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Maryland Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the schools having low yield) 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.
Notre Dame of Maryland University, has the lowest yield rate of 7.95% for academic year 2024-2025 in Maryland. University of Maryland Eastern Shore is positioned second with 8.63% yield and Washington Adventist University follows them with 9%. Next table shows the schools that have low 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 highest yield rates in Maryland.
Maryland Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate (2025)
NameYield# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledAcceptance Rate
1Notre Dame of Maryland University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBaltimore, MD
7.95% 2,803 2,303 183 82.16%
2University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Public, four-yearsPrincess Anne, MD
8.63% 9,306 8,972 774 96.41%
3Washington Adventist University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsTakoma Park, MD
9.32% 2,765 1,277 119 46.18%
4Goucher College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBaltimore, MD
9.68% 3,683 2,862 277 77.71%
5Washington College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChestertown, MD
11.51% 4,048 2,303 265 56.89%
6Loyola University Maryland
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBaltimore, MD
11.59% 10,797 8,151 945 75.49%
7Coppin State University
Public, four-yearsBaltimore, MD
11.76% 8,946 4,100 482 45.83%
8Hood College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsFrederick, MD
11.97% 3,352 2,607 312 77.77%
9Mount St. Mary's University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsEmmitsburg, MD
12.24% 6,041 4,459 546 73.81%
10Morgan State University
Public, four-yearsBaltimore, MD
12.37% 23,366 19,214 2,377 82.23%