Towson University
Towson, Maryland · Public · 16,136 undergraduates · towson.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
81%
of 20,772 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
920 to 1230
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$34,010Est.Estimate
$55,750 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Towson University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
81% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$55,750
a year in 2027-28, from a $55,750 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1070
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1070).
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
Source: Freshman FAQs | Towson University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Feb1Regular Decision · February 1, 2027The standard deadline.
- Jun1Other deadline · June 1, 2027
Who gets in
81%
of applicants were admitted: 16,735 of 20,772 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/15, hear by 1/15.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 20% of them sent SAT scores and 1% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 920 to 1230
Reading and Writing 480 to 640
Math 440 to 590
ACT composite 20 to 27
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16004.5%
- 1200 to 139926%
- 1000 to 119932%
- 800 to 99930%
- 600 to 7997.2%
- 400 to 5990.2%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.81
- 4.035%
- 3.75 to 3.9918%
- 3.50 to 3.7419%
- 3.25 to 3.4917%
- 3.00 to 3.249.5%
- 2.50 to 2.991.7%
- Below 2.500.1%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$34,010
a year, in state
$55,750
a year, out of state (tuition $30,200)
- Tuition (in state)$8,460
- Fees$4,980
- Food and housing$15,840
- Books and supplies$1,020
- Transportation and other$3,710
Towson University published $32,116 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$6,506
- $30,001 to $48,000$13,700
- $48,001 to $75,000$17,468
- $75,001 to $110,000$23,245
- Over $110,000$28,082
Financial aid
63%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$13,848
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
18%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $4,526 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 2/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Also asks for
- Some TU and State of Maryland scholarships require additional applications
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
39 of 39
Earn credit with a score of 3
39 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $850Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART Elective (10T) |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART Elective (10T) |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | AFST 201 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ART Elective (10T) |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 120 and BIOL 120L |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIOL 200/L and BIOL 206/L |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 119 or MATH 273 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 273 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MATH 273 and MATH 274 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 273 & 274 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 121/L |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM 131/L |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHEM 131/L & CHEM 132/L |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | CHNS Elective (TLL) |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | Upon completion of an upper-level POSC course with a grade of 2.0 or higher, 3 units will be awarded for POSC 105 ¹ |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POSC 105 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | COSC 175 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | COSC 236 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | COSC 109 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL Elective (TLL) ³ |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL 102 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL Elective (TLL) ³ |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL 102 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | BIOL 105 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST Elective (TLL) |
| European History | 4 | 6 | HIST 102 & 103 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FREN 102 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | FREN 102 and FREN 201 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | FREN 201 and FREN 202 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | GERM 102 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | GERM 102 AND GERM 201 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | GERM 201 AND GERM 202 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 109 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | ITAL 102 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | ITAL 102 AND ITAL 201 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | ITAL 201 AND ITAL 202 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | JPNS 102 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | JPNS 102 and JPNS 201 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | JPNS 201 and JPNS 202 |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | LATN 102 |
| Latin | 4 | 6 | LATN 102 AND LATN 201 |
| Latin | 5 | 6 | LATN 201 AND LATN 202 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 202 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 201 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUSC 105 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 211 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 212 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 212 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS 242 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 211 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS 241 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MATH 115 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 4 | MATH 119 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 101 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | TSEM 102 (Students must take both AP Research and AP Seminar exams to receive credit) |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | TSEM 102 (Students must take both AP Research and AP Seminar exams to receive credit) |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 102 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN 102 AND SPAN 201 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | SPAN 201 AND SPAN 202 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 102 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN 201 and SPAN 202 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 6 | SPAN 202 and SPAN 320 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 231 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | Awarded as lower-level credit in Political Science. Upon completion of an upper-level Political Science course, student may request conversion to POSC 103 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POSC 103 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST Elective (TLL) |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIST 145 AND HIST 146 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST Elective (TLL) |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HIST 161 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
67%
Come back for a second year
83%
Typical earnings
$70,158
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Towson University$88,286
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 39 majors here have earnings data.
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