Admissions Information

The application fee is $45 for applying undergraduate school and $45 for graduate school at Towson University. Next table presents general admission information.
General Admission Information
Open Admission PolicyNo
Undergraduate Application Fees$45
Graduate Application Fees$45
Admission Informationhttps://www.towson.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www.towson.edu/admissions/undergrad/
Calendar SystemSemester
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree OfferedBachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 87.92% and the yield is 25.38%. 4,322 men and 7,294 women applied to Towson and 3,656 men and 6,557 women students were accepted. Among them, 1,004 men and 1,588 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2021). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).
TotalMenWomen
Applicants11,6164,3227,294
Admitted10,2133,6566,557
Enrolled2,5921,0041,588
Acceptance Rate 87.92%84.59%89.90%
Yield 25.38%27.46%24.22%
Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2021-2022, 716 students (28% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 89 students (3%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 620 and the 25th percentile is 520. The SAT Math score is 600 (75th) and 520 (25th). The submitted ACT composite score is 26 (75th percentile) and 21 (25th percentile).
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing520620
SAT Math520600
ACT Composite2126
ACT Math1825
ACT English1925
Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)
The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Towson University are relatively high when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,065, ACT: 60 - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, and High School Record (or Transcript) to its applicants. The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Towson University.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
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Towson Admission Requirements
High School GPARequired
High School RankNeither required nor recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)Required
Completion of College Preparatory ProgramConsidered but not Required
RecommendationsNeither required nor recommended
Formal Demonstration of CompetenciesNeither required nor recommended
Admission Test ScoresConsidered but not Required
TOEFLRequired
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)Neither required nor recommended

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