Colleges in Maryland: acceptance rates and selectivity

17 colleges in Maryland, sorted from most to least selective. The hardest to get into is Johns Hopkins University at 6%. Open any school for its full profile, or calculate your odds with CollegeCalcAI.

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Maryland

Most selective

Johns Hopkins University

Average acceptance

64%

across listed schools

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Hardest colleges in Maryland, ranked Maryland public universities, ranked

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Estimated chance of admission for three typical students, from the same model as the calculator. Unweighted GPA; 2, 4 and 7 AP courses respectively; Regular Decision; no legacy, athletic or first-generation hook.

Which colleges in Maryland can I get into with a 3.7 GPA and a 1300 SAT?

By CollegeCalcAI's model, a student with a 3.7 unweighted GPA and a 1300 SAT has a Likely or Safety estimate (45% or higher) at 14 of the 16 colleges here, including University of Maryland, Coppin State University and Washington Adventist University. The other 2 are Reach. Estimates assume Regular Decision and no hook; courses, activities and essays move them.

Estimated admission chance for three student profiles at each college: 3.3 GPA, 1150 SAT; 3.7 GPA, 1300 SAT; 4.0 GPA, 1500 SAT
College	3.3 GPA1150 SAT	3.7 GPA1300 SAT	4.0 GPA1500 SAT
Johns Hopkins Universityadmits 6%	6%Reach	8%Reach	12%Reach
U.S. Naval Academyadmits 9%	8%Reach	13%Reach	21%Reach
University of Marylandadmits 45%	32%Target	64%Likely	91%Safety
Coppin State Universityadmits 46%	71%Safety	87%Safety	94%Safety
Washington Adventist Universityadmits 46%	66%Likely	87%Safety	94%Safety
Washington Collegeadmits 57%	73%Safety	96%Safety	98%Safety
St. Mary's College of Marylandadmits 69%	88%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
University of Maryland Baltimore Countyadmits 72%	87%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Bowie State Universityadmits 72%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Hood Collegeadmits 78%	97%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
McDaniel Collegeadmits 78%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Stevenson Universityadmits 79%	97%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Morgan State Universityadmits 82%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Towson Universityadmits 82%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Salisbury Universityadmits 87%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
University of Maryland Eastern Shoreadmits 96%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety