McDaniel College Class of 2026: By the Numbers

All 720 of them. A diverse group, they have 34 different undergraduate majors and are from 17 graduate programs. They traveled from 29 countries and 30 states, plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. Want to know more? Top majors? How many are College Scholars? What was the most popular study abroad destination? Read on!

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Here’s to McDaniel’s Class of 2026

All 720 of them. A diverse group, they have 34 different undergraduate majors and are from 17 graduate programs. They traveled from 29 countries and 30 states, plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.

Want to know more? Top majors? How many are College Scholars? What was the most popular study abroad destination? Read on!

Achievements
Total number of degrees conferred	720
Bachelor’s degree conferred	388
Master’s degrees conferred	332

Latin Honors
Undergraduate Students graduating with Latin Honors	148
Summa Cum Laude graduates	34
Magna Cum Laude graduates	62
Cum Laude graduates	52

Dorsey Scholars

College Scholars

Global Fellow graduates

National Security Fellow graduates

UG students with 4.0 or higher

Relatives of current McDaniel faculty, staff, and trustees receiving degrees

Children, stepchildren, or grandchildren of WMC/McDaniel graduates

Current McDaniel employee receiving a master’s degree

Top 5 Undergraduate Majors

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Kinesiology

A female student in glasses smiles in front of flowering trees on the McDaniel campus.

Business Administration

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Psychology

Hira Khan poses in front of blooming tree with white flowers

Biology

Kate Principio wears a McDaniel track and field jacket and stands in front of a yellow flowering tree.

Health Sciences

Featured Senior Profiles

UG Students with 3 majors

Different undergraduate majors

Student-Designed Majors

Most number of Jan Term Classes by one student

20 - 44

Age range of 2026 bachelor's degree candidates

Students with an Elementary Education major or Education minor

Top 5 Master's Degree Programs

Two Data Analytics students collaborate at a computer.

Data Analytics, M.S.

Counseling, M.S.

Innovations in Teaching and Learning, M.S.

Elementary Education, M.S.

Human Resources Management, M.S.

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Graduate & Professional Studies at McDaniel

Bachelor's graduates entering the first cohort for the M.S. in Occupational Therapy

Master’s degree candidates with bachelor’s degrees from McDaniel

Graduates who are earning their master’s degrees in Teaching are Master’s in Teaching Fellows

Different graduate programs represented

23 - 64

Age range of master's degree candidates

Students are continuing in a five-year B.A.-to-M.S. Pathway program

Where in the world?

Graduates hail from the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, plus 30 states, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and Washington.

Flags of 29 countries, including the U.S., are represented at the 2026 Commencement: Afghanistan, Albania, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Palestine, Philippines, Rwanda, South Korea, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vietnam, and Zambia.

Study Abroad: 25 students from the Class of 2026 studied abroad, with McDaniel Budapest being the most popular destination. 37 students traveled internationally during Jan Term, with three students taking two international Jan Term trips.

States (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) represented by the Class of 2026

Countries (including the U.S.) represented by the Class of 2026

Students studied abroad

Students traveled internationally during Jan Term

Students took two international Jan Term trips