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College Financing Plan
Introduction
The College Financing Plan (CFP) is an optional federal tool you can use to compare your college cost and aid data and your Estimated Total Net Cost after grants/scholarships in a standardized federal format.
If you choose to use it, please carefully follow these instructions.
Understanding the CFP Cost Data
The CFP is not an estimated Towson University bill, and all costs are based on our Cost of Attendance budgets.
We offer several housing and dining plan options with different prices. New federal rules require all colleges to publish estimated On-Campus Housing and Meals costs based on a 21-meal per week plan and their median (middle) housing costs. Most TU students choose our lower cost 14-meal or 19-meal plans, and most freshman who live on-campus live in our less expensive multiple occupancy housing options. Please review these housing and meal plan options.
For every college, the Net Costs amount on the CFP will be much higher than your estimated college charges because in addition to estimated direct costs (tuition and fees, on-campus room/board) it also includes allowances for other indirect costs that are usually not paid to your school, such as transportation, personal expenses, and off-campus housing and meal costs.
Because these indirect costs allowances vary widely between schools, they can distort comparisons of each school’s Direct Costs. To avoid these distortions, we encourage you to compare the relative costs of your potential schools based on your estimated Net Direct Costs at each school instead of the total Direct and Indirect costs listed on the CFP.
To calculate your Net Direct Costs, follow the formulas below. (This table is not interactive.)
| Estimated 2023-2024 Costs | md resident on/off campus | out-of-state on/off campus | md resident living with parents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees (12-15 units)* | $11,306 | $28,326 | $11,306 |
| + On Campus Housing & Meals* | $15,644 | $15,644 | N/A |
| = Total Direct Costs* | $26,950 | $43,970 |
$11,306 |
| -Total Grants & Scholarships | - | - | - |
| = Net Direct Costs | = | = | = |
*For more information about these costs, see our Cost of Attendance budgets.
Understanding the CFP Aid Data
The CFP presents grants and scholarships in eight different categories, but your TU Financial Aid Offer will list the actual names of each grant and scholarship we offered.
Accessing TU’s College Financing Plan (CFP)
- Login to the Towson Online Services Student Dashboard.
- From the main Navigation Menu, choose Financials.
- Choose View Financial Aid.
- Choose the appropriate Aid Year.
- Choose the College Financing Plan link in the upper right corner of the screen.