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Towson University

Towson,  Maryland
College Board code: 5404

Main Address

8000 York Road
Towson, MD 21252-0001
(410) 704-2000
www.towson.edu

Admission Office

8000 York Road
Towson, MD 21252-0001
(410) 704-2113
(888) 486-9766
Fax: (410) 704-3030
admissions@towson.edu
Contact: Louise Shulack
Director of Undergraduate Admissions

Type of School

  • Public
  • University
  • Four-year
  • Coed
  • Percent applicants admitted: 61%
  • Regionally Accredited
  • Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
  • College Board member
Calendar: Semester

Degrees offered:

  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral

Setting

  • Suburban setting
  • Large city (250,000 - 499,999)
  • Commuter campus

Size

  • Total undergrads: 17,272
  • First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 2,832
  • Degree-seeking undergrads: 16,628
  • Graduate enrollment: 3,839

Student Body

How Do I Stack Up?

How does my academic performance stack up?

1st-year students:
  • 71% In-state students
  • 29% Out-of-state students
  • 0% Part-time students
  • 63% Women
  • 37% Men
  • <1% American Indian/Alaskan Native
  • 4% Asian/Pacific Islander
  • 10% Black/Non-Hispanic
  • 3% Hispanic
  • 73% White/Non-Hispanic
  • 1% Non-Resident Alien
  • 9% Race/ethnicity unreported
  • 21% in top 10th of graduating class
  • 53% in top quarter of graduating class
  • 90% in top half of graduating class
  • 21% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher
  • 25% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74
  • 33% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
  • 18% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24
  • 3% had h.s. GPA between 2.5 and 2.99