Towson University Business Programs

Located in Towson, Maryland, Towson University is a public institution. The location of Towson is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Towson University Rankings

Towson landed the #181 spot in our 2023 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 1,477 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Towson has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#160	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#167	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Towson.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#20	Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#49	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#103	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#109	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#112	Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#138	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Towson has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#98	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#109	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#128	Best General Business Administration and Management Schools	College Factual
#131	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#172	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#263	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is Towson University?

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

How Do I Get Into Towson?

You can apply to Towson online at: https://www.towson.edu/admissions/undergrad/

Admission Requirements for Towson

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	considered but not required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Towson?

Towson has an acceptance rate of 79%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.

Average Test Scores

About 92% 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 530 and 610. Math scores were between 510 and 590.

Towson received ACT scores from 18% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 25. Math scores were between 18 and 24. Composite scores were between 20 and 25.

Can I Afford Towson University?

The overall average net price of Towson is $34,049. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

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 53% of students took out student loans averaging $7,604 a year. That adds up to $30,416 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.

Towson University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 18,730 undergraduate students at Towson, with 16,238 being full-time and 2,492 being part-time.

There are also 3,187 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 16,238 full-time undergraduates at Towson, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Towson University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,089
Black or African American	4,322
Hispanic or Latino	1,500
White	7,945
International Students	237
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,145

Geographic Diversity

Maryland students aren't the only ones who study at Towson University. At this time, 27 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 87 countries are represented at Towson. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Towson University

In 2019-2020, 21,881 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Towson has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of Towson

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Towson University was $10,198 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $24,334. The following table shows how Towson is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Human Resources Development	#10	#16
Human Resource Management	#46	#100

Online Growth Rankings of Towson

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Towson University was 819.3%. This is the #100 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Towson regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Towson ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Towson.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Human Resource Management	#1
Organizational Behavior Studies	#1

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Towson University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	562	0	0	562
Accounting	117	0	0	117
General Economics	95	0	0	95
Human Resources Development	0	0	84	84
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	34	39	73
Other Accounting and Related Services	0	0	11	11
Project Management	0	4	0	4
Actuarial Science	0	0	4	4
Organizational Behavior Studies	0	0	0	0
Public Relations	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	774	38	138	950

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Amouzone under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.