Three Maryland colleges cracked the top 100 of the 2015 Forbes' Top Colleges list.

Saint John's College and Loyola University both ranked in the nation's top 200. For a list of the 13 colleges and universities in Maryland that made the list, click here. Pomona College in California topped the list.

Of the Naval Academy the magazine says: "This year, the school is the No. 2 public college and No. 27 in the nation. It was established in 1845 and its mission is "To develop Midshipmen morally, mentally and physically." Students must have a congressional or presidential nomination to apply." Johns Hopkins stands out "for the high caliber of its STEM academics, although two of its most popular majors are international studies and writing seminars," Forbes says. "JHU has produced 36 Nobel Prize winners, with four on the current faculty. Notable alumni include former President Woodrow Wilson, billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg, and conservationist Rachel Carson."