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By Rachel Cooper, About.com

Baltimore Hebrew University
5800 Park Heights Avenue Baltimore, MD 21215 (410) 578 – 6900
BHU is an academic institution devoted solely to Judaic and Hebraic studies. Programs lead to bachelor, master and doctoral degrees in Jewish Studies, Jewish Education and Jewish Communal Service.

Baltimore International College
17 Commerce Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 (410) 752 - 4710
The college offers specialized masters, baccalaureate, associate degrees and a certificate program in culinary arts and hotel restaurant and catering management.

Capitol College
11301 Springfield Rd Laurel, Maryland 20708 (301) 369 - 2800
The small college, located midway between Washington, DC and Baltimore, offers academic programs specializing in engineering, computer science, information technology and business. Associate, bachelors and masters degrees, as well as professional development training and certificates are available.

College of Notre Dame of Maryland
4701 N Charles St Baltimore, Maryland 21210 (410) 435 – 0100
Approx. Enrollment: 1700 undergraduate, 1600 graduate
Notre Dame is a women’s Catholic liberal arts college offering undergraduate and graduate programs.

Columbia Union College
7600 Flower Ave. Takoma Park, Maryland 20912 (301) 891 – 4000
Approx. Enrollment: 1000
The Seventh Day Adventist, coeducational college offers associate and bachelors degree programs in liberal arts, sciences, and masters degrees in selected professional fields.

Goucher College
1021 Dulaney Valley Rd Baltimore, Maryland 21204 (410) 337 – 6000
Approx. Enrollment: 1400 undergraduate, 1000 graduate
The coeducational liberal arts and sciences college offers bachelor of arts and masters degrees. It is the first traditional liberal arts college in the US to require every undergraduate to study abroad.

Hood College
401 Rosemont Ave. Frederick, Maryland 21701 (301) 663-3131
Approx. Enrollment: 1500 undergraduate, 1000 graduate.
Hood College offers a wide range of bachelors and masters degrees, five post-baccalaureate certificate programs and certification programs in education.

Johns Hopkins University
3400 N Charles St. Baltimore, Maryland 21218 (410) 516 - 8000
Approx. Enrollment: 5700 undergraduate, 13000 graduate
Hopkins is one of the nation’s leading universities, especially known for its teaching and research. The School of Medicine is one of the highest ranking medical schools and the Bloomberg School of Public Health is renowned for contributions worldwide to preventive medicine. The university has nine academic divisions with locations in Baltimore, Columbia, Washington, DC, and Rockville. JHU also has academic facilities in Nanjing, China, and in Bologna and Florence, Italy.

Loyola College in Maryland
4501 N Charles St Baltimore, Maryland 21210 (410) 617 – 2000
Approx. Enrollment: 3400 undergraduate, 2800 graduate
Loyola is a Jesuit Catholic university with liberal arts undergraduate programs in 36 academic fields and graduate programs in nine areas of study.

Maryland Institute College of Art
1300 Mount Royal Ave Baltimore, Maryland 21217 (410) 669 – 9200
Approx. Enrollment: 2000
The small urban college offers bachelors and masters degrees in music, art and design.

McDaniel College
2 College Hill Westminster, Maryland 21157 (410) 848 – 7000
Approx. Enrollment: 1600 undergraduate, 1700 graduate
McDaniel College is a private liberal arts and sciences college offering a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs.

Mount Saint Mary's College and Seminary
16300 Old Emmitsburg Rd Emmitsburg, Maryland (301) 447 – 6122
Approx. Enrollment: 2100
The college offers undergraduate and graduate programs that prepare leaders for the Catholic Church.

Sojourner-Douglass College
Baltimore, Annapolis, Hurlock, Lanham, Salisbury, also Nassau, Bahamas
Approx. Enrollment: 1000
This small college offers adult education programs leading to undergraduate and graduate degrees.

St. John's College
60 College Ave Annapolis, Maryland 21401 (410) 263 – 2371
Approx. Enrollment: 560
Second campus in Santa Fe, New Mexico
The small liberal arts colleges offers undergraduate degrees with a curriculum emphasizing the study of great books.

St. Mary's Seminary and University
5400 Roland Ave Baltimore, Maryland 21210 (410) 864 – 4000
This is the oldest Catholic seminary in the United States.

Stevenson College (previously named Villa Julie College)
main campus - 1525 Greenspring Valley Rd Stevenson, Maryland 21153 (410) 486 – 7000
100 Campus Circle Drive Owings Mills, Maryland 21117
Approx. Enrollment: 2650 undergraduate, 900 graduate
This private college is located in the suburbs of Baltimore and offers 22 undergraduate programs and four graduate programs.

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
4301 Jones Bridge Rd. Bethesda, Maryland 20814 (301) 295 – 3101
USU is the federal health sciences university offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in military medicine and public health.

United States Naval Academy
121 Blake Road Annapolis, Maryland 21402 (410) 293 – 1000
The USNA provides academic and professional training to future officers in the Navy or Marine Corps.

Washington Bible College / Capital Bible Seminary
6511 Princess Garden Pky Lanham, Maryland 20706 (301) 552 – 1400
The college offers bachelors degrees in Biblical Studies.

Washington College
300 Washington Ave Chestertown, Maryland (410) 778 - 2800
Approx. Enrollment: 1400
This small liberal arts college is located on the scenic Chester River on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

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