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We're Top Ranked

• U.S. News and World Report placed TU at No. 6 in Best Public Universities in the North, No. 5 in Best Colleges for Veterans in the North among public and private schools, No. 21 in Best Value in the North among public and private schools and No. 64 in Social Mobility in the North among public and private schools.
• The Wall Street Journal's  named TU the No. 1 public university in Maryland, and second to only Johns Hopkins among all Â鶹´«Ã½ — public or private — in the state. According to the publication, this year’s rankings placed greater emphasis on student outcomes, including four-year graduation rates and post-graduation salaries. TU ranked No. 50 among public Â鶹´«Ã½ nationwide, No. 57 in social mobility and No. 128 among all institutions, public or private.
• The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) placed Towson University among the top 9% worldwide in its .
• Princeton Review included TU among the best colleges in the northeast in its  list. The northeast list includes 149 Â鶹´«Ã½ in 11 states and the District of Columbia.
•  as a top performer in social mobility and for its excellent undergraduate programs in business administration, computer science and nursing by U.S. News & World Report.
• The Forbes  list placed TU No. 75 among national public research Â鶹´«Ã½, and No. 95 among public colleges overall. Forbes ranked the top 500 colleges and Â鶹´«Ã½ in the U.S. based on the return on investment and outcomes they deliver for their students.
• TU was celebrated in Washington Monthly's roundup of . TU was honored for having a student voter registration rate above 85%. Read TU's news report.
• Washington Monthly's placed TU as the No. 17 in Best Master's University nationwide, No. 1 at Best Bang for the Buck among all Maryland schools and No. 17 at Best Bang for the Buck among all northeast Â鶹´«Ã½.
• TU received recognition from Money in the , receiving a 4.5-star rating and named as one of America's Best Public Colleges.

Academic Excellence

• TU was named the nation's 17th-best by Washington Monthly. 
• In its 2023-24 Best Graduate Schools rankings, U.S. News & World Report ranked TU No. 3 among public Maryland institutions in the list.
• TU ranked No. 35 in the U.S. News & World Report's  in Education Programs—the only Maryland university in the top 200.
• TU ranked No. 65 in the U.S. News & World Report's in Computer Information Technology Programs. 
• TU ranked No. 26 in Poets & Quants .
• TU ranked No. 8 in Best Colleges

Inclusive Excellence

• TU was ranked as the sixth-best in the world and the top among all U.S. institutions in gender equality in the .
• TU has been recognized by Insight into Diversity with a for four consecutive years dating back to 2020.
• TU boasts a five-star ranking from , which scores Â鶹´«Ã½ on their efforts to create a safe, inclusive environment for LGBTQIA+ students.

Best Value

• Washington Monthly ranked TU Maryland’s in its .
• TU is ranked as one of the nation's best public Â鶹´«Ã½ with a 4.5-star rating by  magazine.