- The Inkwell
- Maryland
- Towson University
Towson, MDCity: smallZIP 21252Founded 1866
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1866
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.towson.edu
MarylandPublic
Towson University
Towson University is a public university in Towson, Maryland, with 16,136 undergraduates. It admits 82% of applicants, graduates 67% within six years and costs $18,120 a year after aid.
67%graduate
Admission rate82%
Retention83%
4-year graduation45%
Pell Grant share39%
Federal loans42%
$18,120net price / year
82%admission rate
1095average SAT
67%graduate in 6 years
$70,158median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,363median debt
#389 of 1,704 for earnings#728 of 1,739 for lowest net price#475 of 1,738 for graduation rate#924 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $29,884tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $12,186
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $31,332
- Average net price
- $18,120national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$6,506
$30,001–48,000$13,700
$48,001–75,000$17,468
$75,001–110,000$23,245
$110,001+$28,082
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 82%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1095
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 490–635
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 460–600
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 19–27
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college82%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college83%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college67%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college39%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 67%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 45%
- First-year retention
- 83%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 72%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $57,671
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $70,158middle 50%: $49,785–$97,466
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,363
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$97,466
Median, Towson University$70,158
Lower quarter$49,785
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 16,136
- Part-time
- 11%
- Women / men
- 59% / 41%
- Average age at entry
- 21.5
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 39%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 57%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,975 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,084
- Endowment, end of year
- $114,604,282
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White38%
Hispanic12%
Black36%
Asian6.7%
Two or more races5.9%
U.S. nonresident1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.3%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management15%
Health professions13%
Computer & information sciences13%
Psychology9.4%
Communication & journalism9.0%
Social sciences7.8%
Education7.1%
Parks, recreation & fitness6.7%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 164076. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1474129.