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 2009)
21,177
Undergraduate Enrollment (fall 2009)
full-time 15,281
part-time 1,867
Graduate Enrollment (fall 2009)
4,029
Faculty (fall 2008)
full-time 780
part-time 676
More than 75 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 2009)
18:1
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
63 undergraduate majors
39 master's programs
4 doctoral programs
Popular Undergraduate Programs
Business Administration, Psychology, Mass Communication, Nursing, Elementary Education
Popular Graduate Programs
Reading Education, Human Resource Development, Instructional Technology, Teaching, Early Childhood Education
Financial Aid Recipients
8,133 undergraduate students
582 graduate students
Sponsored Research
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
579,824 volumes
1,240 journal titles (owned in print format)
4,367 journal titles (owned in electronic format)
55,674 journals (print and electronic) accessible to our students, faculty and staff
9,432 films and videos
8,189 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.
Annual Tuition and Fees
(2009-2010 academic year)
in-state $7,418
out-of-state $18,232
Other Staff (fall 2008)
1,243 full-time staff
212 part-time staff
Average Annual Room and Board
(2009-2010 academic year)
$9,882
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 second-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 in the top 10 among the best public Master's institutions in the North in its 2010 America's Best Colleges guide.
Forbes included Towson University in its 2009 list of the top 100 public colleges and universities in the United States.
Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine named Towson University one of the top 100 best values in public colleges for the 2008-2009 academic year.
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: 9/2009
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