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Colleges in and near Annapolis

Annapolis is home to two colleges, with 4,998 students on campus

United States Naval Academy (4,465 students on campus) and St. John's College (533) are inside the city. About 5% of Annapolis’ residents are enrolled in college, below Maryland (7%).

United States Naval Academy

From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Annapolis. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
4
18,537 students on campus
Nearest college
1 mi
St. John's College
Residents in college
5%
Below MD (7%)
Nearest community college
5.4 mi
Anne Arundel · $4,322 tuition
Nearest public university
1.4 mi
United States Naval Academy
Median household income
$114K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Annapolis

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A college in AnnapolisUnited States Naval Academy has 4,465 students on campus in Annapolis, 93% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 5.4 miles awayAnne Arundel Community College in Arnold: tuition and fees $4,322 a year for Maryland residents.Students are 5% of residentsBelow Maryland (7%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Annapolis

One private college within 1 mile, two public colleges within 14 miles, and Anne Arundel Community College 5.4 miles away.

5 mi10 mi15 miAnne ArundelBowie StateUnited States Naval AcademyAnnapolis
University or collegeCommunity college
St. John's CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 533 on campus · In Annapolis55%admitted$46knet price71%graduate$52kearningsUnited States Naval AcademyUniversity or college · Public · 4,465 on campus · In Annapolis9%admitted93%graduateAnne Arundel Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 7,890 on campus · 5.4 mi · Arnold$15knet price31%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $4,322 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Bowie State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 5,649 on campus · 14 mi · Bowie72%admitted$19knet price38%graduate$55kearnings

Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at Over $110k, where Annapolis’ median household income ($113,860) falls.

Anne Arundel Community College5.4 mi · Arnold · sticker $19,841 · tuition $4,322$18,358a year
Bowie State University14 mi · Bowie · sticker $25,220$24,919a year
St. John's CollegeIn Annapolis · sticker $55,540$45,828a year

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Annapolis: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →St. John's CollegeAnne ArundelBowie State
Anne Arundel Community College31% graduate$46k earnings$8k typical debt
Bowie State University38% graduate$55k earnings$23k typical debt
St. John's College71% graduate$52k earnings$27k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid.

Majors

What students study in Annapolis

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field across Annapolis’ 2 colleges, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Engineering 35%Social sciences 16%Physical sciences 10%Liberal arts 10%Interdisciplinary 6%History 5%Everything else 18%

Biggest programs

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesSt. John's College · 91 graduates a year
$45k4 yrs out

College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.

Questions about college in Annapolis

Is Annapolis a college town?

No. About 5 of every 100 Annapolis residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Maryland (7). The largest campus in the city, United States Naval Academy, has 4,465 students on campus.

What colleges are in Annapolis?

United States Naval Academy and St. John's College are inside the city. Anne Arundel Community College is 5.4 miles away in Arnold.

What is the closest community college to Annapolis, and what does it cost?

Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, 5.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,322 a year for Maryland residents; the federal net price, $14,915, counts housing and food at full cost.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Annapolis. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →