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McDaniel College

Basic Information

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

Total Undergraduates 1,652
Men / Women 44% / 56%
White 54%
Black 20%
Mixed 15%
Hispanic 7%
Asian 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%
From State 73%
From Region 18%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 44%
Health Sciences 15%
Business & Economics 14%
Life & Natural Sciences 13%
Arts 7%
Education 4%
Physical Sciences & Math 3%
Computer Science 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $52,081
Est. Cost of Attendance $65,294
10-Year ROI $155,000
ROI Percentile 57th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

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

Admissions

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

Research

Research Level

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

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).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
McDaniel College 393 37% / 63% 0% $57,357 95%
Computer Science 6 83% / 17% 17% $83,301 85
Chemistry 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $64,651 57
Mathematics 6 50% / 50% 0% $64,609 57
Physics 1 +2 100% / 0% 0% $70,474 69
Biochemistry 4 75% / 25% 0% $60,247 46
Biology 32 34% / 66% 0% $57,664 38 92%
Biomedical Sciences 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $57,664 38 92%
Environmental Studies 14 +1 50% / 50% 0% $53,087 25
American Sign Language (ASL) 6 17% / 83% 0% $51,920 22
Health Sciences 13 8% / 92% 0% $60,381 46
Kinesiology 39 +2 51% / 49% 0% $48,427 14 97%
Accounting 13 +1 69% / 31% 0% $82,620 85 100%
Business Administration 30 +12 57% / 43% 0% $79,062 81 96%
Economics 4 +1 75% / 25% 0% $69,767 68
Marketing 8 +1 62% / 38% 0% $69,860 68
Communication 25 +1 64% / 36% 0% $62,755 52 93%
Criminal Justice 17 18% / 82% 0% $54,782 29
English 12 8% / 92% 0% $51,942 22 87%
French 1 100% / 0% 0% $50,248 17 95%
History 13 +3 62% / 38% 0% $40,069 4 97%
Interdisciplinary Studies 9 +1 33% / 67% 0% $70,686 70 100%
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 4 25% / 75% 0% $52,312 23
Philosophy 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $52,194 22
Political Science 12 +4 17% / 83% 0% $57,386 37
Psychology 39 +7 10% / 90% 0% $49,413 16 97%
Publishing 3 67% / 33% 0% $58,884 41
Social Work 18 +1 6% / 94% 0% $56,787 35 97%
Sociology 13 +4 31% / 69% 0% $54,923 30 97%
Spanish 3 +3 33% / 67% 0% $50,248 17 95%
Elementary Education 14 14% / 86% 0% $50,643 18
Art 11 +3 9% / 91% 0% $45,857 9 95%
Film Studies 7 71% / 29% 0% $42,177 6
Music 1 100% / 0% 0% $41,718 5
Theater 8 +1 25% / 75% 0% $38,419 3