2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Maryland for Students from Spain

International students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Value Colleges for Spanish Students in Maryland ranking is part of that endeavor.

Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for Spanish students in Maryland. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall value and the total number of international students at the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another.

Learn more about our ranking methodology.

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Top Value Colleges in Maryland for Students from Spain

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

$38,638 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

10.0% International Students

Our 2021 rankings named University of Maryland - College Park the best affordable school for Spanish students in Maryland working on their bachelor’s degree. UMCP is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8,838 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 10.0% are international. Students from as far away as China, India, and South Korea come to UMCP to study. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at UMCP runs, on average, about $38,638. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $35,755 per year.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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2

Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD

$53,530 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

1.2% International Students

A rank of #2 on our list means Loyola University Maryland is a great place for Spanish students in Maryland working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 899 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 1.2% are international. Students studying at Loyola Maryland come from such countries as Spain, India, and China. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at Loyola Maryland runs, on average, about $53,530. Graduate students pay around $18,600 a year in average tuition and fees.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

$58,720 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

19.2% International Students

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #3 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Spanish students in Maryland list. Johns Hopkins is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 1,847 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 19.2% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Johns Hopkins are China, India, and South Korea. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at Johns Hopkins is about $58,720 a year, on average. Graduate students pay around $61,202 a year in average tuition and fees.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 3 schools only.

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.