List of colleges and universities in Maryland

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There are currently 55 colleges and universities, defined as accredited, degree-granting, postsecondary institutions, in the state of Maryland.

The state's public universities are part of the University System of Maryland, with the exception of United States Naval Academy, St. Mary's College and Morgan State University, which are public, but are not part of the university system.[1] The characteristics of each institution varies from small, intimate, liberal arts colleges such as Washington College and McDaniel College to large, public, research universities such as the University of Maryland, College Park. The oldest school in the state is St. John's College, formerly King William School, founded in 1696, and the third oldest college or university in the United States.[2] The newest school is University System of Maryland at Hagerstown, founded in 2008.

As of 2005, approximately 310,689 students (undergraduate, graduate, & professional) were enrolled at Maryland universities and colleges.[3] In fall 2010, 369,320 students (undergraduate, graduate, & professional) enrolled at Maryland universities and colleges (increase of 18.87% since 2005), the highest such enrollment in State history. Women accounted for 57.5% of all students. For undergraduates, Maryland residents constituted 93% of enrollees at community colleges, 76.5% at public four-year institutions, and 54.4% at independent universities and colleges.[4] Universities and colleges in Maryland are accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.[5]

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Public four-year colleges and universities

Name Location Founded Enrollment References
Bowie State University Bowie 1865 5,279 [6]
Coppin State University Baltimore 1900 4,357 [7]
Frostburg State University Frostburg 1899 5,638 [8]
Morgan State University Baltimore 1867 6,616 [9][10][11]
Salisbury University Salisbury 1925 7,222 [12]
St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City 1840 1,849 [9][13]
Towson University Towson 1866 20,124 [14]
United States Naval Academy Annapolis 1845 4,400 [9][15]
University of Baltimore Baltimore 1925 5,009 [16]
University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore 1807 5,874 [17]
University of Maryland, Baltimore County Catonsville/Arbutus 1966 11,920 [18]
University of Maryland, College Park College Park 1856 25,422 [19]
University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Princess Anne 1886 5,814 [20]
University of Maryland University College Adelphi 1947 97,001 [21]

Public graduate institutions

Name Location Founded Enrollment References
University of Maryland, Biotechnology Institute Baltimore 1985 66 [22]
University of Maryland, Environmental Science Cambridge 1925 129 [23]
USM Hagerstown Hagerstown 2008 N/A [24][25]
Universities at Shady Grove Rockville 2000 4,705 [25][26][27]
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda 1976 976 [9][28]

Public two-year community colleges

Name Location Founded References
Allegany College of Maryland Cumberland 1961 [29]
Anne Arundel Community College Arnold 1961 [30]
Baltimore City Community College Baltimore 1947 [31]
Carroll Community College Westminster 1976 [32]
Cecil College North East 1968 [33]
Chesapeake College Wye Mills 1965 [34]
College of Southern Maryland Multiple in Southern Maryland 1958 [35]
Community College of Baltimore County Multiple in Baltimore County 1957 [36]
Frederick Community College Frederick 1957 [37]
Garrett College McHenry 1967 [38]
Hagerstown Community College Hagerstown 1946 [39]
Harford Community College Bel Air 1957 [40]
Howard Community College Columbia 1966 [41]
Montgomery College Multiple in Montgomery County 1946 [42]
Prince George's Community College Largo 1958 [43]
Wor-Wic Community College Salisbury 1975 [44]

Private, non-profit colleges and universities

Name Location Founded Enrollment References
Capitol Technology University Laurel 1927 699 [45]
Goucher College Towson 1885 2,362 [46]
Hood College Frederick 1893 2,522 [47]
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore 1876 18,753 [48]
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore 1852 6,028 [49]
Maryland Institute College of Art Baltimore 1826 1,899 [50]
Maryland University of Integrative Health Laurel 1974 339 [51]
McDaniel College Westminster 1867 3,641 [52]
Mount St. Mary's University Emmitsburg 1808 2,045 [53]
Notre Dame of Maryland University Baltimore 1873 4,878 [54]
St. John's College Annapolis 1696 563 [55]
Stevenson University Stevenson 1947 3,304 [56]
Washington Adventist University Takoma Park 1904 1,250
Washington College Chestertown 1782 1,285 [57]

Private, non-profit religious institutions

Name Location Founded Enrollment References
Capital Bible Seminary Lanham 1940 254 [58]
Ner Israel Rabbinical College Baltimore 1933 562 [59]
St. Mary's Seminary and University Baltimore 1791 294 [60]
Breakthrough Bible College National Harbor, Maryland 2000 200 [61]

Maryland-based, accredited, for-profit institutions

Name Location Founded Enrollment References
TESST College of Technology Beltsville 1957 N/A [62][63]
Lincoln College of Technology Columbia 1960 N/A [64]

Defunct Institutions

Name Location Founded References
National Labor College Silver Spring 1969 - 2014
Baltimore Hebrew University Baltimore 1919-2009 (merged with Towson University) [65]
Woodstock College Woodstock 1869–1974 [66]
Mount Saint Agnes College Baltimore 1890-1971 (merged with Loyola University Maryland) [67]
Cokesbury College Abingdon 1784–1796 [68]
St. Mary's College Baltimore 1806–1852 (St. Mary's College, a civil college, was operated by the Sulpicians religious order until 1852, when it was closed and replaced by Loyola College.) [68]
Baltimore College Baltimore 1803–1830 [68]
Asbury College Baltimore 1816–1830 [68]
Mount Hope College Baltimore outskirts 1832–1844 [68]
New Windsor College New Windsor 1843–1850 [68]
College of St. James Hagerstown vicinity 1843–1863 [68]
Newton University Baltimore 1844–1859 [68]
Calvert College New Windsor 1852–1873 (occupied the location of the first New Windsor College) [68]
Irving College Manchester 1858–1880 [68]
Borromeo College Pikesville 1860–1872 [68]
Baltimore Female College Baltimore 1849–1890 [68]
Mount Washington Female College Mount Washington 1856–1861 [68]
Blue Ridge College (was Maryland Collegiate Institute) Union Bridge, New Windsor 1898–1943 (renamed Blue Ridge College in 1910; bought and moved into New Windsor College in 1912) [69][70]
Sojourner-Douglass College Baltimore 1972 1,324 [71]

Notable alumni

See also

References

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