There are currently 55 colleges and universities, defined as accredited, degree-granting, postsecondary institutions, in the state of Maryland.

The state's public universities are part of the University System of Maryland, with the exception of United States Naval Academy, St. Mary's College of Maryland, Morgan State University and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, which are public but are not part of the university system. The characteristics of each institution varies from small, intimate, liberal arts colleges such as Washington College and McDaniel College to large, public, research universities such as the University of Maryland, College Park. The oldest school in the state is St. John's College, formerly King William's School, founded in 1696, and the third oldest college or university in the United States. The newest school in the state is the Wor–Wic Community College founded in 1975. The University System of Maryland has two regional higher education centers where several state universities operate satellite programs, the University System of Maryland at Hagerstown founded in 2008 and the Universities at Shady Grove founded in 2000.

As of 2005, approximately 310,689 students (undergraduate, graduate, & professional) were enrolled at Maryland universities and colleges. In fall 2010, 369,320 students (undergraduate, graduate, & professional) enrolled at Maryland universities and colleges (increase of 18.87% since 2005), the highest such enrollment in State history. Women accounted for 57.5% of all students. For undergraduates, Maryland residents constituted 93% of enrollees at community colleges, 76.5% at public four-year institutions, and 54.4% at independent universities and colleges. Universities and colleges in Maryland with regional accreditation are accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Public four-year colleges and universities

NameLocationFounded Type (Background)Enrollment (fall 2024)RefBowie State UniversityBowie 1865USM (HBCU) 6,353Coppin State UniversityBaltimore 1900USM (HBCU) 2,210Frostburg State UniversityFrostburg 1899USM (teaching) 4,104Morgan State UniversityBaltimore 1867Independent (HBCU) 10,739All public colleges and universities except Morgan State University, St. Mary's College, the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, and the United States Naval Academy are part of the University System of Maryland. Morgan State and St. Mary's are separately funded by the state and the latter two universities are funded by the United States Department of Defense.Salisbury UniversitySalisbury 1925USM (teaching) 7,025St. Mary’s College of MarylandSt. Mary's City 1840 Liberal arts college 1,630Towson UniversityTowson 1866USM (teaching) 19,401United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis 1845Service academy 4,474University of BaltimoreBaltimore 1925USM 3,187University of Maryland, BaltimoreBaltimore 1807USM 6,636University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyCatonsville 1966USM 13,906University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park 1856USM (flagship) 41,725University of Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess Anne 1886USM (HBCU) 3,177University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi 1947USM 63,012

Private, non-profit colleges and universities NameLocationFoundedEnrollment (fall 2024)RefCapitol Technology UniversityLaurel 1927 1,065Goucher CollegeTowson 1885 1,459Hood CollegeFrederick 1893 2,101Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore 1876 30,210Loyola University MarylandBaltimore 1852 4,897Maryland Institute College of ArtBaltimore 1826 1,687McDaniel CollegeWestminster 1867 2,868Mount St. Mary's UniversityEmmitsburg 1808 2,408Notre Dame of Maryland UniversityBaltimore 1873 1,788St. John's CollegeAnnapolis 1784 583Stevenson UniversityStevenson 1947 3,684Washington Adventist UniversityTakoma Park 1904 612Washington CollegeChestertown 1782 923

Public upper-division and graduate institutions or regional center campuses NameLocationFoundedRefUniversity of Maryland, Biotechnology InstituteBaltimore1985University of Maryland, Environmental ScienceCambridge1925University System of Maryland at HagerstownHagerstown2005University System of Maryland at Southern MarylandCalifornia2019Universities at Shady GroveRockville2000Universities at Shady Grove and USM Hagerstown are learning centers where students may take courses and earn degrees offered by other institutions in the University System of Maryland. As such, the enrollment at these institutions is already included in the enrollment figures for the participating universities.Uniformed Services University of the Health SciencesBethesda1972

Public two-year community colleges NameLocationFoundedRefAllegany College of MarylandCumberland1961Anne Arundel Community CollegeArnold1961Baltimore City Community CollegeBaltimore1947Carroll Community CollegeWestminster1976Cecil CollegeNorth East1968Chesapeake CollegeWye Mills1965College of Southern MarylandMultiple in Southern Maryland1958Community College of Baltimore CountyMultiple in Baltimore County1957Frederick Community CollegeFrederick1957Garrett CollegeMcHenry1967Hagerstown Community CollegeHagerstown1946Harford Community CollegeBel Air1957Howard Community CollegeColumbia1966Montgomery CollegeMultiple in Montgomery County1946Prince George's Community CollegeLargo1958Wor–Wic Community CollegeSalisbury1975

Private, non-profit religious institutions NameLocationFoundedEnrollmentRefBreakthrough Bible CollegeNational Harbor2000N/ASt. Mary's Seminary and UniversityBaltimore1791N/AYeshivas Ner YisroelPikesville1933449Yeshiva College of The Nation's CapitalKemp Mill199856

Maryland-based, accredited, for-profit institution NameLocationFoundedEnrollmentRefLincoln TechColumbia19601,258

Defunct Institutions NameLocationFoundedRefAsbury College Baltimore1816–1830Baltimore CollegeBaltimore1803–1830Baltimore Female CollegeBaltimore1849–1890Baltimore Hebrew UniversityBaltimore1919–2009 (merged with Towson University)Blue Ridge College (was Maryland Collegiate Institute)Union Bridge, New Windsor1898–1943 (renamed Blue Ridge College in 1910; bought and moved into New Windsor College in 1912)Borromeo CollegePikesville1860–1872Calvert CollegeNew Windsor1852–1873 (occupied the location of the first New Windsor College)Capital Bible SeminaryGreenbelt1940–2013 (acquired by Lancaster Bible College)Chevy Chase Junior CollegeChevy Chase1903–1950Cokesbury CollegeAbingdon1784–1796College of St. JamesHagerstown vicinity1843–1863Eastern Christian CollegeBel Air1946–2005Irving CollegeManchester1858–1880Kee Mar CollegeHagerstown1853–1911Maryland Military and Naval AcademyOxford1885–1887Maryland University of Integrative HealthLaurel1974–2025 (acquired by Notre Dame of Maryland University)Mount Hope CollegeBaltimore 1832–1844Mount Saint Agnes CollegeBaltimore1890–1971 (merged with Loyola University Maryland)Mount Washington Female CollegeMount Washington1856–1861National Labor CollegeSilver Spring1969–2014New Windsor CollegeNew Windsor1843–1850 Newton UniversityBaltimore1844–1859Saint Joseph CollegeEmmitsburg1902–1973 (Merged with Mount St. Mary's University)St. Mary's CollegeBaltimore1806–1852 (St. Mary's College, a civil college, was operated by the Sulpicians religious order until 1852, when it was closed and replaced by Loyola College.)Sojourner–Douglass CollegeBaltimore1972–2015TESST College of TechnologyBaltimore, Beltsville, Towson1957–2018 Woodstock CollegeWoodstock1869–1974

See also

List of college athletic programs in Maryland Higher education in the United States Lists of American institutions of higher education List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations

References

External links

U.S. Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in Maryland