McDaniel College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 400,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,580 (49%)
Days Without Precipitation 250 (59%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,649
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 73%
From Region 18%
Athletes 529 (33.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 54%
Black 23%
Hispanic 11%
Mixed 7%
Asian 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
McDaniel College 369 41% 56% 3% 26% 8% 0% $64,059 23 -0.06 43 96%
Computer Science 9 — 78% 44% 0% 44% 11% 0% $96,519 17 -0.83 90 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,944 22 -0.75 81 — — — — —
Chemistry 3 — 67% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $65,048 21 -0.63 45 — — — — —
Mathematics 5 — 40% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $76,889 48 -0.32 71 — — — — —
Physics 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $81,696 45 -0.14 78 — — — — —
Biochemistry 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,307 8 -1.08 29 — — — — —
Biology 18 — 11% 28% 6% 61% 0% 0% $57,284 12 -1.06 24 93% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 2 — 50% 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% $57,284 10 -1.10 24 93% — — — —
Environmental Studies 9 +1 67% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,566 17 -0.89 12 100% — — — —
American Sign Language (ASL) 11 — 18% 45% 0% 36% 0% 0% $56,521 22 -0.72 22 — — — — —
Health Sciences 16 +1 0% 62% 0% 25% 6% 0% $64,231 42 -0.29 43 — — — — —
Kinesiology 45 — 53% 47% 7% 31% 9% 0% $62,200 52 +0.05 38 98% — — — —
Accounting 13 +3 77% 62% 0% 23% 8% 0% $91,731 65 +0.30 87 100% — — — —
Business Administration 33 +11 79% 52% 3% 30% 3% 0% $91,932 85 +0.74 87 100% — — — —
Economics 2 +4 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $83,343 32 -0.55 79 — — — — —
International Business 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $86,430 68 +0.12 82 — — — — —
Marketing 15 +1 60% 47% 7% 33% 7% 0% $83,199 70 +0.44 79 — — — — —
English 7 +1 14% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $53,619 59 +0.15 16 100% — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $49,579 20 -0.75 9 95% — — — —
History 16 +1 56% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $49,923 21 -0.68 10 94% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 6 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,378 92 +1.06 54 100% — — — —
Near and Middle Eastern Studies — +1 — — — — — — $53,059 37 -0.49 15 — — — — —
Philosophy 4 +5 50% 25% 25% 50% 0% 0% $54,667 34 -0.51 18 — — — — —
Spanish — +2 — — — — — — $49,579 20 -0.75 9 95% — — — —
Communication 7 +1 57% 29% 0% 71% 0% 0% $54,324 23 -0.70 17 97% — — — —
Political Science 18 — 50% 61% 0% 28% 11% 0% $57,555 10 -1.08 25 89% — — — —
Psychology 33 — 30% 42% 3% 33% 12% 0% $62,847 89 +1.18 39 93% — — — —
Publishing 5 +3 40% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $56,028 32 -0.55 21 — — — — —
Social Work 13 — 0% 31% 0% 38% 8% 0% $55,307 62 +0.24 20 100% — — — —
Sociology 10 +1 20% 70% 0% 10% 10% 0% $49,669 19 -0.65 9 97% — — — —
Elementary Education 15 — 13% 73% 0% 7% 20% 0% $59,299 91 +1.04 29 — — — — —
Art 10 +1 20% 80% 0% 10% 10% 0% $44,786 40 -0.22 5 95% — — — —
Film Studies 12 — 50% 75% 0% 17% 8% 0% $40,911 9 -1.19 3 — — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $40,632 16 -0.66 3 — — — — —
Theater 6 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,164 33 -0.39 3 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 21 +1 29% 62% 5% 29% 0% 0% $58,958 48 -0.13 29 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $55,720
ROI Percentile 43th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 56%
6-Year Graduation Rate 63%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 23.3% 86 31% 49% 1% 31% 10% 0% $57,977 48 +0.10 26 94% —
Health Sciences 19.5% 72 36% 50% 4% 31% 7% 0% $61,784 5 -0.14 36 98% —
Business & Economics 17.3% 64 73% 52% 3% 30% 6% 0% $89,490 70 +0.53 85 100% —
Humanities 8.9% 33 36% 73% 3% 6% 15% 0% $54,637 49 -0.17 18 97% —
Arts 7.6% 28 39% 82% 0% 11% 7% 0% $42,135 12 -0.67 3 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.7% 21 14% 29% 10% 57% 0% 0% $57,380 11 -1.07 25 93% —
Professional 5.7% 21 29% 62% 5% 29% 0% 0% $58,958 23 -0.13 29 — —
Education 4.1% 15 13% 73% 0% 7% 20% 0% $59,299 82 +1.04 29 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.0% 11 45% 64% 0% 9% 18% 0% $75,266 40 -0.41 68 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.4% 9 67% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,566 14 -0.89 12 100% —
Computer Science 2.4% 9 78% 44% 0% 44% 11% 0% $96,519 24 -0.83 90 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 105 $1.1M $677K $469K
Lacrosse 49 $275K $262K $12K
Baseball 40 $282K $285K -$2K
Track & Field (outdoor) 34 $92K $94K -$2K
Track & Field (indoor) 33 $92K $97K -$5K
Wrestling 28 $113K $141K -$28K
Soccer 27 $154K $195K -$41K
Basketball 22 $256K $248K $8K
Cross Country 17 $93K $85K $7K
Swimming 14 $46K $59K -$13K
Golf 13 $192K $101K $90K
Tennis 9 $39K $14K $25K
Total 335 $2.8M $2.3M $519K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 29 $216K $192K $23K
Lacrosse 24 $213K $195K $17K
Softball 24 $221K $200K $21K
Track & Field (outdoor) 22 $47K $45K $2K
Field Hockey 21 $155K $155K -$479
Track & Field (indoor) 21 $47K $44K $3K
Volleyball 20 $181K $175K $5K
Basketball 17 $336K $241K $95K
Wrestling 13 $128K $118K $10K
Swimming 10 $46K $49K -$3K
Cross Country 9 $46K $32K $13K
Tennis 9 $39K $16K $22K
Golf 6 $155K $69K $85K
Total 194 $1.8M $1.5M $298K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 105 $1.1M $677K $469K
Lacrosse 73 $488K $458K $30K
Soccer 56 $370K $388K -$18K
Track & Field (outdoor) 56 $140K $140K -$293
Track & Field (indoor) 54 $140K $142K -$2K
Wrestling 41 $241K $259K -$17K
Baseball 40 $282K $285K -$2K
Basketball 39 $593K $489K $103K
Cross Country 26 $139K $118K $21K
Softball 24 $221K $200K $21K
Swimming 24 $92K $108K -$16K
Field Hockey 21 $155K $155K -$479
Volleyball 20 $181K $175K $5K
Golf 19 $348K $171K $176K
Tennis 18 $78K $30K $48K
Total 529 $6.5M $5.3M $1.1M

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 87%
Yield (non-ED) 14%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 87% 87% 87%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional