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What McDaniel College costs

Westminster, Maryland · Private · 1,617 undergrads

McDaniel College's sticker price was $68,105 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $22,980 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $8,938.

What does McDaniel College cost?

$22,980 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $68,105.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$8,938
$30,000–$48,000$14,268
$48,000–$75,000$18,143
$75,000–$110,000$25,057
over $110,000$33,235

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$8,938
$30,000–$48,000$14,268
$48,000–$75,000$18,143
$75,000–$110,000$25,057
Over $110,000$33,235

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 87% off McDaniel College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, McDaniel College cost less than Hood College, Maryland Institute College of Art and Stevenson University.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
McDaniel College$18,143$22,980
Hood College$22,353$21,548
Maryland Institute College of Art$38,961$42,075
Stevenson University$25,005$24,904

The sticker price

$54,125
Tuition, 2025-26
$68,105
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
40%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$40,721
average grant for students who got aid.
59%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$23,850
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does McDaniel College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $8,938 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $68,105. Your own price depends on your family's finances; McDaniel College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does McDaniel College cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $14,268 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $68,105. Your own price depends on your family's finances; McDaniel College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does McDaniel College cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $18,143 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $68,105. Your own price depends on your family's finances; McDaniel College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers