Towson University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 2,200,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,580 (49%)
Days Without Precipitation 250 (59%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 15,122
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 88%
From Region 6%
Athletes 543 (3.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 37%
Black 36%
Hispanic 12%
Asian 6%
Mixed 6%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Towson University 3,641 40% 46% 7% 30% 10% 1% $70,239 45 +0.05 74 96%
Computer Science 156 — 77% 34% 6% 37% 13% 3% $120,092 50 -0.14 99 95% — — — —
Information Systems 38 — 58% 32% 18% 39% 5% 0% $93,496 45 -0.23 93 94% — — — —
Information Technology 264 +1 73% 20% 17% 55% 4% 0% $84,741 23 -0.66 88 96% — — — —
Chemistry 22 — 36% 64% 0% 27% 0% 0% $73,748 69 +0.21 79 97% — — — —
Forensic Chemistry 14 +1 21% 36% 14% 21% 21% 7% $73,748 69 +0.21 79 97% — — — —
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences — — — — — — — — $64,706 54 -0.03 65 — — — — —
Geosciences 8 +1 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $64,420 53 -0.06 64 — — — — —
Mathematics 19 +1 53% 53% 16% 11% 5% 11% $76,009 46 -0.35 81 97% — — — —
Physics 7 — 86% 71% 0% 14% 0% 0% $85,485 61 +0.14 88 94% — — — —
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology 19 +2 26% 26% 11% 42% 11% 0% $66,981 25 -0.40 69 100% — — — —
Biology 152 +6 27% 42% 5% 41% 7% 1% $61,944 25 -0.52 60 94% — — — —
Allied Health 12 — 33% 33% 17% 42% 8% 0% $71,393 64 +0.20 76 98% — — — —
Athletic Training — — — — — — — — $61,222 29 -0.57 58 — — — — —
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 36 — 0% 56% 6% 14% 8% 0% $68,531 83 +0.84 72 97% — — — —
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 130 +1 42% 40% 5% 33% 15% 1% $64,893 68 +0.36 65 97% — — — —
Nursing 251 — 12% 42% 12% 28% 11% 1% $92,813 62 +0.06 92 98% — — — —
Public Health 95 — 6% 27% 8% 53% 7% 0% $63,567 46 -0.15 63 — — — — —
Accounting 111 +2 50% 45% 14% 25% 7% 2% $89,862 63 +0.18 91 99% — — — —
Business Management and Administration 425 +12 58% 51% 8% 22% 12% 2% $85,231 77 +0.40 88 97% — — — —
Economics 36 — 72% 53% 3% 33% 6% 0% $80,347 27 -0.66 85 94% — — — —
Health Administration 68 — 28% 24% 9% 50% 12% 1% $65,215 58 -0.06 66 93% — — — —
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management 15 — 53% 40% 0% 53% 0% 0% $62,253 61 +0.15 60 — — — — —
Sports Management 99 +1 81% 59% 2% 16% 11% 3% $64,893 70 +0.38 65 97% — — — —
American Studies 16 — 56% 38% 6% 38% 6% 6% $66,227 72 +0.56 68 94% — — — —
Deaf Studies 14 — 7% 50% 7% 43% 0% 0% $57,428 50 -0.14 48 96% — — — —
English 60 — 23% 57% 7% 20% 8% 0% $53,331 58 +0.11 37 91% — — — —
Foreign Languages 7 — 0% 29% 0% 14% 57% 0% $53,308 33 -0.42 37 96% — — — —
History 43 +1 63% 72% 9% 9% 2% 0% $52,467 34 -0.44 35 98% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 5 +1 0% 60% 0% 40% 0% 0% $51,295 22 -0.58 32 90% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 33 +1 27% 58% 6% 24% 9% 0% $44,932 4 -1.19 16 96% — — — —
Philosophy 7 — 43% 43% 0% 14% 0% 14% $55,333 37 -0.46 43 — — — — —
Religious Studies 3 — 67% 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% $54,122 76 +0.41 40 — — — — —
Women's Studies 4 — 25% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $57,428 64 +0.15 48 96% — — — —
Communication 88 +2 44% 58% 1% 25% 8% 1% $63,476 59 +0.15 63 97% — — — —
Family Systems 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $53,004 44 -0.03 37 94% — — — —
General Social Sciences 15 +1 40% 47% 7% 13% 20% 0% $64,752 89 +0.71 65 94% — — — —
Geography 11 — 36% 73% 0% 9% 18% 0% $52,378 10 -1.12 35 94% — — — —
Human Services 75 — 9% 36% 4% 39% 12% 0% $53,919 51 +0.08 39 95% — — — —
International Affairs 11 +2 45% 64% 0% 9% 27% 0% $58,043 12 -0.77 50 98% — — — —
Natural Resources/Conservation 27 — 44% 78% 0% 7% 4% 0% $57,424 30 -0.38 48 96% — — — —
Political Science 53 +2 53% 47% 4% 32% 6% 0% $69,162 43 -0.22 73 100% — — — —
Psychology 344 +13 22% 47% 6% 28% 12% 1% $57,947 69 +0.44 50 95% — — — —
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication 105 +4 63% 48% 5% 30% 9% 0% $48,655 7 -1.23 25 96% — — — —
Social Sciences 149 +4 34% 48% 3% 29% 13% 1% $65,588 90 +0.79 67 98% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 51 — 4% 55% 6% 12% 20% 4% $56,734 83 +0.66 46 94% — — — —
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 28 — 0% 68% 4% 7% 7% 0% $59,527 69 +0.55 54 94% — — — —
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs 39 — 15% 54% 5% 3% 36% 0% $59,527 69 +0.55 54 94% — — — —
