Cheap Colleges in Maryland for Out-of-State Students
Out-of-state students pay between $7,394 and $41,186 a year in tuition and fees at the 26 public colleges and universities we rank in Maryland, a gap of $33,792 between the cheapest and the most expensive. This list ranks the non-resident price, not the in-state price.
The median public college charges nonresidents $12,477, within a few percent of the national median of $12,786 for public colleges. Residents pay a median of $5,517, so the typical out-of-state premium is $6,960, with nonresidents charged 2.3 times the in-state price.
Baltimore City Community College ranks first at $7,394, ahead of Hagerstown Community College ($8,190) and Wor-Wic Community College ($8,400).
How this list is built
A college appears here only if it meets every condition below.
- Colleges considered
- All public colleges and universities, 4-year and 2-year (community colleges and state colleges included)
- Ranked by out-of-state tuition & fees, lowest first. Ties are broken by larger undergraduate enrollment, then by name.
- Main campuses only, with at least 60% of core data fields reported
- Main campus located in Maryland
- At least 500 undergraduate students enrolled (fall 2024)
- A reported out-of-state tuition & fees value (schools without one are not ranked)
- Schools that report no tuition or a $0 price are not ranked
- This page is published only when at least 15 schools qualify; Maryland has 26
- Data period
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: academic year 2024-25. Shown for public colleges only, because private colleges charge everyone the same price.
- In-state tuition and fees: full-time undergraduate sticker price, academic year 2024-25. Some community colleges report the in-district rate.
- Net price: average for students receiving aid, academic year 2023-24.
- Graduation rate: first-time, full-time students who started in fall 2018 (4-year) or fall 2021 (2-year), finishing within 150% of normal time.
- Enrollment: undergraduate students, fall 2024.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
Showing all 26 qualifying schools. Select a column heading to re-sort the table.
| 1 | Baltimore City Community College Baltimore, MD Public · 2-year | $7,394 | $3,314 | $15,987 | 14% | 3,700 |
| 2 | Hagerstown Community College Hagerstown, MD Public · 2-year | $8,190 | $4,320 | $6,835 | 38% | 2,948 |
| 3 | Wor-Wic Community College Salisbury, MD Public · 2-year | $8,400 | $3,840 | $9,360 | 27% | 2,169 |
| 4 | Prince George's Community College Largo, MD Public · 2-year | $8,762 | $4,034 | $8,672 | 22% | 8,815 |
| 5 | Chesapeake College Wye Mills, MD Public · 2-year | $8,768 | $4,274 | $5,106 | 27% | 1,320 |
| 6 | Harford Community College Bel Air, MD Public · 2-year | $8,832 | $4,032 | $9,234 | 39% | 3,696 |
| 7 | Howard Community College Columbia, MD Public · 2-year | $9,624 | $4,080 | $11,133 | 25% | 6,649 |
| 8 | Frederick Community College Frederick, MD Public · 2-year | $10,042 | $3,849 | $9,465 | 36% | 4,203 |
| 9 | Carroll Community College Westminster, MD Public · 2-year | $10,158 | $4,308 | $2,725 | 43% | 1,990 |
| 10 | Cecil College North East, MD Public · 2-year | $10,830 | $5,640 | $9,658 | 32% | 1,363 |
| 11 | Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore, MD Public · 2-year | $11,010 | $4,432 | $9,844 | 17% | 13,872 |
| 12 | Anne Arundel Community College Arnold, MD Public · 2-year | $11,522 | $4,322 | $14,915 | 28% | 8,997 |
| 13 | University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD Public · 4-year | $12,336 | $8,136 | $22,063 | 31% | 49,664 |
| 14 | Allegany College of Maryland Cumberland, MD Public · 2-year | $12,618 | $4,938 | $8,819 | 42% | 1,831 |
| 15 | Coppin State University Baltimore, MD Public · 4-year | $14,024 | $7,100 | $9,977 | 26% | 1,844 |
| 16 | Montgomery College Rockville, MD Public · 2-year | $14,250 | $5,394 | $8,027 | 30% | 13,773 |
| 17 | Morgan State University Baltimore, MD Public · 4-year | $19,124 | $8,229 | $14,985 | 41% | 9,019 |
| 18 | Bowie State University Bowie, MD Public · 4-year | $19,938 | $9,218 | $19,298 | 38% | 5,043 |
| 19 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD Public · 4-year | $20,122 | $9,076 | $13,338 | 35% | 2,391 |
| 20 | Salisbury University Salisbury, MD Public · 4-year | $22,174 | $11,084 | $17,743 | 68% | 6,057 |
| 21 | University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD Public · 4-year | $23,984 | $9,992 | $13,868 | 43% | 1,133 |
| 22 | Frostburg State University Frostburg, MD Public · 4-year | $25,814 | $10,220 | $16,715 | 51% | 2,909 |
| 23 | Towson University Towson, MD Public · 4-year | $29,820 | $11,728 | $17,413 | 69% | 16,136 |
| 24 | University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD Public · 4-year | $31,275 | $13,256 | $16,467 | 70% | 10,701 |
| 25 | St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD Public · 4-year | $31,374 | $15,298 | $18,441 | 69% | 1,603 |
| 26 | University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD Public · 4-year | $41,186 | $11,809 | $15,678 | 89% | 30,760 |
How to compare these colleges
The ranked column is the out-of-state price. The in-state price is shown for comparison, and net price is the average for students who receive aid, measured mostly for in-state students at public colleges, so it is not a good guide to what a nonresident will pay. Many states cut the non-resident rate through regional exchange programs, reciprocity agreements or merit awards, and residency can change after a year of living in the state, so check each college's non-resident aid page before ruling a school out.
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