10-yr median earnings
$64,390
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Towson, Maryland
Towson University
Towson University is a public institution in Towson, Maryland. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $17,413
- Avg net price / yr
- $64,390
- 10-yr median earnings
- 68.6%
- 150%-time completion
- 82.0%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
Towson University pairs top-quartile former-student earnings with open admission.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 11%
- former-student earnings, US
- 82.0%
- acceptance rate
- 68.6%
- 150%-time completion
- +19%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Carnegie: Master's (L)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Towson University profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
B-
College Value Score
66/100
Towson University
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings A
$64,390
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price D
$17,413
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B-
68.6%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$18,718
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A-
75.8%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention B-
82.8%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$17,413
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
68.6%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 68.6%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Towson University vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Towson University ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Towson University: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$64,390 Top 11% higher than 89% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Towson University | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $64,390 | #550 of 5103 | 89th |
| Average net price | $17,413 | #2564 of 5020 | 49th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 68.6% | #1527 of 4858 | 69th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 16,136 | #186 of 5462 | 97th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
16,136
Undergraduate enrollment
82.0%
Acceptance rate
1,095
SAT average
68.6%
150%-time completion
$64,390
10-yr median earnings
82.8%
First-year retention
How Towson University ranks in Maryland
State rank among 66 reporting Maryland colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Towson University | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $64,390 | #11 of 66 | 83rd |
| Average net price | $17,413 | #35 of 69 | 49th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 68.6% | #16 of 67 | 76th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 16,136 | #3 of 74 | 96th |
Highest former-student earnings in Maryland
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Maryland Baltimore | $88,174 | - |
| 2 | Johns Hopkins University | $87,555 | $18,809 |
| 3 | Capitol Technology University | $85,035 | $22,102 |
| 4 | University of Maryland-College Park | $82,860 | $15,678 |
| 5 | Loyola University Maryland | $82,652 | $30,574 |
| 6 | University of Maryland-Baltimore County | $69,960 | $16,467 |
| 7 | Ner Israel Rabbinical College | $66,330 | $13,572 |
| 8 | Washington College | $65,518 | $27,898 |
| 9 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | $65,344 | $19,169 |
| 10 | University of Maryland Global Campus | $65,287 | $22,063 |
| 11 | Towson UniversityThis school | $64,390 | $17,413 |
| 12 | Washington Adventist University | $64,249 | $18,526 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 82.0% |
| SAT Average | 1,095 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 460 – 600 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 490 – 635 |
| ACT Average | 24 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 19 – 27 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Towson University
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k $6,962
$0 – $30k
$6,962 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$12,590 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$16,784 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$26,396 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Towson University - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $11,728 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $29,820 |
| Average Net Price | $17,413 |
35.8%
Pell Grant Rate
41.6%
Federal Loan Rate
$18,718
Median Debt
$198/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Towson University swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $12,621 to $18,233 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +4.1%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$12,621
Highest year
$18,233
Most recent (2023)
$16,791
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $16,1332023 · $16,791
Over the same years, enrollment went -11.5% (18,534 → 16,400 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
62.7%
Female
29.0%
First Generation
Outcomes
82.8%
Retention Rate
$54,302
Median Earnings (6yr)
75.9%
Earning Over $25K
75.8%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 68.6% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 82.8% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $54,302 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $64,390 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 75.9% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 75.8% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $18,718 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $198/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 46 | 4,678 | $63,257 | $104,653 | $19,441 |
| Master's | 20 | 762 | $83,995 | $149,320 | $39,949 |
| Graduate Certificate | 5 | 111 | - | - | - |
| Doctoral | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
Top programs at Towson University by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Computer Science
Computer Science
$149,320 median earnings
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$140,976 median earnings
- Computer Science
Computer Science
$104,653 median earnings
- Accounting and Related Ser…
Accounting and Related Services
$94,516 median earnings
- Accounting and Related Ser…
Accounting and Related Services
$91,252 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$91,044 median earnings
- Physics
Physics
$90,457 median earnings
- Human Resources Management…
Human Resources Management and Services
$90,315 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | Master's | 33 | $149,320 | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Master's | 32 | $140,976 | $68,887 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's | 167 | $104,653 | $17,625 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's | 14 | $94,516 | - |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's | 117 | $91,252 | $19,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's | 288 | $91,044 | $20,464 |
| Physics | Bachelor's | 13 | $90,457 | $24,250 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Master's | 76 | $90,315 | $29,074 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Master's | 27 | $81,097 | $34,570 |
| Biology, General | Master's | 16 | $80,509 | - |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's | 481 | $78,497 | $17,250 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Bachelor's | 0 | $77,953 | $23,345 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's | 101 | $77,782 | - |
| Economics | Bachelor's | 68 | $76,509 | $15,698 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's | 54 | $76,296 | $21,187 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Towson University? ▼
Towson University is a public institution in Towson, Maryland. The acceptance rate is 82.0%. The average SAT score is 1,095. Undergraduate enrollment is 16,136 students.
How much do Towson University former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Towson University who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $64,390 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $54,302.
How much does Towson University cost? ▼
The average net price at Towson University is $17,413. In-state tuition is $11,728 and out-of-state tuition is $29,820. Median student debt at graduation is $18,718.
What is the graduation rate at Towson University? ▼
Towson University has a 68.6% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 82.8%.
Is Towson University worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Towson University is $18,718, while former students earn a median of $64,390 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 29% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 75.8% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $198.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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