80.4% / 80.2%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications20,772
Overall admit rate80.6%
In-state admit rate80.4%
Out-of-state admit rate80.2%
Enrolled2,908 · 17.4% yield
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, State residency
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
$7,530
in-state tuition
out-of-state $25,622
Tuition (in-state)$7,530
Tuition (out-of-state)$25,622
Fees$4,198
Room & board$15,802
Books$960
Avg need-based grant$13,848
% need met63.0%
Avg debt at graduation$26,355
#11
U.S. News & World Report
Best Regional Universities — North
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Regional Universities — North#1126
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#6426
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#18626
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#19626
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#21226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#24926
NicheBest Colleges in America#45426
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Master's University (Larger)
Carnegie Classification
27 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationMaster's University (Larger)27
Athletic conferenceCoastal Athletic Association9
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FCS44
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingMaryland colleges11
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
$50
application fee
waivable
Regular decision5/1 → Rolling → May 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Early action11/15 → 1/15
Test policyTest Optional
HS units required4 Eng, 4 Math, 3 Sci, 2 SciLab, 2 FL, 3 SS
Admissions URLhttps://www.towson.edu/admissions/
Admissions emailadmissions@towson.edu
Admissions phone704-2113
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
University of Mary…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of Maryland MD · Public45.0%147031K
University of Maryland MD · Public72.4%—10K
James Madison University VA · Public68.8%126021K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.