Towson University

Name: Towson University Common Data Set 2024-25
Creator: Towson University
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2024-25

The 2024-25 Common Data Set for Towson University — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. File date from the archived file's embedded modification date: Jan 16, 2026. Subscribe via RSS.

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Acceptance Rate

82.0%

Applications

19,777

Admitted

16,212

Enrolled

2,947

SAT Composite

950-1230

SAT Math

460-600

SAT Reading

490-635

ACT Composite

18.5-26.5

§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reported

§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants

Applicants19,777reported count

Admits16,21282%

Class seats2,94718% yield

Exact admission data

Admission flow data
Path	Applicants	Admitted	Admit rate	Class seats	Note
All applicants	19,777	16,212	82%	2,947	School-reported totals.

Overall yield: 18%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.

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§ Federal outcomes

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings

$64,390

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

69%

6-year completion

Average net price

$17,413

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

$18,718

federal loans only

The numbers, as published

§ This report404numbers from this report.

General Information

5 TABLES

Address Information

Name of College/University:Towson University

Mailing Address:8000 York Rd

City/State/Zip/Country:Towson/Maryland/21252/United States

Main Phone Number:410-704-2000

WWW Home Page Address:https://www.towson.edu/

Admissions Phone Number:410-704-2113

Admissions Office Mailing Address:8000 York Rd

City/State/Zip/Country:Towson/Maryland/21252/United States

Admissions E-mail Address:admissions@towson.edu

If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:https://www.towson.edu/admissions/apply.html

Institutional Control

PublicPublic

Classification

Coeducational collegeCoeducational college

Academic Year

SemesterSemester

Degrees Offered

Bachelor'sx

Postbachelor's certificatex

Master'sx

Post-master's certificatex

Doctoral degree research/scholarshipx

Doctoral degree – professional practicex

Enrollment And Persistence

5 TABLES

Institutional Enrollment

B1 undergraduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported gender or status.

B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	1124	1807	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	563	769	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	4225	5893	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	5912	8469	0	0	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	21	13	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	5933	8482	0	0	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	5	11	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	39	31	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	718	951	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	762	993	0	0	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	39	55	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	801	1048	0	0	Not reported
Total undergraduates	6734	9530	0	0	16264

B1 graduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported gender or status.

B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time degree-seeking	100	291	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	195	461	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total graduates	295	752	0	0	Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seeking	90	318	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	334	1316	Not reported	16264	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduates	9	23	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total graduates	433	1657 0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total graduate students	728	2409	0	0	3137

B1 overall enrollment

Institution-wide total enrollment by reported gender or status.

B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide total enrollment by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Unknown	Total
Grand total all students	7462	11939	0	0	19401

All

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity

Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	30	Not reported	168
Hispanic/Latino	401	Not reported	1863
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	1184	Not reported	5773
White, non-Hispanic	938	Not reported	6158
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	5	Not reported	22
Asian, non-Hispanic	157	Not reported	1088
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	Not reported	Not reported	10
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	177	Not reported	962
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	55	Not reported	220
Total	2947	Not reported	16264

Persistence

B3 degrees awarded

Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.

B3 degrees awarded. Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
Measure	Number awarded
Certificate/diploma	Not reported
Associate degrees	Not reported
Bachelor's degrees	3986
Postbachelor's certificates	306
Master's degrees	848
Post-master's certificates	13
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship	12
Doctoral degrees, professional practice	46
Doctoral degrees, other	Not reported

Graduation Rates

B4 current graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	887	638	1465	2990
Did not persist	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Final cohort	884	638	1464	2986
Completed in less than four years	364	305	738	1407
Completed in less than five years	170	131	236	537
Completed in less than six years	52	18	59	129
Total completers	586	454	1033	2073
Six-year graduation rate	66%	71%	71%	69%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

3 TABLES

Applications

C1 first-year admissions

First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by gender or status.

C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Unknown gender	Total
Applied	7711	12056	Not reported	10	19777
Admitted	6099	10105	Not reported	8	16212
Enrolled full-time	1124	1807	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	5	11	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	2947

Other fields

Total first-time, first-year who applied14,591

Total first-time, first-year who were admitted12,066

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled2,581

Total first-time, first-year who applied4,748

Total first-time, first-year who were admitted3,772

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled335

Total first-time, first-year who applied438

Total first-time, first-year who were admitted374

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled31

First-time, first-year Profile

C9 test-score submission

Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.

