Towson University Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Small city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
16,136 students
Larger than 94% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 39.4%
- TypePublic
- ClassMaster's university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Nearby college towns
- Baltimore1.4 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Towson University, the largest reported group is White (37.8%), followed by Black (35.7%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Asian | 6.7% | 15.7% |
| Black | 35.7% | 7.3% |
| Hispanic | 11.5% | 3.6% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| White | 37.8% | 69.2% |
| Two or more races | 5.9% | 1.6% |
| Non-resident | 1% | 1.9% |
| Unknown | 1.3% | 0.4% |
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- 82%Towson University admitted 10,213 of 11,616 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 25.2%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 2,569 of 10,213.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $18,120average net price after grants for aided students, against $31,332 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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