Financial Aid at Towson

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

10,339 students (63% of total 16,517 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Towson University (Towson). The average amount of the aid awarded is $11,474.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 86% of total 2,996 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $11,820.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Towson University, 10,339 undergraduate students (63% of total 16,517 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $11,474.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Towson
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship10,33963% $118,625,741$11,474
Pell Grants5,91136% $33,634,390$5,690
Federal Student Loan6,87642% $43,356,183$6,305

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,586 beginning undergraduate students (86% of total 2,996 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Towson University. The average amount of aid received is $11,820.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Towson
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,58686% --
Grants or Scholarships2,19473%$25,932,631$11,820
Federal Grants1,21941%$7,324,636$6,009
Pell Grants1,21441%$7,290,460$6,005
Other Federal Grants8-$34,176$4,272
State/Local Grants1,11937%$8,535,902$7,628
Institutional Grants1,92064%$10,072,093$5,246
Student Loan Aid1,38446%$8,944,959$6,463
Federal Student Loans1,34745%$6,301,152$4,678
Other Student Loans1585%$2,643,807$16,733

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at Towson University.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level1,5141,114$14,882,805$9,830
0-30,000346346$6,900,546$19,944
30,001-48,000248248$3,936,473$15,873
48,001-75,000248227$2,463,822$9,935
75,001-110,000202114$834,512$4,131
110,001 or more470179$747,452$1,590

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