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State

City

School

Rank

Category

MD

Annapolis

St. John's College (MD)

3

13

19

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Professors Get High Marks

Best Classroom Experience

College Dorms Not So Fancy

MD

Annapolis

United States Naval Academy


1
4
8
8
10
11
18
20

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Pot’s Not Hot

Town-Gown Relations are Great

Most Politically Conservative Students

Students Love Their School Teams

Cancel the Keg

Scotch and Soda, Hold the Scotch

Lots of Race/Class Interaction

College City Gets High Marks

MD

Baltimore

Goucher College

16

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Most Politically Liberal Students

MD

Baltimore

Johns Hopkins University

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MD

Baltimore

Loyola University Maryland

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MD

Baltimore

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

20

22

The Best 391 Colleges

Cancel the Keg

Scotch and Soda, Hold the Scotch

MD

Chestertown

Washington College

22

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Professors Get High Marks

MD

College Park

University of Maryland, College Park

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MD

Salisbury

Salisbury University

1

14

23

23

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Least Politically Active Students

LGBTQ-Unfriendly

Best College Library

Financial Aid Not So Great

MD

St. Mary's City

St. Mary's College of Maryland

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MD

Westminster

McDaniel College

6

17

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Least Politically Active Students

Campus Food Not So Tasty