Maryland ranking · Clery-reported enrollment 2024

The Biggest Colleges in Maryland

The 50 largest of the 71 Maryland colleges and universities that report an enrolment to the U.S. Department of Education, ranked biggest first. Total enrolment counts online and distance students, so an institution with a large virtual programme can outrank a bigger physical campus.

Compiled by PlainCampus , Independent campus-safety data publisher

63,012
Largest in Maryland: 71
Institutions reporting: 1,630
Median Maryland institution: #20
of 51 states by enrolment

University of Maryland Global Campus is the largest institution in Maryland with 63,012 students

According to U.S. Department of Education campus-safety enrollment filings for 2024, University of Maryland Global Campus leads Maryland at 63,012 students, and the five largest hold 49.1% of state enrollment. This list covers the 50 largest of 71 reporting institutions. Totals include online learners, so a large virtual programme can outrank a bigger physical campus.

Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey

Largest in Maryland: 63,012
Institutions reporting: 71
State students in top 5: 49.1%
Median Maryland institution: 1,630

Maryland in one line

University of Maryland Global Campus is the largest institution in Maryland with 63,012 students, about 39x the 1,630 of the median institution in the state. The five largest hold 49.1% of the state's students, a middling concentration: large institutions matter here without crowding out the rest.

63,012
students at University of Maryland Global Campus: 49.1%
of state students, in the top 5: 352,744
students enrolled across Maryland: 354
the #50 cutoff

Enrollment is total students reported in the OPE campus-safety disclosure for 2024, including online and distance learners. IPEDS supplies institution location and sector. The incident column is reported on-campus Clery Act incidents per 1,000 enrolled students.

Size joined to safety

These 50 largest institutions enroll 99.3% of Maryland's students; the other 21 reporting institutions hold the remaining 0.7%. Among the 32 mid-to-large campuses on this list, 14 sit below the 1.58 national median incident rate, and 0 also appear in the national safest-50.

99.3%
of state students, in these 50: 14
below 1.58 national median /1k: 0
also in national safest-50: 5.68
University of Maryland Global Campus rate /1k

Incident rates are on-campus Clery Criminal Offenses and VAWA reports per 1,000 enrolled students for campuses with enrollment ≥ 2,000 and a national safety rank. A lower rate is not a personal safety verdict, reporting culture and online enrollment dilute raw counts. See /rankings/safest-campuses for the size-fair national list.

Showing the top 50 of 71 Maryland institutions by enrollment (350,276 of 352,744 students, 99.3%). The remaining 21 reporting institutions enroll 0.7% of the state total and are omitted from this capped ranking, not from the underlying federal tables.

What this ranking shows about Maryland

Maryland ranks 20th by total enrolment among the states and DC, roughly mid-table nationally. The 71 institutions reporting enrolment here split 29 public to 42 private, so neither sector defines the top of this list on its own.

Ranking by total enrolment puts institutions with large online programmes above institutions with larger physical campuses, because a virtual student body is not limited by classrooms or housing. A list of the biggest campuses by students physically present would order differently, and neither list is more correct, because they answer different questions. Enrolment here is the total headcount an institution reported to the federal OPE reporting cohort, which counts undergraduate and graduate students together and makes no distinction between full-time and part-time study. A university with a very large part-time or continuing-education population can therefore outrank one with more students on campus on any given weekday.

The incident-rate column is here because institution size changes how a raw incident count should be read, not because a larger university is more or less safe. Two institutions with the same number of reported incidents are not comparable if one enrols five times as many students, so the column expresses incidents per thousand enrolled. A rate still reflects reporting practice as much as underlying risk: an institution that encourages reporting and investigates thoroughly can record more incidents than one that does neither, and that is the opposite of what a naive reading suggests. Institutions where most students study online show diluted rates, because the denominator counts students who never set foot on a campus. Read the column as context for the size ranking, never as a safety verdict, and see our methodology for how both figures are assembled. For the same institutions ranked by cost rather than size, see the cheapest colleges rankings, or browse every institution we hold a record for.

Comparing states? See the 50 largest universities in the US, or this state's campus safety profile.

The bar to make Maryland's top-50 list is 354 students. Here is where that cutoff sits among all 71 Maryland institutions reporting enrollment:

The bar to make Maryland's top-50 list

Clery-reported enrollment · 71 Maryland institutions · 2024

354 Top 70% higher than 30% of 71 Maryland institutions

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Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more Maryland institutions. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey · 2024

