Most Favored Maryland Colleges

Most Favored Maryland Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the most favored (higher yield) schools in Maryland. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.

Johns Hopkins University, has the highest yield rate of 47.02% for academic year 2024-2025 in Maryland. University of Baltimore is positioned second with 37.00% yield and Bowie State University follows them with 27%. Next table shows the schools that have high yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the lowest yield rates in Maryland.

Most Favored Maryland Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate (2025)
	Name	Yield	# of Applicants	# of Admitted	# of Enrolled	Acceptance Rate
1	Johns Hopkins University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBaltimore, MD	47.02%	45,895	2,954	1,389	6.44%
2	University of Baltimore Public, four-yearsBaltimore, MD	37.00%	127	100	37	78.74%
3	Bowie State University Public, four-yearsBowie, MD	27.27%	4,669	3,381	922	72.41%
4	St. John's College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAnnapolis, MD	24.95%	849	469	117	55.24%
5	University of Maryland-College Park Public, four-yearsCollege Park, MD	21.63%	60,056	26,902	5,818	44.79%
6	University of Maryland-Baltimore County Public, four-yearsBaltimore, MD	21.60%	14,325	10,375	2,241	72.43%
7	Salisbury University Public, four-yearsSalisbury, MD	18.39%	8,845	7,737	1,423	87.47%
8	Towson University Public, four-yearsTowson, MD	18.18%	19,777	16,212	2,947	81.97%
9	St. Mary's College of Maryland Public, four-yearsSt. Mary's City, MD	17.27%	3,401	2,334	403	68.63%
10	Stevenson University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsOwings Mills, MD	17.03%	5,709	4,505	767	78.91%

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