by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Allegany College of Maryland was awarded 153 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is medical/clinical assistant.
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Allegany College of Maryland is ranked #1,248 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Allegany College of Maryland held the #1,294 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Allegany College of Maryland is also ranked #27 out of 36 schools in Maryland.
Allegany College of Maryland has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The student to faculty ratio at Allegany College of Maryland is an impressive 11 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Allegany College of Maryland is 53%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Allegany College of Maryland this rate is 60%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,523 undergraduates at Allegany College of Maryland with 871 being full-time and 1,652 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,567 | $10,686 | $11,407 | $13,103 | $16,209 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Allegany College of Maryland, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Allegany College of Maryland, approximately 41% of students took out student loans averaging $5,195 a year. That adds up to $20,780 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Allegany College of Maryland is 13.8%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Allegany College of Maryland are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 12401 Willowbrook Rd Se, Cumberland, MD 21502-2596 |
| Phone: | 301-784-5000 |
| Website: | www.allegany.edu/ |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 1,210 students took at least one online class at Allegany College of Maryland. This is a decrease from the 1,739 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,210 | 620 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,739 | 923 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,152 | 496 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,092 | 455 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,145 | 578 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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