The 50 largest of Maryland's 71 institutions

University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, MD · Public

Enrollment: 63,012
Incidents /1k: 5.68

University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD · Public

Enrollment: 41,725
Incidents /1k: 8.58

Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD · Private nonprofit

Enrollment: 30,210
Incidents /1k: 7.38

Towson UniversityTowson, MD · Public

Enrollment: 19,401
Incidents /1k: 3.04

Montgomery CollegeRockville, MD · Public

Enrollment: 18,835
Incidents /1k: 0.64

Community College of Baltimore CountyBaltimore, MD · Public

Enrollment: 16,451
Incidents /1k: 0.55

University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, MD · Public

Enrollment: 13,906
Incidents /1k: 6.11

Anne Arundel Community CollegeArnold, MD · Public

Enrollment: 11,481
Incidents /1k: 0.44

Prince George's Community CollegeLargo, MD · Public

Enrollment: 11,473
Incidents /1k: 0.61

Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, MD · Public

Enrollment: 10,739
Incidents /1k: 5.77

Howard Community CollegeColumbia, MD · Public

Enrollment: 8,643
Incidents /1k: 0.23

Frederick Community CollegeFrederick, MD · Public

Enrollment: 7,293
Incidents /1k: 0.00

Salisbury UniversitySalisbury, MD · Public

Enrollment: 7,025
Incidents /1k: 5.84

University of Maryland, BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · Public

Enrollment: 6,636
Incidents /1k: 1.66

Bowie State UniversityBowie, MD · Public

Enrollment: 6,353
Incidents /1k: 9.92

Hagerstown Community CollegeHagerstown, MD · Public

Enrollment: 5,085
Incidents /1k: 0.59

Harford Community CollegeBel Air, MD · Public

Enrollment: 5,067
Incidents /1k: 0.99

College of Southern MarylandLa Plata, MD · Public

Enrollment: 5,062
Incidents /1k: 0.00

Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, MD · Private nonprofit

Enrollment: 4,897
Incidents /1k: 4.90

Baltimore City Community CollegeBaltimore, MD · Public

Enrollment: 4,375
Incidents /1k: 0.00

Frostburg State UniversityFrostburg, MD · Public

Enrollment: 4,104
Incidents /1k: 5.60

Stevenson UniversityOwings Mills, MD · Private nonprofit

Enrollment: 3,684
Incidents /1k: 3.80

Carroll Community CollegeWestminster, MD · Public

Enrollment: 3,337
Incidents /1k: 0.60

University of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · Public

Enrollment: 3,187
Incidents /1k: 1.57

University of Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess Anne, MD · Public

Enrollment: 3,177
Incidents /1k: 15.11

Wor-Wic Community CollegeSalisbury, MD · Public

Enrollment: 2,941
Incidents /1k: 1.70

McDaniel CollegeWestminster, MD · Private nonprofit

Enrollment: 2,868
Incidents /1k: 4.88

Allegany College of MarylandCumberland, MD · Public

Enrollment: 2,762
Incidents /1k: 3.26

Mount St. Mary's UniversityEmmitsburg, MD · Private nonprofit

Enrollment: 2,408
Incidents /1k: 9.14

Coppin State UniversityBaltimore, MD · Public

Enrollment: 2,210
Incidents /1k: 5.43

Hood CollegeFrederick, MD · Private nonprofit

Enrollment: 2,101
Incidents /1k: 0.95

Chesapeake CollegeWye Mills, MD · Public

Enrollment: 2,095
Incidents /1k: 0.00

Notre Dame of Maryland UniversityBaltimore, MD · Private nonprofit

Enrollment: 1,788
Incidents /1k: 3.92

Cecil CollegeNorth East, MD · Public

Enrollment: 1,749
Incidents /1k: 0.00

Maryland Institute College of ArtBaltimore, MD · Private nonprofit

Enrollment: 1,687
Incidents /1k: 6.52

St. Mary's College of MarylandSt. Mary'S City, MD · Public

Enrollment: 1,630
Incidents /1k: 15.95

Goucher CollegeBaltimore, MD · Private nonprofit

Enrollment: 1,459
Incidents /1k: 2.06

Strayer University-MarylandSuitland, MD · Private for-profit

Enrollment: 1,290
Incidents /1k: 0.00

Lincoln College of Technology-ColumbiaColumbia, MD · Private for-profit

Enrollment: 1,258
Incidents /1k: 0.00

Capitol Technology UniversityLaurel, MD · Private nonprofit

Enrollment: 1,065
Incidents /1k: 0.00

Washington CollegeChestertown, MD · Private nonprofit

Enrollment: 923
Incidents /1k: 5.42

Garrett CollegeMchenry, MD · Public

Enrollment: 679
Incidents /1k: 1.47

Washington Adventist UniversityTakoma Park, MD · Private nonprofit

Enrollment: 612
Incidents /1k: 0.00

St. John's CollegeAnnapolis, MD · Private nonprofit

Enrollment: 583
Incidents /1k: 6.86

Fortis College-LandoverLandover, MD · Private for-profit

Enrollment: 566
Incidents /1k: 0.00

All-State Career-BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · Private for-profit

