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McDaniel College · Maryland
McDaniel College scholarships and merit aid
McDaniel College offers merit scholarships to recognize accomplished applicants across diverse backgrounds and areas of strength.
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The short answer
Is McDaniel College worth a closer look?
McDaniel College awards automatic merit on admission. McDaniel College does not publish a GPA or test chart, so you cannot self-calculate the dollars.
Merit tiers51 based on grades or scores
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Published scholarships
These amounts and requirements come from the school’s own published pages. Open an award to see who qualifies and how to keep it.
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Straight from the aid office
What McDaniel College's aid office says
Per the Financial Aid Office, McDaniel College, August 2026. How we verify
- Order of reduction when outside scholarship received
When a private outside scholarship posts for a student on McDaniel Merit, what is reduced first?
Per policy, loans are reduced first when a student receives an outside scholarship.
“Per policy, we reduce any loans first when an outside scholarship is received.”
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Who this school may work for
Students with a strong academic record who are drawn to a smaller, close-knit campus community should explore McDaniel's merit aid options. The Dorsey Scholars Program offers an additional pathway for high-achieving applicants.
Published yearly cost: Approximately $74,809 for 2026-2027. Source
Cost and graduation facts
Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at McDaniel College, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.
| Family income | Average net price paid |
|---|---|
| $0–$30,000 | $12,210 |
| $30,001–$48,000 | $17,261 |
| $48,001–$75,000 | $19,796 |
| $75,001–$110,000 | $21,408 |
| $110,001+ | $30,694 |
| All income levels (average) | $21,916 |
Sticker price vs. what students actually pay
- Published tuition & fees, AY 2022-23
- $52,081
- Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
- $21,916
That works out to roughly a 66% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $65,294 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).
Outcomes for students who enrolled here
- Graduation rate (150% of normal time), 2016 cohort
- 63%
- First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
- 76%
- Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
- $25,000 (~$265/mo on a 10-yr plan)
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
- $60,663
- Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
- 37%
- Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
- 61%
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How McDaniel College compares
- 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
McDaniel College is one of them. The cohort minority (84 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.
Sources used on this page
Every claim is checked against McDaniel College’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.
- Cost of attendanceMcDaniel College cost-of-attendance worksheet
- Merit tiersGreen Terror Impact Scholarship
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