McDaniel College Business Programs

McDaniel College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Westminster, Maryland. McDaniel is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

McDaniel College Rankings

McDaniel is ranked #149 out of 1,477 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. McDaniel also holds the #5 spot on the Best Colleges in Maryland ranking.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

McDaniel has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#123	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#143	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at McDaniel.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#10	Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#30	Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#110	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#141	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards McDaniel has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#2	Best Other Accounting and Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#7	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Human Resources Development	College Factual
#115	Highest Paid Business Administration & Management Graduates	College Factual
#119	Highest Paid Business, Management & Marketing Graduates	College Factual
#137	Highest Paid Accounting Graduates	College Factual
#216	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is McDaniel College?

Contact details for McDaniel are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2 College Hill, Westminster, MD 21157
Phone:	410-848-7000
Website:	www.mcdaniel.edu

How Do I Get Into McDaniel?

You can apply to McDaniel online at: www.mcdaniel.edu/admissions-cost/undergraduate-admissions

Admission Requirements for McDaniel

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into McDaniel?

With an acceptance rate of 81%, McDaniel may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 77%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

Can I Afford McDaniel College?

The overall average net price of McDaniel is $30,258. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At McDaniel, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $7,800 a year. That adds up to $31,200 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at McDaniel is 2.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

McDaniel College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,804 undergraduate students at McDaniel, with 1,787 being full-time and 17 being part-time.

There are also 1,127 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,787 full-time undergraduates at McDaniel, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of McDaniel College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	43
Black or African American	449
Hispanic or Latino	162
White	989
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	144

Geographic Diversity

Maryland students aren't the only ones who study at McDaniel College. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 31 countries are represented at McDaniel. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, South Korea, and Belgium.

Online Learning at McDaniel College

In 2019-2020, 2,931 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at McDaniel has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of McDaniel

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at McDaniel College was 43.1%. This is the #626 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at McDaniel regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

McDaniel College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	68	0	68
Other Accounting and Related Services	35	0	35
General Economics	4	0	4
Human Resources Development	0	3	3
Actuarial Science	0	0	0
Management Science	0	0	0
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	0	0
TOTAL	107	3	110

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Swissbeauty under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.