Westminster, MD
McDaniel College
https://www.mcdaniel.eduRepayment outcome
94.5%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$30,800–$63,200
middle 50% · median $44,600
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$20,675
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$22,000
Sticker price
before any aid
$45,866
Default rate
3.2%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Education$69,637
- Social Sciences$60,623
- Business$51,607
- Communication and Media Studies.$43,240
- Psychology$33,637
- Interdisciplinary$32,925
- Foreign Languages$30,409
- Public Admin$27,669
- English & Literature$26,353
- Parks & Fitness$25,658
- Biology$24,715
- History$22,824
- Visual & Performing Arts$17,470
Academics
Acceptance
75.9%
Avg SAT
1,105
Enrollment
1,662
What students study
17 fields offered
Social Sciences
15% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Parks & Fitness11.9%
- 03Psychology9.9%
- 04Business8.0%
- 05English & Literature7.4%
- 06Communications7.4%
- 07Visual & Performing Arts6.8%
- 08Biology6.3%
- 09Interdisciplinary5.1%
- 10Natural Resources5.1%
- 11History4.8%
- 12Computer Science2.3%
- 13Philosophy2.3%
- 14Public Admin2.3%
- 15Foreign Languages1.7%
- 16Math & Statistics1.4%
- 17Physical Sciences1.4%