Towson University Student Population

How many students at Towson?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Towson University has a total enrollment of 19,401 students, including 16,264 undergraduate and 3,137 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 7,462 male students (38.5%) and 11,939 female students (61.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 7,756 White students (40%) and 6,318 Black students (32.6%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 16,264 undergraduate students (83.8%) and 3,137 graduate students (16.2%).
• Class Delivery: 1,638 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 6,422 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - Towson's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 7,462 male (38.46%) and 11,939 female (61.54%) students are attending Towson University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 62.50.

By class level, 16,264 (83.83%) are undergraduate students and 3,137 (16.17%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 41.40% are male and 58.60% are female, while among graduate students, 23.21% are male and 76.79% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 7,756 White, 6,318 Black, and 1,237 Asian students out of a total of 19,401 are attending at Towson University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Towson University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 71.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Towson has 196 students under 18 years old and 46 students over 65 years old. There are 15,586 students under 25 years old, and 3,815 students over 25 years old out of 19,401 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 196 students are younger than 18 and 28 students are older than 65. Towson has 14,805 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,459 students aged 25 and over.

It has 781 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,356 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Towson University, 1,638 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6,422 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,579 students who live in Maryland or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 59 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 16,264 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,506 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.26%.1,250 students have transferred in as full-time status and 256 students transferred in as part-time status.