C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
Measure	Percent	Number
SAT	16.7	492
ACT	1	44

C9 test-score percentiles

Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.

C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
SAT composite	950	1100	1230
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	490	560	635
SAT math	460	530	600
ACT composite	18.5	23	26.5
ACT math	16	19	24.5
ACT English	19	22.5	26.5
ACT Writing	20	23	25
ACT Science	Not reported	Not reported	Score
ACT Reading	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other fields

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.78

Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:100.0

Admission Policies

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes

Application closing date (fall)5

Priority Date1

Priority Date: Month2

Priority Date: Day1

Yes, in part5

No1

Amount of housing deposit:350

If yes, maximum period of postponement:| Response Text | |

Transfer Admission

2 TABLES

Fall Applicants

D2 transfer admissions

Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported gender or status.

D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Unknown	Total
Applied	1163	1657	Not reported	Not reported
Admitted	2820	1041	1527	Not reported
Enrolled	Not reported	2568	Not reported	Not reported

Application for Admission

Fallx

Winterx

InterviewNot Required

Standardized test scoresNot Required

Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required

Fall1-Jun

Spring15-Nov

SummerReply Date

SummerRolling Admission

FallY

SpringY

Academic Offerings and Policies

2 TABLES

Special Study Options

Accelerated programx

Cross-registrationx

Distance learningx

Double majorx

Dual enrollmentx

English as a Second Language (ESL)x

Exchange student program (domestic)x

Honors Programx

Independent studyx

Internshipsx

Student-designed majorx

Study abroadx

Teacher certification programx

Undergraduate Researchx

Weekend collegeResponse Text Response Text

Required Course Work

Arts/fine artsx

Computer literacyx

Foreign languagesx

Historyx

Humanitiesx

Intensive writingx

Mathematicsx

Philosophyx

Sciences (biological or physical)x

Social sciencex

Other (describe):Perspectives, Diversity, Ethics

Student Life

5 TABLES

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)11%

Percent of men who join fraternities5%

Percent of women who join sororities4%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing76%

Percent who live off campus or commute24%

Percent of students age 25 and older0%

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)8%

Percent of men who join fraternities5%

Percent of women who join sororities5%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing33%

Percent who live off campus or commute67%

Percent of students age 25 and older9%

Average Age

Average age of full-time students18

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18

Average age of full-time students20

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)21

Activities Offered

Concert bandx

Dancex

Drama/theaterx

International Student Organizationx

Jazz bandx

Literary magazinex

Marching bandx

Model UNx

Music ensemblesx

Musical theaterx

Operax

Pep bandx

Radio stationx

Student governmentx

Student newspaperx

Symphony orchestrax

Television stationx

ROTC

At Cooperating Institutionx

Name of Cooperating InstitutionLoyola University

At Cooperating InstitutionResponse Text

Name of Cooperating InstitutionResponse 'x'

Name of Cooperating InstitutionUniversity of Maryland

Housing

Coed dormsx

Apartments for married studentsx

Apartments for single studentsx

Special housing for disabled studentsx

Living Learning Communitiesx

Other housing options (specify):Alcohol-Free

Annual Expenses

9 TABLES

Information

Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:Annual Expenses URL

If your institution's 2025-2026 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.Annual Expenses x

Please provide an approximate date (i.e., month/day) when your institution's final 2025-2026 academic year costs of attendance will be available:Annual Expenses MM-DD

Private Tuition

G1 undergraduate costs

Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.

