Towson University

Towson University – Maryland

Towson University was founded in 1866 as Maryland’s first teacher-training college and has since developed into a large suburban state university within the University of Maryland system. Today, it serves more than 22,000 students by offering 110 undergraduate and over 80 postgraduate programmes across eight faculties.

The university excels particularly in professional fields—notably business, nursing, education, computer science and the health professions. Its online and postgraduate programmes are highly ranked at national level. Towson is highly regarded for its commitment to inclusive excellence and social mobility, and ranks highly both in Maryland and nationwide.

The 329-dönüm campus is home to 16 halls of residence, the West Village student accommodation complex, the recently expanded University Union, state-of-the-art sports and wellness facilities, and the TU Arena. The campus is equipped with facilities that support academic achievement, health and social life; it also offers easy public transport links to Baltimore.

Student life is very vibrant: it stands out for its more than 300 student societies, student media (the newspaper *The Towerlight*, WMJF TV and WTMD radio) and events such as the annual Tigerfest. The university’s arts community is renowned for its award-winning literary magazine, ‘Grub Street’.

Towson’s sports teams are known as the ‘Tigers’ and compete in the Atlantic (CAA) Conference at NCAA Division I level. There are 19 different university teams that excel in sports such as lacrosse, swimming and gymnastics, and the university has won numerous conference championships.

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Arrangement: U.S. News & World Report 2025 – Ranked 15th amongst Northern Universities

Location: Towson, Maryland, USA

Year of Establishment: 1866