Unlocking Maryland’s Educational Excellence
Selecting the right college is more important than ever, with tuition and room and board costs at a four-year college averaging $28,000-$60,000 per year. The personal finance website WalletHub released its 2025’s Best College & University Rankings report, with expert commentary and separate rankings for colleges and for universities. If you are new to Maryland, you may not have heard of some of these lesser known but top-rated colleges.
To help college-bound seniors make the most informed school choices, WalletHub compared more than 800 higher education institutions in the United States based on 30 key measures grouped into seven categories, such as Student Selectivity, Cost & Financing and Career Outcomes. The data set ranges from student-faculty ratio to graduation rate to post-attendance median salary.
Here are the top 10 colleges in Maryland, as ranked by WalletHub, along with their overall ranking and percentile.
1. John’s Hopkins University, Baltimore
#10 overall; 99th percentile
2. University of Maryland, College Park
#82; 90th
3. St. John’s College, Annapolis
#145; 82nd
4. Loyola University of Maryland, Baltimore
#199; 76th
5. Washington College, Chestertown
#201; 76th
6. St. Mary’s College of Maryland, St. Mary’s City
#212; 74th
7. University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore
#230; 72nd
8. Goucher College, Baltimore
#244; 70th
9. Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg
#292; 64th
10. Salisbury University, Salisbury
#319; 61st
Top Rankings for Maryland Schools
Student Selectivity
Johns Hopkins University
Rank: 11
Cost and Financing
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Rank: 211
Faculty Resources
Johns Hopkins University
Rank: 4
Goucher College
Rank: 17
Campus Safety
Loyola University Maryland
Rank: 133
Campus Experience
Johns Hopkins University
Rank: 102
Education Outcomes
Johns Hopkins University
Rank: 18
University of Maryland, College Park
Rank: 50
Career Outcomes
Johns Hopkins University
Rank: 70
