by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
McDaniel College was awarded 6 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general business administration and management.
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McDaniel is ranked #1,178 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
McDaniel is also ranked #23 out of 35 schools in Maryland.
McDaniel College has an acceptance rate of 82%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
The student to faculty ratio at McDaniel is an impressive 12 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at McDaniel College is 22%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
McDaniel College has a freshmen retention rate of 76%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At McDaniel the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 53%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,804 undergraduates at McDaniel with 1,787 being full-time and 17 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,604 | $18,535 | $20,967 | $24,356 | $28,808 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of McDaniel, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At McDaniel, approximately 76% of students took out student loans averaging $6,915 a year. That adds up to $27,660 over four years for those students.
Get more details about the location of McDaniel College.
Contact details for McDaniel are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2 College Hill, Westminster, MD 21157 |
| Phone: | 410-848-7000 |
| Website: | www.mcdaniel.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 211 | NA |
| Multilingual Education | 83 | NA |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 65 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 50 | $59,048 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 37 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 37 | $38,122 |
| Student Counseling | 36 | NA |
| General Psychology | 23 | NA |
| Sociology | 20 | $37,728 |
| Social Work | 18 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 1,788 students took at least one online class at McDaniel College. This is an increase from the 1,638 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,788 | 1,239 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,638 | 982 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,931 | 1,127 |
| 2018-2019 | 530 | 352 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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