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  • McDaniel College #1 Best Value by US News 2021

    McDaniel again ranks No. 1 ‘Best Value’ regional university in the North by U.S. News

    For the second consecutive year, McDaniel College tops U.S. News & World Report’s list of “Best Value Schools.” McDaniel ranks among the best regional universities in the North in the “2021 Best Colleges” rankings.
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    McDaniel named among top master’s universities by Washington Monthly

    Washington Monthly ranks McDaniel College among the top master's universities in the nation. McDaniel was also again included on the "Best Bang for the Buck" list of public and private institutions in the Northeast region.
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    Five McDaniel students awarded Summer Intern Fellowships

    The Summer Intern Fellowship is awarded by the CEO at McDaniel College to provide competitive awards to help defray the cost of summer internships for current students. The program is supported, in part, by generous gifts from The Rupe-Stuart Internship Award, courtesy of McDaniel College Board of Trustee member Mark Stuart M.S. '94 and Timothy Rupe, and The Nora Roberts Foundation.
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    McDaniel ranks among Money Magazine’s “Best Colleges in America”

    McDaniel College has once again been chosen as one of the “Best Colleges in America” by Money Magazine and is the highest ranked small college in Maryland. This is the sixth consecutive year that McDaniel has been recognized for providing an affordable, quality education that leads to alumni success.
  • Princeton Review names McDaniel College to 'The Best 386 Colleges.'

    Princeton Review names McDaniel College to 'The Best 386 Colleges'

    McDaniel is also recognized as a "Best Northeastern" college and a "Best Value" college, which stem from institutional and student survey data. The college is among the nation’s four-year colleges identified as best in four regions – Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and West – that are considered academically outstanding.
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    McDaniel highlighted among the ‘Best Colleges in Maryland’

    McDaniel College is highlighted among the “Best Colleges in Maryland for 2020” by College Consensus and is the top small college on their list, ranking at #3 just behind Johns Hopkins University and University of Maryland, College Park.
  • McDaniel College announces its Spring 2020 Dean's List, recognizing full-time undergraduate students for outstanding academic achievement.

    McDaniel College announces Spring 2020 Dean's List

    McDaniel College announces its Spring 2020 Dean's List, recognizing full-time undergraduate students for outstanding academic achievement. Highest honors are earned for a semester grade point average of 3.90 or higher, high honors for a grade point average of 3.70-3.89, and honors for a 3.50-3.69 grade point average.
  • McDaniel junior Zachary Ruggerie, left, with fellow students Anna Petenbrink, center, and Laura Midkiff, right.

    Rising junior Zachary Ruggerie receives national undergraduate scholarship

    Rising junior Zachary Ruggerie, a History major from York, Pa., has been awarded the Jo Anne J. Trow Scholarship from Alpha Lambda Delta for the 2020-21 academic year. Alpha Lambda Delta has awarded 50 Trow scholarships to outstanding students from across the country.
  • Nearly 30 juniors, sophomores and first-year students have earned awards for academic achievement and leadership from McDaniel College.

    Juniors, sophomores and first-year students recognized with academic and leadership awards

    Nearly 30 juniors, sophomores and first-year students have earned awards for academic achievement and leadership from McDaniel College. Students were also named to two prestigious leadership honor societies, Omicron Delta Kappa and Trumpeters.
  • Claire Frances Roberts and Sarah Grace Watcher received top graduate awards.

    Top Graduate awards announced

    McDaniel College has announced the recipients of two top graduate awards. Sarah Grace Watcher of Westminster, Md., received The Joan Develin Coley Award for Excellence in Education and Claire Frances Roberts of Swartz Creek, Mich., was awarded The B. Jill Brooks Hodge Professional Development Award.