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Universities and education in Hagerstown, United States

Hagerstown is a regional education center with a mix of universities and research activity in our dataset, spanning fields such as Law, Social Sciences and Engineering.

Education type
Regional education center
Education score
64/100

Education overview

Hagerstown is a regional education center with a mix of universities and research activity in our dataset, spanning fields such as Law, Social Sciences and Engineering.

Hagerstown, United States is classified as a regional education center in our deterministic education index. These are planning estimates derived from country academic priors and existing city signals — not measured enrolment data or institutional rankings. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16.

Universities

Representative academic ecosystem for this city — deterministic dataset entities, not a verified institutional directory.

Universities

Universities below are deterministic, representative dataset entities generated for research and discovery — they are not a directory of specific, real, or accredited institutions, and the scores are not rankings. Verify actual universities and accreditation with official sources.

  • Hagerstown Public University

    Public

    medium student body · est. ~1790

    • Law
    • Economics
    Research intensity:
    68/100
    International focus:
    89/100
  • Hagerstown Institute of Technology

    Technical

    small student body · est. ~2003

    • Design
    • Engineering
    • Computer Science
    • Physics
    Research intensity:
    69/100
    International focus:
    92/100
  • Hagerstown Business School

    Business

    small student body · est. ~1891

    • Finance
    • Law
    • Public Policy
    • Tourism
    • Social Sciences
    • Business
    Research intensity:
    57/100
    International focus:
    96/100
  • Hagerstown Medical School

    Medical

    small student body · est. ~1944

    • Healthcare
    • Biotechnology
    • Social Sciences
    Research intensity:
    64/100
    International focus:
    86/100

Research environment

Where research activity concentrates and how strong it is.

Research environment

Research65/100

Research activity in Hagerstown centers on Engineering, Computer Science and Healthcare, with a research score of 65/100.

Student life

The day-to-day experience for students.

Student life

Student friendliness56/100

Hagerstown offers a moderate student environment, supported by strong quality of life and good connectivity.

International students

How the city draws students from abroad.

International students

International students91/100

Hagerstown attracts international students through academic programs and strong urban quality of life.

Academic strengths

Academic fields most represented across the city's universities in our dataset.

Academic strengths

  • Law
  • Social Sciences
  • Biotechnology
  • Business
  • Computer Science
  • Design
  • Economics
  • Engineering

Education score

A 0–100 composite of higher education, research, reputation, student friendliness, international appeal, and university density. Used consistently across the platform.

Education score

Education score64/100
Higher education67/100
Research65/100
Academic reputation57/100
Student friendliness56/100
International students91/100
University density42/100

Student friendliness

How well the city supports student life overall.

Student friendliness

Student friendliness56/100

Hagerstown has a student-friendliness score of 56/100, reflecting affordability, walkability, connectivity, and overall quality of life for students.

Research score

Research strength and the density of academic institutions.

Research score

Research65/100
University density42/100
Academic reputation57/100

Hagerstown has 4 representative universities in our dataset and a research score of 65/100.

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