Enrollment: 563
Incidents /1k: 0.00

Maryland University of Integrative HealthLaurel, MD · Private nonprofit

Enrollment: 544
Incidents /1k: 0.00

North American Trade SchoolsBaltimore, MD · Private for-profit

Enrollment: 534
Incidents /1k: 0.00

Ner Israel Rabbinical CollegeBaltimore, MD · Private nonprofit

Enrollment: 449
Incidents /1k: 0.00

Fortis Institute-TowsonTowson, MD · Private for-profit

Enrollment: 354
Incidents /1k: 0.00

#	Institution	Enrollment	Incidents /1k
1	University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, MD · Public	63,012	5.68
2	University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD · Public	41,725	8.58
3	Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD · Private nonprofit	30,210	7.38
4	Towson UniversityTowson, MD · Public	19,401	3.04
5	Montgomery CollegeRockville, MD · Public	18,835	0.64
6	Community College of Baltimore CountyBaltimore, MD · Public	16,451	0.55
7	University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, MD · Public	13,906	6.11
8	Anne Arundel Community CollegeArnold, MD · Public	11,481	0.44
9	Prince George's Community CollegeLargo, MD · Public	11,473	0.61
10	Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, MD · Public	10,739	5.77
11	Howard Community CollegeColumbia, MD · Public	8,643	0.23
12	Frederick Community CollegeFrederick, MD · Public	7,293	0.00
13	Salisbury UniversitySalisbury, MD · Public	7,025	5.84
14	University of Maryland, BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · Public	6,636	1.66
15	Bowie State UniversityBowie, MD · Public	6,353	9.92
16	Hagerstown Community CollegeHagerstown, MD · Public	5,085	0.59
17	Harford Community CollegeBel Air, MD · Public	5,067	0.99
18	College of Southern MarylandLa Plata, MD · Public	5,062	0.00
19	Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, MD · Private nonprofit	4,897	4.90
20	Baltimore City Community CollegeBaltimore, MD · Public	4,375	0.00
21	Frostburg State UniversityFrostburg, MD · Public	4,104	5.60
22	Stevenson UniversityOwings Mills, MD · Private nonprofit	3,684	3.80
23	Carroll Community CollegeWestminster, MD · Public	3,337	0.60
24	University of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · Public	3,187	1.57
25	University of Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess Anne, MD · Public	3,177	15.11
26	Wor-Wic Community CollegeSalisbury, MD · Public	2,941	1.70
27	McDaniel CollegeWestminster, MD · Private nonprofit	2,868	4.88
28	Allegany College of MarylandCumberland, MD · Public	2,762	3.26
29	Mount St. Mary's UniversityEmmitsburg, MD · Private nonprofit	2,408	9.14
30	Coppin State UniversityBaltimore, MD · Public	2,210	5.43
31	Hood CollegeFrederick, MD · Private nonprofit	2,101	0.95
32	Chesapeake CollegeWye Mills, MD · Public	2,095	0.00
33	Notre Dame of Maryland UniversityBaltimore, MD · Private nonprofit	1,788	3.92
34	Cecil CollegeNorth East, MD · Public	1,749	0.00
35	Maryland Institute College of ArtBaltimore, MD · Private nonprofit	1,687	6.52
36	St. Mary's College of MarylandSt. Mary'S City, MD · Public	1,630	15.95
37	Goucher CollegeBaltimore, MD · Private nonprofit	1,459	2.06
38	Strayer University-MarylandSuitland, MD · Private for-profit	1,290	0.00
39	Lincoln College of Technology-ColumbiaColumbia, MD · Private for-profit	1,258	0.00
40	Capitol Technology UniversityLaurel, MD · Private nonprofit	1,065	0.00
41	Washington CollegeChestertown, MD · Private nonprofit	923	5.42
42	Garrett CollegeMchenry, MD · Public	679	1.47
43	Washington Adventist UniversityTakoma Park, MD · Private nonprofit	612	0.00
44	St. John's CollegeAnnapolis, MD · Private nonprofit	583	6.86
45	Fortis College-LandoverLandover, MD · Private for-profit	566	0.00
46	All-State Career-BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · Private for-profit	563	0.00
47	Maryland University of Integrative HealthLaurel, MD · Private nonprofit	544	0.00
48	North American Trade SchoolsBaltimore, MD · Private for-profit	534	0.00
49	Ner Israel Rabbinical CollegeBaltimore, MD · Private nonprofit	449	0.00
50	Fortis Institute-TowsonTowson, MD · Private for-profit	354	0.00

What to do with this

Size is a starting filter for Maryland, not a verdict on any institution.

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Institutions below the reporting floor, or without enrolment in the Campus Safety and Security Survey cohort for 2024, do not appear on this list. IPEDS supplies classification and location.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education Campus Safety and Security Survey (enrollment and Clery disclosures), joined to the IPEDS institutional directory (location and classification)

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