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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Samuel Merritt has 15 pts more first-gen students than Maryland Institute College of Art (32% vs. 17%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Maryland Institute College of Art has 1.7× as many undergrads as Samuel Merritt

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Maryland Institute College of Art has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Samuel Merritt (23% vs. 18%)

    Pell Grant recipients

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Maryland Institute College of Art1.2K
Samuel Merritt718
Pell Grant share
Maryland Institute College of Art23%
Samuel Merritt18%
First-gen share
Maryland Institute College of Art17%
Samuel Merritt32%
Diversity index
Maryland Institute College of Art0.81
Samuel Merritt0.78

Who they are

Men
Maryland Institute College of Art24%
Samuel Merritt17%
Part-time students
Maryland Institute College of Art5%
Samuel Merritt17%
Students 25 and older
Maryland Institute College of Art9%
Samuel Merritt82%

Race & ethnicity

Maryland Institute College of Art
Samuel Merritt
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Maryland Institute College of Art33%
Samuel MerrittNot reported
First-years from other states
Maryland Institute College of Art49%
Samuel MerrittNot reported
First-years from abroad
Maryland Institute College of Art18%
Samuel MerrittNot reported
New transfer students this fall
Maryland Institute College of Art79
Samuel Merritt221
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Maryland Institute College of Art24%
Samuel Merritt100%

Campus

Maryland Institute College of Art
Large cityROTCStudy abroad
Samuel Merritt
Large cityNo college housingUndergrad research

LGBTQ+ policies

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All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why