Maryland: aid after freshman year
Four-year colleges in Maryland, ranked by the gap between the average freshman grant and the average grant in later years.
Official price reports: University System of Maryland
We have IPEDS 2022-23 grant data for 23 four-year colleges in Maryland. At 20 of them, the average grant for continuing undergraduates was lower than the average freshman grant. The median gap was $1,992 per recipient, compared with $1,064 nationally.
The largest gaps: Notre Dame of Maryland University ($14,961), Hood College ($8,841), Coppin State University ($6,395). Median gap at public colleges: $1,028 (11 colleges); at private nonprofits: $3,539 (12 colleges).
Explain the numbers
- Freshman grant: total grant aid to first-time, full-time freshmen divided by the number who got grants (2022-23).
- Later years: the same average for all other degree-seeking undergraduates who got grants, including transfers and part-time students.
- Drop: freshman average minus later-years average. Above zero means later-year recipients averaged less. In Maryland, 20 of 23 colleges are above zero and 21 meet our traditional 4-year filter.
- Median: half of the colleges in Maryland have a smaller drop than $1,992, half larger.
- IPEDS data runs about two years behind; current-year prices come from state reports where available.
Averages across recipients, not a prediction for one student. Colleges with large part-time or online enrollment are marked; read the methodology. See 2026-27 published costs for this state.
| # | College | Drop |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame of Maryland University Baltimore · Private | $14,961 |
| 2 | Hood College Frederick · Private | $8,841 |
| 3 | Coppin State University Baltimore · Public | $6,395 |
| 4 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore · Private | $5,666 |
| 5 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne · Public | $5,575 |
| 6 | Loyola University Maryland Baltimore · Private | $5,177 |
| 7 | Washington Adventist University Takoma Park · Private · large part-time/online share | $4,831 |
| 8 | Goucher College Baltimore · Private | $3,926 |
| 9 | Stevenson University Owings Mills · Private | $3,152 |
| 10 | Washington College Chestertown · Private | $2,971 |
| 11 | Mount St. Mary's University Emmitsburg · Private | $2,206 |
| 12 | McDaniel College Westminster · Private | $1,992 |
| 13 | Frostburg State University Frostburg · Public | $1,311 |
| 14 | Salisbury University Salisbury · Public | $1,242 |
| 15 | University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi · Public · large part-time/online share | $1,059 |
| 16 | Bowie State University Bowie · Public | $1,028 |
| 17 | St. John's College Annapolis · Private | $878 |
| 18 | Towson University Towson · Public | $770 |
| 19 | St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City · Public | $677 |
| 20 | Maryland Institute College of Art Baltimore · Private | $87 |
| 21 | University of Maryland-College Park College Park · Public | −$202 |
| 22 | Morgan State University Baltimore · Public | −$312 |
| 23 | University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore · Public | −$567 |
Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.
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