Towson University Computer Science Programs

Located in Towson, Maryland, Towson University is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Towson University?

Contact details for Towson are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	8000 York Rd, Towson, MD 21252-0001
Phone:	410-704-2000
Website:	www.towson.edu

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How Do I Get Into Towson?

You can apply to Towson online at: https://www.towson.edu/admissions/undergrad/

Admission Requirements for Towson

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Towson?

Towson has an acceptance rate of 79%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 75%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.

Average Test Scores

About 21% of students accepted to Towson submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 630. Math scores were between 500 and 600.

Towson received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 27. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

Can I Afford Towson University?

The overall average net price of Towson is $34,049. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Towson, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $6,607 a year. That adds up to $26,428 over four years for those students.

Towson University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 17,907 undergraduate students at Towson, with 15,526 being full-time and 2,381 being part-time.

There are also 2,949 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 15,526 full-time undergraduates at Towson, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Towson University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,002
Black or African American	4,532
Hispanic or Latino	1,520
White	7,212
International Students	223
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,037

Geographic Diversity

Maryland students aren't the only ones who study at Towson University. At this time, 27 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 87 countries are represented at Towson. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Towson University

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 12 master’s degree programs available online at Towson. In 2022-2023, 7,822 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Towson has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 3rd most popular in Maryland for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Towson University Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Information Technology	196	4	44	11	255
Computer Science	167	0	33	0	200
General Information Science	38	0	0	0	38
Computer & IS Security	0	14	0	0	14
Information Technology Project Management	0	11	0	0	11
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration	0	8	0	0	8
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster	0	4	0	0	4
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager	0	3	0	0	3
TOTAL	401	44	77	11	533

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Amouzone under License

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