Elementary Education 70 — 7% 59% 1% 26% 11% 0% $56,734 83 +0.66 46 94% — — — —
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching 11 — 18% 82% 0% 0% 18% 0% $56,734 61 +0.20 46 94% — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,187 53 -0.15 45 96% — — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 16 — 75% 75% 19% 0% 0% 0% $56,187 48 -0.19 45 96% — — — —
Special Education 19 — 32% 47% 5% 37% 5% 0% $59,527 69 +0.55 54 94% — — — —
Acting 14 — 57% 50% 0% 36% 7% 0% $42,912 49 -0.02 13 98% — — — —
Art + Design 60 — 33% 47% 12% 27% 12% 2% $50,841 70 +0.43 31 90% — — — —
Art Education 1 +14 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,187 89 +1.00 45 96% — — — —
Art History 5 +1 20% 60% 0% 20% 0% 0% $50,841 56 -0.08 31 90% — — — —
Dance 9 — 0% 44% 11% 44% 0% 0% $39,468 29 -0.48 8 100% — — — —
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 135 +1 33% 46% 2% 36% 7% 0% $48,655 27 -0.47 25 96% — — — —
Fine Arts 65 +1 18% 57% 6% 17% 12% 0% $50,841 70 +0.43 31 90% — — — —
Music 27 — 67% 74% 4% 19% 4% 0% $41,222 26 -0.59 10 100% — — — —
Music Education 23 — 48% 74% 4% 0% 9% 0% $56,187 92 +1.01 45 96% — — — —
Theater 13 — 46% 54% 0% 31% 8% 0% $42,912 49 -0.02 13 98% — — — —
Urban Studies/Affairs 6 +1 100% 67% 0% 17% 0% 0% $62,842 23 -0.60 61 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,690
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $32,948
Est. In-State Cost $16,416
Est. Out-of-State Cost $42,622
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 47%
6-Year Graduation Rate 70%
Transfer-Out Rate 19%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 24.1% 879 33% 49% 4% 28% 11% 0% $59,044 52 +0.14 53 96% —
Business & Economics 20.7% 754 58% 48% 8% 26% 11% 2% $80,747 55 +0.27 85 97% —
Health Sciences 14.4% 524 18% 40% 9% 33% 11% 1% $78,425 56 +0.15 83 97% —
Computer Science 12.6% 458 73% 26% 14% 48% 7% 1% $97,508 27 -0.45 95 96% —
Arts 9.8% 358 35% 53% 5% 27% 8% 0% $48,967 38 -0.03 26 94% —
Education 6.5% 235 14% 60% 5% 14% 16% 1% $57,717 75 +0.54 49 94% —
Humanities 5.3% 192 34% 56% 6% 21% 8% 1% $53,184 40 -0.27 37 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.7% 171 27% 40% 5% 42% 7% 1% $62,504 26 -0.51 61 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.9% 70 44% 54% 7% 23% 6% 4% $74,469 39 +0.02 79 97% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Computer Science $4.6M #138 47% $0.0M 7 #115 73 —
Physical Sciences & Math $4.1M #233 39% $0.0M — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $3.4M #229 5% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $2.4M #247 35% $0.1M — — — —
Health Sciences $1.6M #213 6% $0.0M 1 #236 10 —
Business & Economics $1.2M #197 0% $0 — — — —
Education $1.1M #225 24% $0 4 #388 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.6M #183 32% $0.0M — — — —
Engineering $0.0M #430 27% $0 — — — —
Total $18.9M #261 28% $0.2M 12 #446 83 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 106 $5.6M $5.6M $0
Lacrosse 49 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Baseball 46 $937K $937K $0
Swimming & Diving 23 $354K $354K $0
Basketball 17 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Golf 9 $261K $261K $0
Total 250 $11.5M $11.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 113 $916K $916K $0
Soccer 33 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Lacrosse 32 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Field Hockey 31 $737K $737K $0
Swimming & Diving 31 $755K $755K $0
Gymnastics 25 $765K $765K $0
Softball 24 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Volleyball 24 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Basketball 14 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Tennis 12 $487K $487K $0
Golf 8 $388K $388K $0
Total 293 $10.2M $10.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 113 $916K $916K $0
Football 106 $5.6M $5.6M $0
Lacrosse 81 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Swimming & Diving 54 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Baseball 46 $937K $937K $0
Soccer 33 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Basketball 31 $4.4M $4.4M $0
Field Hockey 31 $737K $737K $0
Gymnastics 25 $765K $765K $0
Softball 24 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Volleyball 24 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Golf 17 $649K $649K $0
Tennis 12 $487K $487K $0
Total 543 $29.4M $29.4M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 88%
Yield (non-ED) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 88% 88% 88%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 18%
SAT Range 950 – 1230
SAT Math Range 460 – 600
SAT RW Range 490 – 630