unitid 164076 · Towson, MD · public 4-year · city (small)
Towson University
- enrollment 2023
- 22,027
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
82%
47th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
16,136
83rd pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
36%
undergrads on Pell grants
62nd pctl among public 4-years
completion
69%
finish within 150% time
89th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$28,535
83rd pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$17,413
after aid, aided students
80th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$64,390
after entry, Title IV students
85th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$18,718
42nd pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $6,962 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k19%
- 30-48k14%
- 48-75k17%
- 75-110k16%
- 110k+34%
- Median family income
- $59,362
- First-generation students
- 29%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $11,728
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.4× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 504 | $78,303 | $19,251 |
| Psychology, General. | 388 | $53,068 | $20,788 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 281 | $45,536 | $22,024 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 247 | $60,108 | $22,250 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 233 | $85,718 | $23,378 |
| Social Sciences, Other. | 207 | $64,123 | $20,500 |
| Biology, General. | 198 | $65,900 | $21,875 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 181 | $92,993 | $20,562 |
| Computer Science. | 176 | $110,595 | $20,340 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 173 | $55,353 | $18,750 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | 162 | $57,712 | $19,750 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 128 | $44,824 | $17,978 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.