How has McDaniel College changed over time?
Multi-year trends in admissions, enrollment, test scores, and cost. Every chart is labeled with its data source and the years it covers — no smoothing, no mixing sources.
Admission rate
Admission rate rose from 74% (2010) to 78% (2024).
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2010–2024
Applicants and students admitted
Applicants rose from 2,867 (2010) to 4,237 (2024).
Enrollment
Total enrollment fell from 3,570 (2010) to 2,868 (2024).
SAT mid-50% range
SAT mid-50% range moved from 980–1210 (2016) to 1050–1230 (2018).
- Score data describes enrolled freshmen, not all admitted students.
- Years before 2016 use the old 2400-point SAT and are not shown.
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2016–2018
ACT mid-50% range
ACT mid-50% range moved from 20–25 (2006) to 21–27 (2018).
Cost
In-state tuition rose from $34,780 (2011) to $54,125 (2025).
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Data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) and school Common Data Set filings; each chart names the source its series comes from. Most recent data year: 2025. Last updated October 19, 2026.