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Towson University

Towson, MD · Public · Small city

Public institution in Towson, MD · 16,400 undergraduates · 83% acceptance rate · $64,390 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$16,791810th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$11,306712th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$28,3261,180th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$26,621791st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$18,718510th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$64,390391st highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$54,302372nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
67.6%509th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
83.2%521st highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
82.8%987th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1166491st highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
24420th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
16,400150th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
33.5%1,010th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 15 mi (BWI)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$50
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 53 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$67,995$66,821
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$67,352$66,984
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$57,751$54,717
Information Science/StudiesComputer Sciencebachelors$56,157$56,544
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$55,884$55,813
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$53,358$54,463
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$49,732$49,183
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$49,370$42,073
Special Education and TeachingEducationbachelors$47,103$46,991
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors$46,790$36,141
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$46,730$44,675
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$45,618$44,547

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $8,906,434 (M $4,138,494 · W $4,767,940)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Towson University’s 16,400 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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