Towson University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Towson University

Towson University operates as a public institution located in Towson, Maryland (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 16,136 students of which 18,205 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Towson University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 82.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,095 and an ACT midpoint of 24. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $17,413, with published in-state tuition of $11,728 and a Pell grant recipient share of 35.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,718, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 68.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 82.8%. Graduates earn a median of $64,390 ten years after enrolling, compared with $54,302 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 633400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 75.9% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.