Towson offers a big college experience with a small college feel.
Towson University’s beautifully landscaped, 328-acre campus is a blend of traditional and modern architecture, open space, woods and streams.
Towson combines research-based learning with practical application. Its many interdisciplinary partnerships with public and private organizations throughout Maryland provide opportunities for research, internships and jobs.
19 NCAA Division I Sports
The U.S. News & World Report 2019 America’s Best Colleges guide ranked Towson University 12th in the public Regional Universities (North) category. In addition, TU placed 68th on U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 Best Value Regional (North) Universities ranking and 30th on its Best Colleges for Veterans list. TU also was named to the magazine’s A+ Schools for B Students list.
Money magazine ranked Towson University 147th on its 2018-2019 Best Colleges for Your Money list, where TU again joined the University of Maryland, College Park, and Johns Hopkins University as Maryland’s highest-ranked institutions.
Forbes ranked TU 305th in a field of 650 public and private colleges surveyed for its 2018 America’s Top Colleges list. TU also placed 181st out of 300 public and private institutions on the Forbes 2018 America’s Best Value Colleges ranking.
Founded in 1866, Towson University is among the nation’s best regional public universities, offering more than 100 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs in the liberal arts and sciences, and applied professional fields. With close to 23,000 students, Towson is among the largest public universities in Maryland. Towson combines research-based learning with practical application, and its many interdisciplinary partnerships with public and private organizations throughout Maryland provide opportunities for research, internships and jobs. U.S. News & World Report has ranked Towson one of the nation’s best and most efficiently run universities. An NCAA Division I school in athletics, Towson is a member of the Colonial Athletic Association as well as the Colonial Academic Alliance.
TU Colleges
TU is comprised of eight colleges, including:
College of Business & Economics
College of Fine Arts & Communication
General Contact Information
8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252
410-704-2000
www.towson.edu
University Admissions Contact Information
Enrollment Services Building
Towsontown Boulevard & Osler Drive
410-704-2113
admissions@towson.edu
www.towson.edu/admissions
