Public universities in Maryland
The College Scorecard lists 14 public colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Maryland, all compared on this page. Together they enroll 142,692 undergraduate degree-seeking students. The median average net price is $17,412 a year, higher than the $14,226 median for public universities nationwide. Former students' median earnings 10 years after starting college are $66,796 at the median institution, higher than the $58,635 median for public universities nationwide. The median graduation rate is 45.0%.
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Each dot is one school. Dashed lines mark the median for Maryland. Showing 12 of 14 public universities in Maryland; schools missing either value are left out.
All 14 public universities in Maryland
| University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi | 49,664 | $23,144 | $8,280 | $12,336 | $68,110 | $19,000 | 34.3% | 55.4% | n/a |
| University of Maryland-College Park College Park | 30,760 | $14,296 | $12,290 | $42,053 | $89,228 | $16,000 | 88.4% | 96.2% | 44.8% |
| Towson University Towson | 16,136 | $18,120 | $12,186 | $31,332 | $70,158 | $18,363 | 67.0% | 82.8% | 82.0% |
| University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore | 10,701 | $25,203 | $13,679 | $32,735 | $74,881 | $18,500 | 68.0% | 85.0% | 72.4% |
| Morgan State University Baltimore | 9,019 | $14,653 | $8,346 | $19,456 | $56,585 | $25,500 | 41.6% | 73.3% | 82.2% |
| Salisbury University Salisbury | 6,057 | $17,445 | $11,306 | $22,810 | $68,206 | $19,500 | 61.3% | 77.7% | 87.5% |
| Bowie State University Bowie | 5,043 | $17,835 | $9,529 | $20,464 | $61,890 | $20,550 | 36.6% | 68.2% | 72.4% |
| United States Naval Academy Annapolis | 4,474 | n/a | $0 | $0 | n/a | n/a | 88.2% | 97.3% | 9.3% |
| Frostburg State University Frostburg | 2,909 | $16,768 | $10,464 | $26,356 | $60,300 | $17,959 | 44.9% | 69.3% | 89.2% |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne | 2,391 | $17,378 | $9,366 | $20,911 | $52,085 | $22,960 | 34.6% | 61.8% | 96.4% |
| Coppin State University Baltimore | 1,844 | $12,632 | $7,418 | $14,482 | $53,198 | $23,750 | 21.0% | 66.2% | 45.8% |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City | 1,603 | $20,956 | $15,686 | $32,244 | $66,796 | $21,500 | 65.3% | 85.8% | 68.6% |
| University of Baltimore Baltimore | 1,133 | $6,270 | $10,200 | $24,474 | $65,666 | $22,750 | 45.0% | 60.0% | 78.7% |
| University of Maryland Baltimore Baltimore | 958 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $96,035 | $15,000 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Quick facts: public universities in Maryland
- How many public universities are in Maryland?
- The College Scorecard lists 14 public colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Maryland.
- What do public universities in Maryland cost?
- Across the 12 schools that report it, the median average net price is $17,412 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $6,270 at University of Baltimore to $25,203 at University of Maryland-Baltimore County.
- Which public universities in Maryland have the lowest average net price?
- By reported average net price: University of Baltimore ($6,270), Coppin State University ($12,632), University of Maryland-College Park ($14,296), Morgan State University ($14,653), and Frostburg State University ($16,768).
- How much is in-state and out-of-state tuition at public universities in Maryland?
- The median published in-state tuition is $10,200 a year, and the median out-of-state tuition is $22,810. Many students pay less than published tuition after aid.
- How much do former students of public universities in Maryland earn?
- At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $66,796 10 years after starting college (13 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at University of Maryland Baltimore ($96,035), University of Maryland-College Park ($89,228), and University of Maryland-Baltimore County ($74,881).
- What is the graduation rate at public universities in Maryland?
- The median graduation rate is 45.0%, across 13 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.
- How much student debt do graduates of public universities in Maryland have?
- The median institution's graduates leave with $19,500 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
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This page includes public colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher, as reported in the College Scorecard. Summary figures are medians across schools: each school counts once, whatever its size, and schools that don't report a measure are left out of that measure. The Scorecard reports earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure; for those two measures each institution counts once. Most recent data year: cost 2025, graduation and retention 2025, earnings 2022, debt 2024. More on the data.