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Top colleges in Maryland by 10-year ROI

College Scorecard + IPEDS Last updated: May 2026

Executive Summary

Bachelor’s-predominant institutions located in Maryland with at least 200 students, sorted by the same 10-year ROI estimate used nationally. Johns Hopkins University leads this list at $355,394 (10 Yr. ROI).

Leaders: top 3

Johns Hopkins University

10 Yr. ROI $355,394

MD · Private nonprofit

University of Maryland-College Park

10 Yr. ROI $298,522

MD · Public

Capitol Technology University

10 Yr. ROI $297,914

MD · Private nonprofit

Top 25 Top colleges in Maryland by 10-year ROI

Rank	Institution	State	Control	Enrollment	10 Yr. ROI	Also see
1	Johns Hopkins University	MD	Private nonprofit	5,693	$355,394	Grad 93.8% · Net $18,809
2	University of Maryland-College Park	MD	Public	30,760	$298,522	Grad 88.6% · Net $15,678
3	Capitol Technology University	MD	Private nonprofit	315	$297,914	Grad 42.7% · Net $22,102
4	Ner Israel Rabbinical College	MD	Private nonprofit	280	$250,635	Grad 23.5% · Net $13,572
5	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	MD	Public	10,701	$232,626	Grad 70.0% · Net $16,467
6	Loyola University Maryland	MD	Private nonprofit	3,869	$219,550	Grad 79.2% · Net $30,574
7	Notre Dame of Maryland University	MD	Private nonprofit	709	$218,838	Grad 50.0% · Net $19,169
8	Towson University	MD	Public	16,136	$210,653	Grad 69.5% · Net $17,413
9	University of Baltimore	MD	Public	1,133	$206,572	Grad 38.2% · Net $13,868
10	Salisbury University	MD	Public	6,057	$197,180	Grad 68.2% · Net $17,743
11	University of Maryland Global Campus	MD	Public	49,664	$195,026	Grad 33.3% · Net $22,063
12	St. Mary's College of Maryland	MD	Public	1,603	$190,769	Grad 70.0% · Net $18,441
13	Mount St. Mary's University	MD	Private nonprofit	1,768	$172,344	Grad 65.4% · Net $22,655
14	Frostburg State University	MD	Public	2,909	$166,940	Grad 49.7% · Net $16,715
15	Coppin State University	MD	Public	1,844	$166,494	Grad 26.2% · Net $9,977
16	Washington Adventist University	MD	Private nonprofit	452	$165,752	Grad 28.6% · Net $18,526
17	Stevenson University	MD	Private nonprofit	3,102	$161,320	Grad 68.5% · Net $26,505
18	Hood College	MD	Private nonprofit	1,194	$159,229	Grad 56.9% · Net $20,873
19	McDaniel College	MD	Private nonprofit	1,617	$153,853	Grad 63.3% · Net $21,916
20	Morgan State University	MD	Public	9,019	$153,504	Grad 40.9% · Net $14,985
21	Bowie State University	MD	Public	5,043	$151,199	Grad 38.2% · Net $19,298
22	Washington College	MD	Private nonprofit	891	$150,702	Grad 65.4% · Net $27,898
23	University of Maryland Eastern Shore	MD	Public	2,391	$141,088	Grad 35.3% · Net $13,338
24	Goucher College	MD	Private nonprofit	964	$119,915	Grad 57.3% · Net $22,470
25	St. John's College	MD	Private nonprofit	471	−$16,876	Grad 71.4% · Net $45,597

Method notes

Underlying institution file: EDsmart Data processed College Scorecard extract merged to the IPEDS 2024 directory for HBCU and Carnegie fields.
Cohort applied on this page: enrollment floor of 200 undergraduates; sorted highest first on 10 Yr. ROI; 26 campuses met every filter and the top 25 are published.
Ties on the ranked metric are broken by enrollment, then institution name, so ranks stay stable between rebuilds.
ROI column matches the processed college_roi_rankings series in this site build; see College Scorecard ROI methodology.
How the 10-year ROI figure is built: median earnings reported 6, 8, and 10 years after entry (years 7 and 9 linearly interpolated) are summed across years 6–10, then average annual net price × typical years enrolled (five for bachelor’s-predominant campuses) is subtracted. It is a nominal-dollar gap—not discounted to present value, and it does not subtract earnings foregone while enrolled or compare against a no-college baseline. Campuses reporting only one of the three earnings years are excluded from these tables.
School profile links use generated slugs; not every campus has a published profile page yet—use the Scorecard site as fallback.

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