Popular Maryland Colleges Easy to Get Into
Maryland has 15 four-year colleges that accept 75% or more of applicants. If your GPA and test scores meet their typical thresholds, these are strong safety options, ordered by student interest online.
Leading examples include Towson University in Towson, Maryland, accepting 82% of applicants. Also frequently researched: Morgan State University, Salisbury University and Loyola University Maryland.
Use the filters below to narrow by GPA, SAT, or ACT and see your estimated admission chance. For the highest academic quality among easy-admission schools, see best-ranked colleges with high acceptance rates. For schools with the highest acceptance rates regardless of popularity, see highest acceptance rate colleges.
Towson University
- Public 4 Year
- Towson, MD
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3.8 | 4 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
- Apr 1 application deadline
Towson is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and communications. The suburban campus sits just north of Baltimore.
- SAT Range 950-1235
- Avg GPA 3.69
- Net Price $16,653
Morgan State University
- Public 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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4.2 | 5 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
- Apr 15 application deadline
Morgan State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate engineering, architecture, and business. The urban campus is in northeast Baltimore.
- SAT Range 840-1070
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Net Price $15,476
Salisbury University
- Public 4 Year
- Salisbury, MD
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
Salisbury is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in a small city on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
- SAT Range 1180-1320
- Avg GPA 3.73
- Net Price $18,760
Loyola University Maryland
- Private 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 75% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
Loyola Maryland is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business and communications. The wooded residential campus sits in a northern Baltimore neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1200-1370
- Avg GPA 3.65
- Net Price $32,846
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
- Public 4 Year
- Princess Anne, MD
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| 0 reviews
- 96% acceptance rate
- Jun 1 application deadline
UMES is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate agriculture, aviation science, and hospitality management. The rural campus is located in the small town of Princess Anne on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
- SAT Range 840-1010
- Avg GPA 3.07
- Net Price $13,311
Stevenson University
- Private 4 Year
- Owings Mills, MD
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 79% acceptance rate
Stevenson is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, forensic science, and business. The suburban Owings Mills campus sits northwest of Baltimore.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Net Price $27,162
Frostburg State University
- Public 4 Year
- Frostburg, MD
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 89% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
Frostburg State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in the Appalachian mountain town of Frostburg in western Maryland.
- SAT Range 980-1200
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $17,669
Maryland Institute College of Art
- Private 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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| 0 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
MICA is a private art and design college known for undergraduate illustration, graphic design, and fine arts. The urban campus lies in Baltimore's Station North Arts District.
- SAT Range 1078-1305
- Avg GPA 3.47
- Net Price $47,834
University of Baltimore
- Public 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 79% acceptance rate
University of Baltimore is a public university known for undergraduate business, criminal justice, and legal studies. The urban campus sits in Baltimore's Mount Vernon neighborhood.
- SAT Range 740-1330
- Avg GPA 2.89
- Net Price $14,545
McDaniel College
- Private 4 Year
- Westminster, MD
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2.5 | 4 reviews
- 78% acceptance rate
McDaniel is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate education and the sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in the college town of Westminster.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.64
- Net Price $24,497
Hood College
- Private 4 Year
- Frederick, MD
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| 0 reviews
- 78% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
Hood is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing, biology, and education. The historic campus sits near downtown Frederick.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Net Price $23,350
University of Maryland Global Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Adelphi, MD
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| 0 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
UMGC is a public university known for online undergraduate programs serving adult and military students. Most students study remotely rather than on a traditional residential campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $19,241
Goucher College
- Private 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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| 0 reviews
- 78% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
Goucher is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate creative writing, dance, and international studies. Every undergraduate completes a required study abroad experience.
- SAT Range 1090-1325
- Avg GPA 3.23
- Net Price $26,913
Notre Dame of Maryland University
- Private 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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| 0 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
Notre Dame of Maryland is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The residential campus sits in a neighborhood of northern Baltimore.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Net Price $21,191
University of Maryland, Baltimore
- Public 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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| 0 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
UMB is a public university known for undergraduate nursing and social work. The urban campus is in downtown Baltimore.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price -