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2021 Best Colleges in Maryland for Students from Nigeria

14 Colleges
$32,703 Avg Tuition & Fees*
44% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

When it comes to choosing a college, international students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in Maryland ranking is part of that endeavor.

Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for Nigerian students in Maryland. Our ranking methodology focuses a number of different objective factors - such as the overall quality of the school, number of total international students at the school, and the percentage of international students on campus - to make this determination.

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Top Colleges in Maryland for Students from Nigeria

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Our analysis found Johns Hopkins University to be the best school for Nigerian students in Maryland in this year’s ranking. Johns Hopkins University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 1,847 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 19.2% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to Johns Hopkins to study.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8,838 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Of the total number of students at the school, 10.0% are international. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to UMCP to study.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Maryland - Baltimore County helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Nigerian students in Maryland. UMBC is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,725 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 8.0% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at UMBC come from such countries as India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. Towson is a large public school situated in Towson, Maryland. It awarded 4,791 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 1.8% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as Saudi Arabia, China, and South Korea come to Towson to study.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Maryland. It ranked #5 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Nigerian students in Maryland list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 899 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 1.2% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Loyola Maryland are Spain, India, and China.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Salisbury University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in Maryland list. Salisbury is a medium-sized public school situated in Salisbury, Maryland. It awarded 1,887 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 0.9% are international. Students studying at Salisbury come from such countries as China, South Korea, and Nigeria.

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Hood College
Frederick, MD

Hood College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in Maryland list. Hood is a private not-for-profit institution located in Frederick, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 266 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 4.5% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Hood come from such countries as India, Saudi Arabia, and Nepal.

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Morgan State University did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in Maryland ranking, coming in at #8. Morgan State is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,138 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 6.4% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Nigeria come to Morgan State to study.

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Bowie State University did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in Maryland ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Bowie, Maryland, the medium-sized public school awarded 882 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 2.8% are international. Students from as far away as Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, and India come to Bowie State University to study.

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Mount St Mary’s University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in Maryland ranking. The Mount is a private not-for-profit institution located in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 485 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 2.5% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as Canada, Nigeria, and Philippines come to The Mount to study.

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University of Baltimore came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in Maryland ranking. UB is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 467 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Of the total number of students at the school, 2.9% are international. Students studying at UB come from such countries as Saudi Arabia, China, and Nigeria.

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University of Maryland Eastern Shore came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in Maryland ranking. UMES is a small public school situated in Princess Anne, Maryland. It awarded 382 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 2.9% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at UMES come from such countries as Nigeria, China, and Jamaica.

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Notre Dame of Maryland University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in Maryland ranking. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 222 students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 0.9% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at NDMU are Saudi Arabia, Mexico, and Taiwan.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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With a ranking of #14, Washington Adventist University did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Nigerian Students in Maryland. Takoma Park, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 201 students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 11.2% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Washington Adventist University are Saudi Arabia, India, and Jamaica.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 14 schools only.

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