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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?

0 Undergraduate Awards
$30,258 Avg Cost After Aid
87% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at McDaniel have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 1%, 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 <nil>, 22% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from McDaniel with a bachelor's degree make about $57,629 a year. That's 41% 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

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?

87% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
With an acceptance rate of 87%, McDaniel is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

Can I Afford McDaniel College?

$30,258 Net Price
76% Take Out Loans
1.0% Loan Default Rate
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 $6,447 a year. That adds up to $25,788 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at McDaniel is 1.0%. 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

1,736 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,757 undergraduate students at McDaniel, with 1,736 being full-time and 21 being part-time.

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There are also 1,296 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,736 full-time undergraduates at McDaniel, 43% are male and 57% 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 46
Black or African American 437
Hispanic or Latino 166
White 956
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 131

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

982 Took All Classes Online
1,638 Took At Least One Class Online
43.1% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 1,638 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.

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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%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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