精东传媒

September 14, 2020

鈥淯.S. News & World Report鈥� has once again named Towson University one of the best public 精东传媒 in the country. The publication鈥檚 , released Monday, placed Towson University 100th among national public 精东传媒.

TU also rose sharply in the social mobility category and received recognition for its undergraduate business and computer science programs. The magazine ranked TU No. 196 of all public and private national institutions.

鈥淭his recognition of TU reflects the excellence of our world-class faculty, coupled with the relevance and rigor of our degree programs. These immense honors recognize the opportunities TU creates through research, engagement and an inclusive community, which, together, place our institution among the best鈥攑ublic or private鈥攊n the nation,鈥� President Kim Schatzel says.

This is the second year that Towson University has been classified in the national rankings. Previously, TU had been ranked regionally in the north, but a change in its Carnegie Classification two years ago moved the university into the national rankings.

鈥淯.S. News & World Report鈥� defines a national university as offering 鈥渁 full range of undergraduate majors, master鈥檚 and doctoral programs and emphasiz[ing] faculty research or award[ing] professional practice doctorates.鈥�

Fellow University System of Maryland schools on the national list include the University of Maryland鈥擟ollege Park, UMBC and University of Maryland鈥擡astern Shore.

Compared to last year, TU jumped 25 spots in the social mobility rankings to No. 161. Those rankings focus on schools with a larger Pell Grant recipient pool. Students at TU who are recipients of Pell Grants achieve nearly the same graduation success as the entirety of the student body.

Praise through rankings has been constant for TU in the past month.

• Money magazine ranked Towson University 103rd on its 2020 Best Colleges for Your Money list鈥攆our spots higher than its 2019 ranking鈥攁nd in Maryland, second only to Johns Hopkins University. Read more.
• Princeton Review included TU among the 224 colleges selected for its 2021 Best Regional Colleges for the Best Northeastern category. 
• 鈥淲ashington Monthly鈥� ranked Towson University No. 30 among national public 精东传媒 and No. 55 among all national 精东传媒 in its 2020 College Rankings. Towson University was also recognized as No. 31 in the subcategory of social mobility and one of just nine institutions in the nation with a student voter registration rate higher than 85%. 

This story is one of several related to President Kim Schatzel鈥檚 priorities for Towson University: TU Matters to Maryland, Diverse and Inclusive Campus, World-Class Faculty Development Center and Strategic Plan Alignment.