$60,663
median earnings, 10 years after starting
McDaniel College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Westminster, Maryland with 1,617 undergraduates and 1,248 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $21,916 a year (tuition and fees $52,081). It admits 78% of applicants and 63% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $60,663 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$21,916
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$52,081
US median $11,837
Admission rate
78%
US median 78%
Completion rate
63%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$60,663
Rank 763 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $21,916
- Tuition and fees
- $52,081
- Cost of attendance
- $65,294
- Students with a need-based grant
- 36%
- Students with federal loans
- 58%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,210
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $17,261
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $19,796
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $21,408
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $30,694
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $39,500 in 2015-16 to $52,081 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 78%
- Undergraduates
- 1,617
- Graduate students
- 1,248
- Part-time students
- 0.8%
- Women
- 56%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 63%
- Retention rate
- 76%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 64
- Endowment
- $156.7M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 763 of 5,094 US colleges and 17 of 66 in Maryland (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MD median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $21,916 | $17,413 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $52,081 | $10,410 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 78% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 63% | 47% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 76% | 69% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $13,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $47,879 | $36,662 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $60,663 | $44,910 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 79% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 75% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
64 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 135 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 77 | Withheld | $67,653 | $76,616 | $63,399 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $25,300 | Withheld | $60,264 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $25,000 | $59,048 | $78,830 | $68,257 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 49 | $51,237 | $57,554 | $67,374 | $60,111 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 43 | Withheld | $57,096 | Withheld | $59,916 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $25,000 | $38,122 | $50,185 | $54,562 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasOnlineMaster's | Master's | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,707 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $21,375 | $33,241 | $51,307 | $57,214 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $23,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageOnlineMaster's | Master's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,767 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $23,335 | $65,941 | $93,347 | $76,194 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural EducationOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $20,110 | Withheld | $47,607 | $51,790 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $24,500 | $32,402 | $65,411 | $56,359 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $25,000 | $37,728 | $55,851 | $52,657 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,558 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | $62,934 | Withheld | $64,397 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Westminster and Maryland on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Maryland
- Homes: Homes for sale in Maryland
Questions and answers
How much does McDaniel College cost?
$21,916 a year is the average net price at McDaniel College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $52,081, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $65,294. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,210 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at McDaniel College?
78% of applicants are admitted to McDaniel College. The median admission rate of colleges in Maryland is 76%.
How much do McDaniel College graduates earn?
$60,663 a year is the median pay of former McDaniel College students who work, 10 years after they started ($47,879 after 6 years). That ranks 763 of 5,094 US colleges and 17 of 66 in Maryland. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Educational Administration and Supervision (Post-bachelor certificate) at $89,315.
How much student debt do McDaniel College graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of McDaniel College graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 58% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at McDaniel College?
63% of first-time, full-time students at McDaniel College finish within 6 years. 76% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at McDaniel College?
Educational Administration and Supervision (135 graduate certificate graduates), Curriculum and Instruction (77 master's graduates), Psychology, General (50 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 64 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.