Mcdonogh School

Owings Mills · MD · Private independent · K-12 combined

Private

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Most similar nearby schools

Harbour School At Baltimore → Jemicy School → Baltimore School Of Independent Learners → Chimes School The → The Park School of Baltimore → Boys Latin School Of Maryland → Roland Park Country School → Gilman School →

Where graduates go — as published by the school

Mcdonogh School publishes where its graduates enrolled (Class of 2026): 101 colleges with per-college counts — the largest counts enrolled at University of Maryland (15), Howard University (7), Boston College (6). See the full list ↓

Top-10 feeder to 1 top college #7Duke University4.0/yr

Feeder standing #1 feeder to Howard University, University of Maryland (College Park) · #7 to Duke University, #8 to Clemson University, #9 to Virginia Tech — from its own published counts, ranked per class year

At a glance

Programs & features

Teaches no AP-designated courses — common among independent schools that run their own advanced curriculum

Academic signals

SAT 25-75: 1230–1480
ACT 25-75: 27–34

Composed from the school's own published profile (2026), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

Their published matriculation list

Where the Class of 2026 enrolled

McDonogh School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 101 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.

The ten largest counts, enrolled · Class of 2026

University of Maryland 15

Howard University 7

Boston College 6

Duke University 4

University of Wisconsin 4

Brown University 3

Clemson University 3

New York University 3

University of Notre Dame 3

Virginia Tech 3

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— Stanford University ✓ New York University · 3 — University of Southern California ✓ University of California, Los Angeles · 1 — University of California, Berkeley ✓ University of Michigan · 1 ✓ Cornell University · 1 — Boston University ✓ Northeastern University · 2 — University of Texas at Austin ✓ Georgetown University · 1 ✓ Duke University · 4

Any college:

#7of 184 feeder schools to Duke University · 4.0/yrTop college #1of 118 feeder schools to Howard University · 7.0/yr #1of 106 feeder schools to University of Maryland (College Park) · 15.0/yr #8of 104 feeder schools to Clemson University · 3.0/yr #9of 103 feeder schools to Virginia Tech · 3.0/yr

The school down the road: Gilman School

College	McDonogh School	Gilman School
University of Maryland	15	25
Wake Forest University	2	23
Boston College	6	15
Johns Hopkins University	1	18
Bucknell University	2	13
Syracuse University	2	13
Washington University in St. Louis	1	12
Clemson University	3	9

Each school's own printed counts (matriculation, Class of 2026 vs matriculation, classes of 2020-2024); spans may differ.

All 101 colleges, as the document prints them

College · Students

University of Maryland 15

Howard University 7

Boston College 6

Duke University 4

University of Wisconsin 4

Brown University 3

Clemson University 3

New York University 3

University of Notre Dame 3

Virginia Tech 3

Auburn University 2

Bucknell University 2

Dickinson College 2

Drexel University 2

Elon University 2

Emory University 2

Fairfield University 2

Franklin and Marshall College 2

Indiana University (Bloomington) 2

Loyola University Maryland 2

Northeastern University 2

Penn State University 2

Princeton University 2

Saint Joseph's University 2

St. Mary's College of Maryland 2

Stonehill College 2

Syracuse University 2

The Ohio State University 2

Tufts University 2

University of Florida 2

and 71 more

University of Maryland (Baltimore County) 2

University of Massachusetts (Amherst) 2

University of South Carolina 2

Wake Forest University 2

Amherst College 1

Arizona State University 1

Case Western Reserve University 1

Colgate University 1

Columbia University 1

Cornell University 1

Denison University 1

East Tennessee State University 1

Fairleigh Dickinson University (Florham) 1

Florida State University 1

Georgetown University 1

Hampton University 1

Harvard University 1

High Point University 1

Hobart and William Smith Colleges 1

Hofstra University 1

Ithaca College 1

Jacksonville University 1

Johns Hopkins University 1

Kenyon College 1

Lafayette College 1

Lehigh University 1

Loyola Marymount University 1

Merrimack College 1

Methodist University 1

Miami University 1

Middlebury College 1

Morgan State University 1

Northwestern University 1

Purdue University 1

Randolph-Macon College 1

Rhodes College 1

Rice University 1

Salisbury University 1

San Diego State University 1

Santa Monica College 1

Savannah College of Art and Design 1

School of the Art Institute of Chicago 1

Stevens Institute of Technology 1

Stevenson University 1

SUNY Buffalo 1

Thomas Jefferson University 1

Towson University 1

Trinity College Dublin 1

Tulane University 1

Union College 1

University of Alabama 1

University of California (Los Angeles) 1

University of California (Santa Cruz) 1

University of Chicago 1

University of Colorado (Boulder) 1

University of Delaware 1

University of Denver 1

University of Georgia 1

University of Maryland Eastern Shore 1

University of Michigan 1

University of Mount Union 1

University of Pennsylvania 1

University of Rochester 1

University of Tampa 1

Villanova University 1

Washington & Jefferson College 1

Washington University in St. Louis 1

Wellesley College 1

William & Mary 1

Xavier University of Louisiana 1

Yale University 1

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

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How Mcdonogh School compares for families

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Your state's public flagship

University of Maryland-College Park

45%

admit rate

$11,809

in-state tuition/yr · $41,186 out-of-state

1370–1520

SAT 25–75 · ACT 32–35

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $15,678/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 1,353 in 2018 to 1,416 in 2022 — over 4 years.

+4.7%

Why only 3 data points?

Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.

For a more current snapshot, see Mcdonogh School's own published school profile (as of 2026-27): www.mcdonogh.org/formengine/forms/402.pdf ↗

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +1.1%/year, projecting from 2022's 1,416 students:

2023

1,432

2025

1,465

2027

1,499

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At tuition per student, the 83 students projected to be gained by 2027 represent ≈ $1,328,000/year in tuition upside.

Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
Harbour School At Baltimore Owings Mills	Private	2.4	174	+9.4%
Jemicy School Owings Mills	Private	2.8	448	—
Baltimore School Of Independent Learners Owings Mills	Private	2.8	24	—
Chimes School The Baltimore	Private	5.1	61	—
The Park School of Baltimore Baltimore	Private	5.4	802	+1.8%
Boys Latin School Of Maryland Baltimore	Private	7.7	634	—
Roland Park Country School Baltimore	Private	7.9	537	-3.6%
Gilman School Baltimore	Private	8.0	1,022	+1.1%

At a glance

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Mcdonogh School is a private high school in Owings Mills, MD, enrolling 1,416 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

Enrollment is up 5% from 2018 to 2022.

Mcdonogh School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2026: 101 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are University of Maryland (15), Howard University (7), Boston College (6), Duke University (4), University of Wisconsin (4). Source: 2026-2027 School Profile.

Mcdonogh School's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #1 Howard, #1 University of Maryland (College Park), #7 Duke, #8 Clemson, #9 Virginia Tech.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

Where do Mcdonogh School graduates go to college? Mcdonogh School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2026: 101 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are University of Maryland (15), Howard University (7), Boston College (6), Duke University (4), University of Wisconsin (4). Source: 2026-2027 School Profile.

Which colleges is Mcdonogh School a top feeder school to? Mcdonogh School's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #1 Howard, #1 University of Maryland (College Park), #7 Duke, #8 Clemson, #9 Virginia Tech.

How many students attend Mcdonogh School? Mcdonogh School is a private high school in Owings Mills, MD, enrolling 1,416 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

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