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McDaniel College is a four-year liberal arts college located in Westminster, Maryland, United States. It was founded in the year 1867 as Western Maryland College. The main campus spreads across an area of 160 acres. McDaniel also operates a satellite campus in Budapest, Hungary. The college offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study.
McDaniel College hosts several student clubs and organizations for the overall development of its students. Some of the clubs are the International Club, Multicultural Students Association, and Alpha Kappa Delta. The college also has an active Greek life with several fraternities and sororities on campus. The college's student-run newspaper is the "McDaniel Free Press."
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Campus Location2 College Hill
Westminster, MD 21157
USA
Main Tel: (410) 848-7000
Web Site The campus is in a small suburb. |
McDaniel College HighlightsWhere McDaniel College stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in education and teaching and nutrition and exercise therapy.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
- High female/male ratio.
- Large number of students.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Student meal (board) plan
- Study abroad option
- Distance learning available
- Part-time classes available
- ROTC
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Master | 456 | 14 | | Bachelor | 417 | 29 | | Postbaccalaureate certificate | | 1 |
McDaniel StudentsThe student enrollment at McDaniel was 3,637 in 2007 (2,533 full-time equivalent). About 48% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 52% of the class. Undergrads are 38% of enrolled students and graduate students are 62%. Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 28,940 | | Room | $ 3,200 | | Board | $ 2,700 | | Books and supplies | $ 900 | | Other | $ 1,070 |
Financial Aid: McDaniel participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 65 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 32 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 33 |
Housing and MealsMcDaniel provides on-campus housing for 1,324 of its 2,533 (full-time) students (as of 2007). Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.
McDaniel AthleticsSchool sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. McDaniel is in the Centennial Conference for major sports.
McDaniel Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 68% | | Women | 78% | | All | 73% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 500-610 | | Math | 500-630 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) ART STUDIES (18 awarded) - Art/Art Studies
- Visual and Performing Arts
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (43 awarded) - Business Administration and Management
- Human Resources Development
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (1 awarded) - Computer and Information Sciences
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2 awarded) DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (6 awarded) - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (392 awarded) - Curriculum and Instruction
- Education/Teaching Individuals - Hearing Impairments
- Educational Leadership and Administration
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Reading Teacher Education
- School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist
- Secondary Education and Teaching
- Special Education and Teaching
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services
- Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (28 awarded) - Human Services
- Social Work
FINE ARTS (5 awarded) - Art History, Criticism and Conservation
LIBERAL ARTS (181 awarded) - Economics
- English Language and Literature
- Foreign Languages and Literatures
- French Language and Literature
- German Language and Literature
- History
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
MATHEMATICS (8 awarded) MEDIA (44 awarded) - Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
MEDICINE (0 awarded) MUSIC (6 awarded) NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (55 awarded) - Health and Physical Education
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (7 awarded) - Philosophy
- Philosophy and Religious Studies
- Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE (35 awarded) - Biology/Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Physics
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (42 awarded) Selected Careers of Interest(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at McDaniel with government-defined occupation categories.) Click occupations below for career details, including job description, studies, degree requirements, how to evaluate schools, and more.
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