Awards & Accolades

U.S. News and World Report (2022) 

• Best Regional Universities 
• Best Colleges for Veterans 
• Best Values School 
• Top Performers on Social Mobility
• Best Undergraduate Computer Science Program

Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education

• Best National Institution (2022)

Money Magazine

• Best Value College (2020-21)

Intelligent

• The Best Colleges in Maryland: Lowest Student Debt (2022)

LendEdU

• Best Colleges for Financial Aid (2021)

EDsmart

• Best Colleges and Universities in Maryland (2020)

Nursing Schools Almanac

• Best Nursing Schools in Maryland (2021, 2020)

Plexuss Global Rankings

• #1 Best in Maryland Offering Criminal Justice Programs (2021)
• #3 Best in Maryland Offering Nursing Programs (2021)
• #4 Best in Maryland Offering Business Management Programs (2021)

Best Value Schools

• Best MBA Programs in Maryland (2021)

Washington Monthly College Guide

• Best Bang for Your Buck College (2019)
• Best Master's University (2019)

College Consensus

• Best Regional Universities (2019)

The Student Loan Report

• Top 10 percent in the country for being a most affordable college for freshmen with financial need (2021)
• Number Two in Maryland private colleges for lowest student loan debt per graduate (top 15 percent of all Maryland colleges) (2020)
• Top 10 percent in Maryland for the most overall Federal Work-Study financial aid awarded to its student body (2020)

Frederick News-Post

• Winner in the Frederick News-Post’s “Best of the Best” college and university category (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021)

President Andrea Chapdelaine

• Frederick's Top 50 CEO List, Frederick County of Economic Development (2019)
• The Daily Record's Top 100 Women in Maryland (2019)