College Intel
Metro Guide

Colleges Near Baltimore

Johns Hopkins (6% admit) and the U.S. Naval Academy (9%, in Annapolis) are two of the most selective schools on this entire list, sitting in the same metro as Coppin State and Morgan State, two of Maryland's HBCUs -- a wide range packed into one page. One note: Mount St. Mary's University, in Emmitsburg, is often assumed to be Baltimore-area but is actually in Frederick County, part of the Washington, DC metro by federal definition -- left off this list for that reason.

14Colleges tracked
5Cities covered
65%Avg. admit rate
2Under 20% admit
All citiesAnnapolisBaltimoreOwings MillsTowsonWestminster
Most selective firstLeast selective firstA–Z

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD
6% admit
Enrollment 5,693Setting urban

Coppin State University

Baltimore, MD
46% admit
Enrollment 1,844Setting urban

University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Baltimore, MD
72% admit
Enrollment 10,701Setting suburban

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD
75% admit
Enrollment 3,869Setting urban

Maryland Institute College of Art

Baltimore, MD
77% admit
Enrollment 1,189Setting urban

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD
78% admit
Enrollment 964Setting urban

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD
79% admit
Enrollment 1,133Setting urban

Notre Dame of Maryland University

Baltimore, MD
82% admit
Enrollment 709Setting urban

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD
82% admit
Enrollment 9,019Setting urban

University of Maryland Baltimore

Baltimore, MD
Not reported admit
Enrollment 958Setting urban