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You. The Hill. And all you can become at McDaniel.

This is a place where you climb higher. Grow bolder. Make connections. A whole community dedicated to helping you explore who you're meant to be. Come here to challenge yourself, open doors to professional opportunities, and find a niche where what you love meets what you do. 

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Academics Find the Right Program

At McDaniel, your major doesn’t dictate what you learn — it starts the conversation. Combine subjects, follow interests, and customize a degree on your own terms.

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About Us Why Choose McDaniel?

McDaniel College is home to a community with a fierce commitment to your educational journey. Whatever you choose to study, you'll gain the knowledge, confidence and tenacity to conquer any challenge like a Green Terror.

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5,000+

unique partners in our career database.

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15

is the average class size at McDaniel.

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2996

undergraduate and graduate students attend McDaniel College.

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is all it takes to walk from the Gill Center at the top of campus to Ward Memorial Arch at the southern tip.

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Where Your Journey Begins The McDaniel Commitment

Your journey begins with the McDaniel Commitment. It's our guarantee that you'll be on a path to success from the moment you set foot on campus. Through the Commitment, you'll have access to a team of mentors who will help you develop a completely tailored and personalized experience. 

It comes together with a Plan. After you commit, you begin building your McDaniel Plan: the foundation of your education, which gives you the power to learn what you want and how you want, with countless ways to customize your experience. 

The McDaniel Commitment The McDaniel Plan
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Research Opportunities Research, publish, present, repeat. Apply Your Knowledge

In every department, you'll find options for participating in student-faculty research collaborations. Each year, students work with professors on over 300 research projects; they often have their names listed as co-authors on journal articles and present work at national and international conferences. Gaining serious research credibility as an undergraduate? That's the kind of thing that happens on the Hill.

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Constantly Climbing. Become your best self. Building Your Network.

Everything you do on the Hill has one ultimate aim; to prepare you for success. That's why most McDaniel students complete at least one internship during their time on the Hill. Through the Center for Experience and Opportunity and our internship fairs, you'll find opportunities that relate directly to your field of study or future vocation. More than part-time jobs, internships apply what you've learned in the classroom to the working world. You'll network with professionals who are employed in your field of interest, and get a preview of what your future career is really like.

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Recent News

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    Pin Collecting Program Surges on Campus

    The Office of Student Engagement (OSE) is sparking social engagement and student participation with a new pin collecting program. Students collect pins throughout the year from campus events and activities. Not only do they get an array of custom keepsakes, but they can also form new connections and nurture their love of collecting.
  • McDaniel for the Holidays 2026

    Annual seasonal concert features students, alumni, faculty, and community musicians

    Organized by Senior Adjunct Lecturer Shelley Ensor, "McDaniel for the Holidays” features McDaniel students, alumni, staff, and faculty, as well as community members. The free performance takes place Sunday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. in Baker Memorial Chapel.
  • Jonathan Slade Mason-Dixon Surveyor

    Lumen Lecture explores what it means to be embedded in place

    Communication & Cinema Professor Jonathan Slade '88, an Emmy-award winning filmmaker and creator of a hyper-local community newspaper in Lineboro, Maryland, presents the annual Lumen Lecture on the theme "Embed." Hosted by McDaniel’s Lumen Scholars Program, the lecture takes place Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. in McDaniel Hall's Coley Rice Lounge. It is free and open to the public.
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