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The Facts

Towson University is a rather moderately sized, public university located in the town of Towson, Maryland, and is home to over 12,500 undergraduate students and approximately 2,200 graduate and part-time professional students. The school is actually part of the larger University system of Maryland and is one of it’s oldest institutions, as it was founded in 1866 as a place to educate students in the liberal arts and sciences. The university is actually divided up into several smaller undergraduate and graduate colleges, including schools of liberal arts and sciences, allied health sciences, education, fine arts, communication, business and economics, biological science, communications, engineering and environmental design, social science, as well as general education and health professions. The school is perhaps best known for its distinctive emphasis on global awareness, and all students are required to complete several courses in international studies and relations as a part of their core curriculum. There are many majors offered at Towson in a wide variety of areas, however, some of the most popular with students include majors in the areas of fine arts, business, education, business disciplines, economics, mass communications, as well as psychology.

Admission to Towson University is incredibly competitive, and is only becoming more so with each passing admissions cycle. Last year, more than 11,600 students applied for admission to the school, and approximately 6,000 of those students were accepted. Eventually however, only about 1,800 of the admitted students actually enrolled for the coming Fall semester. The admitted students had an average combined SAT score ranging from 1090 to 1120, and an average comprehensive ACT score ranging from 25 to 32. Additionally, over 70% of the admitted students were ranked in the top 25% of their high school graduating class with an average high school GPA of about 3.7.

Towson University has a rather manageable student to faculty ratio of 21:1, and while most of the general education and introductory courses are quite large lectures, most of the upper level, more major-oriented class are usually under 25 students. Most students absolutely rave about their professors, saying they are wonderfully accessible at literally all hours of the day and night. They have even been known to invite classes out for tea to discuss various class-related issues.

The Social Scene

The town of Towson is quite small, and doesn’t really offer students much in the way of entertainment, however, the city of Washington D.C. is quite reachable by car or even public transit, and it is a much better venue for nightlife and general social possibilities. Most Towson students do own cars, and if you don’t we hear it’s quite easy to hitch a ride into town on the weekends. Towson also has a large number of national fraternities and sororities, and over 15% of students join a Greek organization at some point during their collegiate career. The Greeks are primarily responsible for on campus social life, and their parties are quite popular, seeing as there aren’t many other options in the immediate area.

The dating scene is great if you’re a guy; you are waaaay outnumbered here by the ladies, so this may just be your lucky break!

What’s Good

“Even though the school is quite large, they manage to keep the class sizes small, which is always a good thing.”

“The campus is pretty, and you get a little bit of green every time you walk from class to class.”

“The people who live in Towson are really sweet. They know you’re a student, and they love you for it!”

What’s Bad

“There is nothing to do here, and if you aren’t into frat parties and kegging the weekend away, there isn’t much to do.”

“Some professors have totally unrealistic expectations of you. They think their class is the only class you have, so they pile on the work.”

“A lot of the general education requirements are just repeats of classes I took in high school, and there’s no way to get out of them, even with AP credit.”

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