Enrollment Trends at Towson

The student population at Towson University is 19,401 (16,264 undergraduate and 3,137 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 2,700 (12.22%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Towson is 83.83% which is decreased by 2,602 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 98 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 63 male students for every 100 female students, unchanged since 2015.
1,638 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 207.32% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 21,428 where 19,401 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 22,923 students in 2019 and was lowest at 19,401 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 22,101 to 19,401 students, a net loss of 2,700 (12.2%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Towson University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	22,101	18,866	7,588	11,278	3,235	914	2,321
2016-17	22,343 242	19,198 332	7,695 107	11,503 225	3,145 -90	865 -49	2,280 -41
2017-18	22,705 362	19,596 398	7,883 188	11,713 210	3,109 -36	842 -23	2,267 -13
2018-19	22,923 218	19,818 222	8,031 148	11,787 74	3,105 -4	829 -13	2,276 9
2019-20	22,709 -214	19,619 -199	7,971 -60	11,648 -139	3,090 -15	780 -49	2,310 34
2020-21	21,917 -792	18,730 -889	7,584 -387	11,146 -502	3,187 97	800 20	2,387 77
2021-22	20,856 -1,061	17,907 -823	7,252 -332	10,655 -491	2,949 -238	675 -125	2,274 -113
2022-23	19,793 -1,063	16,861 -1,046	6,978 -274	9,883 -772	2,932 -17	664 -11	2,268 -6
2023-24	19,527 -266	16,517 -344	6,903 -75	9,614 -269	3,010 78	686 22	2,324 56
2024-25	19,401 -126	16,264 -253	6,734 -169	9,530 -84	3,137 127	728 42	2,409 85
Average	21,428	18,338	7,462	10,876	3,090	778	2,312

Towson University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 18,338 where 16,264 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Towson University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	18,866	16,760	6,600	10,160	2,106	988	1,118
2016-17	19,198	16,893	6,638	10,255	2,305	1,057	1,248
2017-18	19,596	17,106	6,776	10,330	2,490	1,107	1,383
2018-19	19,818	17,350	6,902	10,448	2,468	1,129	1,339
2019-20	19,619	17,209	6,886	10,323	2,410	1,085	1,325
2020-21	18,730	16,238	6,471	9,767	2,492	1,113	1,379
2021-22	17,907	15,526	6,191	9,335	2,381	1,061	1,320
2022-23	16,861	14,805	6,062	8,743	2,056	916	1,140
2023-24	16,517	14,548	6,052	8,496	1,969	851	1,118
2024-25	16,264	14,415	5,933	8,482	1,849	801	1,048
Average	18,338	18,338	6,451	9,634	18,338	1,011	1,242

Towson University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,090 where 3,137 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Towson University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,235	1,078	318	760	2,157	596	1,561
2016-17	3,145	1,081	308	773	2,064	557	1,507
2017-18	3,109	1,068	308	760	2,041	534	1,507
2018-19	3,105	1,035	298	737	2,070	531	1,539
2019-20	3,090	1,017	267	750	2,073	513	1,560
2020-21	3,187	1,058	289	769	2,129	511	1,618
2021-22	2,949	993	237	756	1,956	438	1,518
2022-23	2,932	1,025	257	768	1,907	407	1,500
2023-24	3,010	1,037	275	762	1,973	411	1,562
2024-25	3,137	1,047	295	752	2,090	433	1,657
Average	3,090	3,090	285	759	3,090	493	1,553

Towson University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 39.98% and the percentage of black students is 32.57% at Towson University. 6.38% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 10.56% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 61.27% to 39.98%. Asian enrollment grew from 5.06% to 6.38%. Black student enrollment increased from 16.95% to 32.57%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.90% to 10.56%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7159 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.5882 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Towson University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	28	1,119	3,746	1,303	22	13,541	887
2016-17	33	1,227	4,047	1,448	21	13,234	981
2017-18	37	1,282	4,480	1,610	19	13,021	1,034
2018-19	30	1,381	4,926	1,727	21	12,586	1,105
2019-20	20	1,457	5,170	1,807	16	11,953	1,162
2020-21	24	1,366	5,311	1,829	15	11,197	1,148
2021-22	18	1,310	5,512	1,875	12	10,131	1,073
2022-23	18	1,277	5,524	1,874	10	9,075	1,021
2023-24	22	1,279	5,842	1,963	11	8,287	1,034
2024-25	23	1,237	6,318	2,049	12	7,756	1,066
Average	25	1,294	5,088	1,749	16	11,078	1,051

Towson University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,638 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 8% of total students. The number of online students has increased 207.32% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Towson University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	22,101	533	3,271	18,297
2016-17	22,343	509	2,989	18,845
2017-18	22,705	478	3,384	18,843
2018-19	22,923	484	3,895	18,544
2019-20	22,709	591	4,611	17,507
2020-21	21,917	19,858	2,023	36
2021-22	20,856	1,717	6,258	12,881
2022-23	19,793	1,430	6,392	11,971
2023-24	19,527	1,512	6,223	11,792
2024-25	19,401	1,638	6,422	11,341
Average	21,428	2,875	4,547	14,006

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Enrollment Trends at Towson

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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