Towson at a Glance
The largest comprehensive university in the Baltimore area, Towson University is nationally
recognized for its excellent programs in the arts and sciences, communications, business,
health professions, education, fine arts and computer information systems. The university is located in the suburban community of Towson, Maryland, eight miles north of downtown Baltimore.
Important Dates
1866 founded in Baltimore as the State Normal School
1915 moved to Towson
1935 State Teachers College at Towson
1963 Towson State College
1976 Towson State University
1997 Towson University
Total Enrollment (fall 2011)
21,464
Undergraduate Enrollment (fall 2011)
full-time 15,590
part-time 1,927
Graduate Enrollment (fall 2011)
3,947
Faculty (fall 2011)
full-time 841
part-time 803
More than 74 percent of Towson University's full-time, permanent faculty members have earned the highest degree of academic preparation expected for their fields of specialization.
Student-Faculty Ratio (fall 2011)
17:1
Other Staff (fall 2011)
1,271 full-time staff
532 part-time staff
Colleges
College of Business and Economics, College of Education, College of Fine Arts and Communication, College of Health Professions, College of Liberal Arts, The Jess and Mildred Fisher College of Science and Mathematics, Honors College, College of Graduate Studies and Research
Degrees Offered
Au.D., B.A., B.F.A., B.M., B.S., B.T.P.S., Ed.D., M.A., M.A.T., MBA, M.Ed., M.F.A., M.M., M.S., Sc.D.
Degree Programs
64 undergraduate majors
45 master's programs
4 doctoral programs
Popular Undergraduate Programs
Business Administration, Psychology, Mass Communication, Nursing, Elementary Education
Popular Graduate Programs
Applied Information Technology, Human Resource Development, Reading Education, Teaching, Instructional Technology
Estimated Annual Tuition and Fees
(2011-2012 academic year)
in-state $7,906
out-of-state $19,418
Average Annual Room and Board
(2011-2012 academic year)
$9,942
Financial Aid Recipients
11,942 undergraduate students
1,626 graduate students
Sponsored Research
Fiscal Year 2010 $29,958,263
Fiscal Year 2009 $26,097,960
Fiscal Year 2008 $23,491,037
Fiscal Year 2007 $19,045,341
Fiscal Year 2006 $17,302,539
Fiscal Year 2005 $13,153,885
Physical Plant
328-acre campus
44 structures, including 24 academic/support,
15 on-campus residence halls, 2 dining halls,
3 parking garages
Albert S. Cook Library
719,229 volumes
939 journal titles (print format)
7,054 journal titles (electronic format)
44,913 journals (print and electronic) accessible to students, faculty and staff
10,423 films and videos
7,250 sound recordings
Accreditation
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, the Maryland State Department of Education, the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the National Association of Schools of Music, the National Association of Schools of Dance, the National Association of Schools of Theatre, the Maryland State Board of Nursing, the National League for Nursing, the Accreditation Council of Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business for both business and accounting programs, the American Chemical Society, the American Association for Health Education/National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (AAHE/NCATE), the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA), and the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET. The university is a member of the American Council on Education, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, and the Association of American Colleges.
School Colors
Gold, white and black
Mascot
Tiger
Athletics
20 Division I athletic teams (13 in women's sports, 7 in men's sports)
Did You Know?
Towson University, the third-largest public university in Maryland, is a member of the University System of Maryland, the nation's 12th-largest public university system.
U.S. News & World Report ranked Towson University eleventh among the best public regional universities in the North in its 2012 America's Best Colleges guide.
Forbes named Towson University
one of 100 “Best College Buys” in America, and
featured Towson on its 2011 list of “America’s Best Colleges.”
Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine named Towson University one of the top 100 best values in public colleges for 2011.
Towson University's campus has become a major regional conference destination, playing host each year to approximately 800,000 visitors and 10,000 meetings, conferences and special events.
Towson University is Maryland's largest producer of teachers.
Seventy-one percent of the classes offered at Towson enroll fewer than 29 students.
Towson’s gerontology program is one of only 100 undergraduate programs offered in the United States.
A favorite on the FM dial, Towson University's WTMD Radio (89.7) boasts one of the largest listening audiences of any public radio station in Maryland.
For more detailed information, please view Towson University's Points of Pride.
Revised: 1/2011
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