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Towson University Overview

Towson University is a public institution located in Towson, Maryland. The location of Towson is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Towson University Known For?

4,183 Undergraduate Awards

$34,049 Avg Cost After Aid

79% Acceptance Rate

The highest award offered at Towson is the doctor's degree.
During a recent academic cycle, 55% of the faculty were full-time.
A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Towson makes roughly $64,390 a year. This is 58% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Towson University?

Contact details for Towson are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	8000 York Rd, Towson, MD 21252-0001
Phone:	410-704-2000
Website:	www.towson.edu

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How Do I Get Into Towson?

You can apply to Towson online at: https://www.towson.edu/admissions/undergrad/

Admission Requirements for Towson

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Towson?

79% Acceptance Rate

64% Of Accepted Are Women

21% Submit SAT Scores

The acceptance rate at Towson University is 79%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 75%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.

Average Test Scores

About 21% of students accepted to Towson submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 630. Math scores were between 500 and 600.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Towson University ( 510 to 630 )

200

800

SAT Math Scores for Towson University ( 500 to 600 )

200

800

Towson received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 27. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

ACT English Scores for Towson University ( 19 to 27 )

ACT Composite Scores for Towson University ( 19 to 25 )

Can I Afford Towson University?

$34,049 Net Price

45% Take Out Loans

The overall average net price of Towson is $34,049. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Towson, approximately 45% of students took out student loans averaging $6,906 a year. That adds up to $27,624 over four years for those students.

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Towson University Undergraduate Student Diversity

16,238 Full-Time Undergraduates

60% Women

49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 18,730 undergraduate students at Towson, with 16,238 being full-time and 2,492 being part-time.

There are also 3,187 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 16,238 full-time undergraduates at Towson, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Towson University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,089
Black or African American	4,322
Hispanic or Latino	1,500
White	7,945
International Students	237
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,145

Geographic Diversity

Maryland students aren't the only ones who study at Towson University. At this time, 27 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 87 countries are represented at Towson. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and South Korea.

Towson University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	504	1	0	0	505
General Psychology	388	0	46	0	434
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	281	2	0	0	283
Computer Information Systems	181	7	49	10	247
Health & Physical Education	247	0	0	0	247
Nursing	233	0	0	0	233
Computer Science	176	0	41	0	217
Teacher Education Grade Specific	173	11	32	0	216
Special Education	162	21	31	0	214
General Biology	198	0	14	0	212
Other Social Sciences	207	0	0	0	207
Teacher Education Subject Specific	56	4	84	0	144
Educational Administration	0	56	87	0	143
Fine & Studio Arts	128	0	7	0	135
Communication Sciences	56	0	49	17	122
Accounting	101	0	17	0	118
Health & Medical Administrative Services	107	5	0	0	112
Human Services	94	0	0	0	94
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	45	47	0	92
Public Health	83	0	0	0	83
Communication & Media Studies	79	0	0	0	79
Political Science & Government	71	0	0	0	71
Instructional Media Design	0	14	51	2	67
General Education	0	0	65	0	65
General English Literature	62	0	0	0	62
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	30	21	51
Allied Health Professions	9	0	41	0	50
Economics	49	0	0	0	49
History	48	0	0	0	48
Health Sciences & Services	17	7	23	0	47
Information Science	44	0	0	0	44
Drama & Theater Arts	42	0	0	0	42
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	40	0	0	0	40
Information Technology	0	39	0	0	39
Chemistry	39	0	0	0	39
Human Development & Family Studies	8	15	15	0	38
Music	34	0	3	0	37
International Relations & National Security	36	0	0	0	36
Natural Resources Conservation	35	0	0	0	35
Geography & Cartography	22	0	4	0	26
Mathematics	23	0	0	0	23
Ethnic Studies	19	1	0	0	20
Interdisciplinary Studies	20	0	0	0	20
Human Resource Management	0	0	19	0	19
Physics	12	0	7	0	19
Dance	19	0	0	0	19
Other Visual Art	0	15	4	0	19
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	18	0	0	0	18
Security Science and Technology	0	0	17	0	17
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	16	0	16
Area Studies	15	0	0	0	15
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	13	0	13
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	13	0	0	13
General Social Sciences	13	0	0	0	13
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	0	11	0	11
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	11	0	0	0	11
Writing Studies	0	0	9	0	9
Philosophy	9	0	0	0	9
Homeland Security	0	5	4	0	9
Computer Software & Applications	0	8	0	0	8
Geological & Earth Sciences	8	0	0	0	8
Applied Mathematics	0	0	6	0	6
Urban Studies	5	0	0	0	5
Religious Studies	1	0	1	0	2
Romance Languages	0	1	0	0	1
Community Organization & Advocacy	0	0	1	0	1
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Other Education	0	0	0	0	0
Teaching English or French	0	0	0	0	0
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	4,183	270	844	50	5,347

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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