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Most affordable private colleges in Maryland

17 private colleges in Maryland report net price data, ranging from $11,550 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $23,223. Maryland's private colleges run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Median net price in Maryland

$23,223

National median for private colleges

$15,832

private colleges reporting in Maryland

17

The most affordable private colleges in Maryland, ranked by net price

1

Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore

MD

Net price

$11,550

Receive grant aid

88%

2

Ner Israel Rabbinical College

MD

Net price

$11,734

Receive grant aid

75%

3

Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital

MD

Net price

$12,351

Receive grant aid

90%

4

Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College

MD

Net price

$13,844

Receive grant aid

59%

5

Washington Adventist University

MD

Net price

$16,732

Receive grant aid

98%

6

Notre Dame of Maryland University

MD

Net price

$22,552

Receive grant aid

100%

7

Johns Hopkins University

MD

Net price

$22,844

Receive grant aid

60%

8

McDaniel College

MD

Net price

$23,088

Receive grant aid

100%

9

Net price

$23,223

Receive grant aid

98%

10

Hood College

MD

Net price

$23,462

Receive grant aid

100%

11

Mount St. Mary's University

MD

Net price

$25,298

Receive grant aid

100%

12

St. John's College

MD

Net price

$27,729

Receive grant aid

92%

13

Stevenson University

MD

Net price

$28,201

Receive grant aid

100%

14

Goucher College

MD

Net price

$28,749

Receive grant aid

99%

15

Loyola University Maryland

MD

Net price

$31,857

Receive grant aid

99%

16

Washington College

MD

Net price

$33,553

Receive grant aid

98%

17

Maryland Institute College of Art

MD

Net price

$43,066

Receive grant aid

100%

What makes a school affordable here

In Maryland, the most affordable private colleges share two things in common. First, low published net prices reflect both reasonable sticker prices and meaningful institutional or state aid. Second, a high share of students receive grant aid. At Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore, the most affordable on this list, 88% of students receive grant aid. Net price reflects what a typical family actually pays, not the sticker price you see at first glance. A school with a $50,000 sticker price and a $10,000 net price is more affordable for most families than a school with a $20,000 sticker and a $19,000 net price.

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