Applications
Number of Applications: 2677
Applications Accepted: 2091

Enrollment
Enrolled first-year students:  428
Enrolled transfer students:  58
Men enrolled:  53 percent
Women enrolled:  47 percent
Minority enrollment: 17 percent

Grade Point Average (4.0 scale)
25th Percentile:  3.04
50th Percentile:   3.43
75th Percentile:  3.85

High School Rank
Top 10 percent:  27 percent
Top 25 percent:  53 percent
Top 50 percent:  88 percent

High School Background
Private/Independent: 25 percent
Public:   75 percent

Standardized testing *
SAT
25^th Percentile:   1020
50^th Percentile:   1110
75^th Percentile:   1220

SATs Optional? Yes!—and you may qualify. More…   

Note about the ACT: McDaniel College will accept either ACT or SAT scores, recording the score that is in the best interest of the student. Many of this year’s applicants decided to take both tests and only a small percentage of applicants took the ACT alone. Due to the nature of these statistics, we have not recorded percentile ranges for the ACT. Equivalent test scores can be found on the official CollegeBoard website.

*McDaniel College will not require the new writing exam as part of the admissions evaluation.

Affording a McDaniel College Education

Our goal is to make a McDaniel College education as affordable as possible. Scholarships, grants, and loans are received from the College, the federal and state governments, and private scholarship organizations.  For the 2008-2009 academic year 345 first year students applied for financial aid and 326 received an award. The table below displays the range of estimated awards by family income.

Family Income	Scholarships/Grants	Total Aid
Less than $30,000	$28,960 – $34,860	$34,160 – $39,630
$30,001 – $50,000	$24,100 – $32,780	$29,300 – $36,630
$50,001 – $70,000	$21,500 – $25,000	$26,700 – $34,630
$70,001 – $100,000	$14,700 – $19,000	$18,200 – $29,130
$100,001 and over	$8,000 – $13,000	$11,500 – $19,630

Actual awards will vary based on the academic achievement of the student, as well as the factors used to determine need-based financial aid.