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MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

EDUCATION

HIGHER EDUCATION

PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES


[photo, McDowell Hall, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland] Among independent postsecondary institutions are 24 four-year colleges and universities; 4 two-year colleges; and 120 private career schools approved by the Maryland Higher Education Commission.

McDowell Hall, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland, April 2005. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


[photo, Shriver Hall, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland] Founded in 1696 as King William's School, St. John's College at Annapolis is noted for its "great books" curriculum by which students study the classics. Washington College on the Eastern Shore was established in 1782. Renowned for its medical school, The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore started in 1876 as the first modern research university in the United States. The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University is famous for its music preparatory and conservatory.

Shriver Hall, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, June 2004. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES
Enrollment
Fall 2000 Fall 2001 Fall 2002
Undergraduates 27,027 (21% part-time) 29,261 (23% part-time) 29,691 (21.6% part-time)
Graduate students 21,320 (69% part-time) 20,723 (71% part-time) 22,506 (67.7% part-time)
Total 48,347 49,984 52,197

Baltimore Hebrew University
5800 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215 - 3996
(410) 578-6900
1-888-248-7420 (toll free)
e-mail:
bhu@bhu.edu
web: www.bhu.edu

Baltimore International College
Commerce Exchange
17 Commerce St.
Baltimore, MD 21202 - 3230
(410) 752-4710
1-800-624-9926 (toll free)
e-mail: admissions@bic.edu
web: www.bic.edu

Binah Institute of Advanced Judaic Studies for Women
419 Yeshira Lane
Baltimore, MD 21208
(410) 602-9717

Capitol College
11301 Springfield Road
Laurel, MD 20708 - 9759
(301) 369-2800
1-800-950-1992 (toll free)
e-mail: admissions@capitol-college.edu
web: www.capitol-college.edu

College of Notre Dame of Maryland
4701 North Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21210
(410) 532-5330
1-800-435-0200 (toll free, Maryland)
1-800-435-0300 (toll free, outside Maryland)
e-mail: admiss@ndm.edu
web: www.ndm.edu

Columbia Union College
7600 Flower Ave.
Takoma Park, MD 20912 - 7794
(301) 891-4000
1-800-835-4212 (toll free)
e-mail: info@cuc.edu
web: www.cuc.edu


[photo, Hoffberger Science Center, Goucher College, Towson, Maryland] Goucher College
1021 Dulaney Valley Road
Baltimore, MD 21204 - 2794
(410) 337-6000
1-800-468-2437 (toll free)
e-mail: admissions@goucher.edu
web: www.goucher.edu

Hoffberger Science Center, Goucher College, Towson, Maryland, August 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


Hagerstown Business College (two year)
18618 Crestwood Drive
Hagerstown, MD 21742 - 2797
(301) 739-2670
1-800-HBC-2670 (toll free)
e-mail: info@hagerstownbusinesscol.org
web: www.hagerstownbusinesscol.org

Hood College
401 Rosemont Ave.
Frederick MD 21701 - 8575
(301) 663-3131, (301) 696-3800
e-mail: admissions@hood.edu
web: www.hood.edu

Johns Hopkins University
3400 North Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 516-6700
web: www.jhu.edu

Loyola College in Maryland
4501 North Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21210 - 2699
(410) 617-2000
1-800-221-9107 (toll free)
web: www.loyola.edu

Maryland College of Art & Design (two year)
10500 Georgia Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20902 - 4111
(301) 649-4454
e-mail: admissions@mcadmd.org
web: www.mcadmd.org


[photo, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Mount Royal Station, Baltimore, Maryland] Maryland Institute, College of Art
1300 Mount Royal Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21217
(410) 225-2222
e-mail: pr@mica.edu
web: www.mica.edu

Maryland Institute, College of Art, Mount Royal Station, Baltimore, Maryland, June 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


McDaniel College (formerly Western Maryland College)
2 College Hill
Westminster, MD 21157 - 4390
(410) 848-7000
1-800-638-5005 (toll free)
e-mail: pio@mcdaniel.edu
web: www.mcdaniel.edu

Mount St. Mary's University (formerly Mount St. Mary's College & Seminary)
16300 Old Emmitsburg Road
Emmitsburg, MD 21727
(301) 447-6122
1-800-448-4347 (toll free)
e-mail: admissions@msmary.edu
web: www.msmary.edu

National Labor College
George Meany Center for Labor Studies
10000 New Hampshire Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20903
(310) 431-6400
1-800-462-4237 (toll free)
e-mail: nroy@georgemeany.org
web: www.georgemeany.org

Ner Israel Rabbinical College
400 Mount Wilson Lane
Baltimore, MD 21208
(410) 484-7200

St. John's College
P. O. Box 2800
College Ave.
Annapolis, MD 21401 - 2800
(410) 626-2522
1-800-727-9238 (toll free)
e-mail: admissions@sjca.edu
web: www.stjohnscollege.edu

St. Mary's Seminary & University
5400 Roland Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21210 - 1994
(410) 864-4000
e-mail: admissions@stmarys.edu
web: www.stmarys.edu

Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship (two year)
Paul Hall Center for Maritime Education & Training
P. O. Box 75
Route 249
Piney Point, MD 20674 - 0075
(301) 994-0010
web: www.seafarers.org/phc

Sojourner-Douglass College
Baltimore Campus [centers also in Annapolis, Cambridge, Lanham, & Salisbury]
500 North Caroline St.
Baltimore, MD 21205 - 1898
(410) 276-0306
1-800-732-2630
web: www.sdc.edu

Tai Sophia Institute
(formerly Traditional Acupuncture Institute)
7750 Montpelier Road
Laurel, MD 20723
(410) 888-9048, (301) 725-1674
1-800-735-2968 (toll free)
e-mail: admissions@tai.edu
web: www.tai.edu

Tesst College of Technology (two year)
4600 Powder Mill Road
Beltsville, MD 20705
(301) 937-8448
1-800-488-3778
web: www.tesst.com/

Villa Julie College
1525 Greenspring Valley Road
Stevenson, MD 21153 - 0641
(410) 486-7000
1-877-468-6852 (toll free)
e-mail: admissions@mail.vjc.edu
web: www.vjc.edu

Washington College
300 Washington Ave.
Chestertown, MD 21620-1197
(410) 778-2800
1-800-422-1782 (toll free)
fax: (410) 778-7850
web: www.washcoll.edu

Washington Bible College
6511 Princess Garden Parkway
Lanham, MD 20706
(301) 552-1400
1-877-793-7227 (toll free)
e-mail: admissions@bible.edu
www: www.bible.edu

Yeshiva College of the Nation's Capital
1216 Arcola Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20902
(301) 593-2534
fax: (301) 949-7040

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