by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Towson University was awarded 433 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is special education.
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Towson is ranked #248 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.
Towson is also ranked #6 out of 36 schools in Maryland.
Because it has a high acceptance rate of 88%, some consider Towson to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
About 28% 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 520 and 620. Math scores were between 520 and 600.
The student to faculty ratio at Towson University is about average at 16 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Towson University is 55%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Towson University has a freshmen retention rate of 85%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Towson for first-time, full-time students is 48%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 18,730 undergraduates at Towson with 16,238 being full-time and 2,492 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,956 | $12,452 | $17,667 | $23,260 | $24,434 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Towson, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Towson, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $6,607 a year. That adds up to $26,428 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Towson is 2.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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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/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/towsonuniversity |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/TowsonU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 562 | $48,129 |
| Nursing | 326 | $67,719 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 317 | $24,315 |
| Health & Physical Education | 251 | $30,593 |
| General Biology | 245 | $31,534 |
| Computer Information Systems | 218 | $49,592 |
| Other Social Sciences | 210 | $35,059 |
| Special Education | 165 | $46,717 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 154 | $45,925 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 152 | $37,094 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 7,975 students took at least one online class at Towson University. This is a decrease from the 21,881 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 7,975 | 1,717 |
| 2019-2020 | 21,881 | 19,858 |
| 2018-2019 | 5,202 | 591 |
| 2017-2018 | 4,379 | 484 |
| 2016-2017 | 3,862 | 478 |
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Footnotes
*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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