G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
Measure	First-year	All undergraduates
Tuition	Annual Expenses Nearest $1	Annual Expenses Nearest $1
Tuition: in-district	Annual Expenses Nearest $1	Annual Expenses Nearest $1
Tuition: in-state	Annual Expenses Nearest $1	Annual Expenses Nearest $1
Tuition: out-of-state	Annual Expenses Nearest $1	Annual Expenses Nearest $1
Tuition: nonresident	Annual Expenses Nearest $1	Not reported
Required fees	Annual Expenses Nearest $1	Annual Expenses Nearest $1
Food and housing, on-campus	Annual Expenses Nearest $1	Annual Expenses Nearest $1
Housing only, on-campus	Annual Expenses Nearest $1	Annual Expenses Nearest $1
Food only, on-campus meal plan	Annual Expenses Nearest $1	Annual Expenses Nearest $1
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housing	Annual Expenses Nearest $1	Not reported
Other	Annual Expenses Nearest $1	Not reported

Public Tuition

All Institutions Expenses

Comprehensive Expenses

Credits per Term

Minimum12 Annual Expenses Number

Maximum15 Annual Expenses Number

Tuition Policies

Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?Annual Expenses YN

Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?Annual Expenses YN

If yes, what percentage of full-time undergraduates pay more than the tuition and fees reported in G1?Annual Expenses Nearest 1%

Estimated Expenses

G5 estimated expenses

Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.

G5 estimated expenses. Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
Measure	Residents	Commuters living at home	Commuters not living at home
Books and supplies	960	$960 Annual Expenses Nearest $1	Not reported
Food only	Not reported	$3,170 Annual Expenses Nearest $1	$6,590 Annual Expenses Nearest $1
Housing only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Food and housing total	Not reported	Not reported	$16,666 Annual Expenses Nearest $1
Transportation	$2,460 Annual Expenses Nearest $1	$2,460 Annual Expenses Nearest $1	$2,460 Annual Expenses Nearest $1
Other expenses	$1,250 Annual Expenses Nearest $1	Expenses in $	$1,250 Annual Expenses Nearest $1

Per-Credit-Hour Charges

PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS:Annual Expenses Nearest $1

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS:Annual Expenses Nearest $1

In-district:$332

In-state (out-of-district):$332

Out-of-state:$1,131

NONRESIDENTS:$1,131

Financial Aid

7 TABLES

Source Type Loan

H5 student loans

Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.

H5 student loans. Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.
Measure	Number in class	Percent of class	Average per borrower
Any loan program	1,062	Not reported	Not reported
Federal loan programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Institutional loan programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
State loan programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Private student loans	228	Not reported	$43,865

Aid to Nonresidents

Institutional scholarship or grant aid is not availablenot available

If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:Number

Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$12,499

Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$824,957

Financial Aid Forms

FAFSAx

Business/Farm SupplementResponse Text

Financial Aid Deadlines

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:X

Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:3

No deadline for filing required forms (applications processed on a rolling basis)1

Financial Aid Notification

If yes, starting date (Month):3

If yes, starting date (Day):15

Financial Aid Reply

Students must reply by (date):5

or within____weeks of notification.1

Institutional Aid

AcademicsX

Alumni affiliationX

ArtX

AthleticsX

LeadershipX

Music/dramaX

State/district residencyX

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

3 TABLES

Instructional Faculty

I1 instructional faculty

Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.

I1 instructional faculty. Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
Measure	Full-time	Part-time	Total
Total instructional faculty	Not reported	741	1676
Members of minority groups	263	143	406
Females	551	430	981
Males	384	311	695
Nonresidents	18	100	118
Doctorate or other terminal degree	736	173	909
Master's, but not terminal master's	131	238	369
Bachelor's degree	10	53	63
Unknown or other highest degree	58	277	335
Stand-alone graduate/professional programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2024 Student to Faculty ratio14

based on ____ students2

Undergraduate Class Size

I3 undergraduate class size

Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.

I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
Measure	Class sections	Class subsections
2-9 students	207	Not reported
10-19 students	807	Not reported
20-29 students	890	Not reported
30-39 students	584	Not reported
40-49 students	94	Not reported
50-99 students	72	Not reported
100+ students	6	Not reported
Total	2660	Not reported

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

Associate

Bachelors

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	0.98%
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.68%
Communication/journalism	Not reported	Not reported	10.31%
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	10.54%
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	Not reported	Not reported	8%
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	0.33%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	0.05%
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
English	Not reported	Not reported	1.53%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	4.69%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	0.83%
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	1%
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	6.4%
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.3%
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	1.4%
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	8.83%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	4.79%
Social sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Visual and performing arts	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Business/marketing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
History	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	100%	100%	100%

How the class gets assembled.

Federal outcomes

The numbers, as published

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