McDaniel College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
McDaniel College is a private master's university in Westminster, MD (town setting), with 1,665 undergraduates (65% women). It admitted 84% of 3,856 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division III schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $66,145 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $23,088 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 64% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, kinesiology, parks & recreation, psychology. The campus reported 2.91 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where McDaniel College ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 62 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $49,647
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 22 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research McDaniel College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
McDaniel College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Centennial Conference | 29 | — | 3 | $193k | $6,654 | — | |
| Baseball | Centennial Conference | 40 | — | 1 | $285k | $7,131 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Centennial Conference | 22 | — | 1 | $248k | $11,292 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Centennial Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $242k | $14,206 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Centennial Conference | 17 | — | 2 | $85k | $5,028 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Centennial Conference | 9 | — | 2 | $33k | $3,650 | — | |
| Field Hockey | Centennial Conference | 21 | — | 2 | $156k | $7,413 | — | |
| Football | Centennial Conference | 105 | — | 1 | $677k | $6,448 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Centennial Conference | 13 | — | 2 | $102k | $7,828 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Centennial Conference | 6 | — | 2 | $70k | $11,648 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Centennial Conference | 49 | — | 1 | $263k | $5,360 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Centennial Conference | 24 | — | 3 | $196k | $8,147 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Centennial Conference | 27 | — | 1 | $196k | $7,253 | — | |
| Softball | Centennial Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $201k | $8,360 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Centennial Conference | 14 | — | 3 | $59k | $4,239 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Centennial Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $49k | $4,935 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Centennial Conference | 34 | — | 1 | $94k | $2,776 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Centennial Conference | 22 | — | 1 | $46k | $2,088 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Centennial Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $175k | $8,764 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Centennial Conference | 28 | — | 1 | $141k | $5,053 | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | Independent | 13 | — | 1 | $118k | $9,084 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.