McDaniel College Overview

McDaniel College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Westminster, Maryland. McDaniel is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is McDaniel College Known For?

• Students at McDaniel have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 3%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at McDaniel.
• In 2019-2020, 22% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from McDaniel makes roughly $55,107 a year. This is 35% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• The average McDaniel student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

McDaniel College Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, McDaniel is ranked #216 out of 2,018 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #6 out of 30 schools in Maryland.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at McDaniel.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Best Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#29	Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#29	Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#39	Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#46	Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#71	Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#90	Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#110	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#117	Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards McDaniel has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#2	Best Other Accounting and Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#3	Best Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#14	Best Multilingual Education Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#35	Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#37	Best Educational Administration Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#149	Best Business Schools	Business Degree Central

Where Is McDaniel College?

Contact details for McDaniel are given below.

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

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	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into McDaniel?

McDaniel has an acceptance rate of 81%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 77%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

Can I Afford McDaniel College?

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 75% of students took out student loans averaging $7,800 a year. That adds up to $31,200 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at McDaniel is 2.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

McDaniel College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,804 undergraduate students at McDaniel, with 1,787 being full-time and 17 being part-time.

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.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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.

Online Learning at McDaniel College

In 2019-2020, 2,931 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at McDaniel has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of McDaniel

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at McDaniel College was $45,876 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how McDaniel is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Gerontology	#25	#25

Online Growth Rankings of McDaniel

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at McDaniel College was 43.1%. This is the #733 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at McDaniel regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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	114	4	118
Multilingual Education	0	71	0	71
Business Administration & Management	68	0	0	68
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	62	62
Teacher Education Grade Specific	20	0	36	56
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	46	46
General Psychology	43	0	0	43
Health & Physical Education	38	0	0	38
Student Counseling	0	0	36	36
General Biology	35	0	0	35
Accounting	35	0	0	35
Political Science & Government	28	0	0	28
Sociology	26	0	0	26
Special Education	0	2	22	24
Communication & Media Studies	19	0	0	19
Natural Resources Conservation	18	0	0	18
Social Work	18	0	0	18
Philosophy	15	0	0	15
General English Literature	14	0	0	14
Mathematics	12	0	0	12
Computer Information Systems	11	0	0	11
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	10	0	0	10
History	9	0	0	9
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	9	0	0	9
Chemistry	9	0	0	9
Area Studies	8	0	0	8
Drama & Theater Arts	8	0	0	8
Germanic Languages	7	0	0	7
Teaching English or French	0	0	6	6
Gerontology	0	1	5	6
Fine & Studio Arts	6	0	0	6
Music	6	0	0	6
Instructional Media Design	0	5	0	5
Public Administration	0	0	5	5
Economics	4	0	0	4
Human Resource Management	0	0	3	3
Writing Studies	0	3	0	3
Romance Languages	3	0	0	3
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	3	3
Publishing	1	0	0	1
Other Health Professions	1	0	0	1
Religious Studies	1	0	0	1
Physics	1	0	0	1
Criminal Justice & Corrections	1	0	0	1
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	0	0
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	0
Marketing	0	0	0	0
Applied Mathematics	0	0	0	0
Human Services	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	484	196	228	908

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Swissbeauty under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.