel, approximately 76% of students took out student loans averaging $6,915 a year. That adds up to $27,660 over four years for those students.

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McDaniel College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,787 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,804 undergraduate students at McDaniel, with 1,787 being full-time and 17 being part-time.

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There are also 1,127 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,787 full-time undergraduates at McDaniel, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of McDaniel College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 43
Black or African American 449
Hispanic or Latino 162
White 989
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 144

Geographic Diversity

Maryland students aren't the only ones who study at McDaniel College. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 31 countries are represented at McDaniel. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, South Korea, and Belgium.

McDaniel College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
Educational Administration 0 135 6 141
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 77 77
Teacher Education Grade Specific 13 0 43 56
Business Administration & Management 50 0 0 50
General Psychology 50 0 0 50
Student Counseling 0 0 49 49
Health & Physical Education 40 0 0 40
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 28 28
General Biology 24 0 0 24
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 22 22
Natural Resources Conservation 22 0 0 22
Political Science & Government 21 0 0 21
Criminal Justice & Corrections 20 0 0 20
Accounting 19 0 0 19
Teaching English or French 0 0 19 19
Multilingual Education 0 18 0 18
Social Work 18 0 0 18
Communication & Media Studies 17 0 0 17
Special Education 0 6 11 17
History 16 0 0 16
Human Resource Management 0 0 15 15
Sociology 15 0 0 15
Fine & Studio Arts 12 0 0 12
Computer Information Systems 9 0 0 9
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 9 0 0 9
Other Health Professions 8 0 0 8
Marketing 7 0 0 7
Human Services 0 0 7 7
General English Literature 6 0 0 6
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 6 0 0 6
Philosophy 6 0 0 6
Economics 5 0 0 5
Public Administration 0 0 5 5
Drama & Theater Arts 5 0 0 5
American Sign Language 4 0 0 4
Mathematics 4 0 0 4
Publishing 3 0 0 3
Writing Studies 0 3 0 3
Romance Languages 3 0 0 3
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 3 3
Gerontology 0 0 3 3
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 2 0 0 2
Instructional Media Design 0 2 0 2
Chemistry 2 0 0 2
Physics 2 0 0 2
Area Studies 1 0 0 1
Music 1 0 0 1
International Business 0 0 0 0
Applied Mathematics 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 420 164 288 872

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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