Poets&Quants Top Business Schools

Towson University College of Business & Economics

#70

Contact Georgina Hannah with any questions. Profile updated: February 14, 2024.

Contact Information

Location:
8000 York Road
Towson, MD 21252
Admissions Office:
410-704-2113

Tuition & Fees In-State: $117,427*

Tuition & Fees Out-of-State: $219,278*

Average Salary: $58,000

Graduates With Jobs 90 Days After Graduation: 97%

International: 1%

Minority: 48%

First generation college students: 36%

Acceptance Rate: 74%

Average SAT: 1,195

Average ACT: 26

Average GPA: 3.83

HS Class Top Ten: 33%**

*The total cost of the degree over four years for the most recent graduating class inclusive of school fees, room, board, or living expenses.

** HS Class Top Ten is the percent of the student population that graduated high school in the top ten percent of their class.

*** Please note that these statistics are provided for the business school major only whenever possible. If a school does not track these statistics separately, then the university-wide statistics are provided.

Towson University’s business school ranked No. 70 in this year’s 2023 rankings – falling just a few places behind their 66th place in the 2022 Poets&Quants undergraduate business school rankings. When it comes to the three methodological categories, the Baltimore-area B-school ranked best in Career Outcomes, where they scored No. 42.

Towson reported that they accepted 74% of their most recent incoming class of students – a bit less selective compared to last year’s acceptance rate of 67%. SAT scores averaged 1195 for the most recent incoming class, which were higher than last year’s 1130 average score.

When it comes to internship rates, an impressive 93% of the Class of 2023 landed at least one business-focused internship before graduation, and an impressive 96.74% of the Class of 2023 secured a full-time position within three months of graduation.

TOWSON GRADS GET JOBS

Towson’s undergraduate business program is AACSB-certified. It boasts an average class size of 30 “that allows for greater interaction with professors and classmates,” and certifications for high-demand software skills built into its courses. 

The school also offers abundant experiential learning opportunities such as “case competitions, service learning projects and internships to sharpen your knowledge and skills and enhance your résumé,” as well as “the opportunity to work with industry-leading technology from Bloomberg, SAP, Microsoft and more.”

Alumni say:

“Towson University’s College of Business & Economics was essential in preparing me for life after college. All my life I knew that I wanted to go into management and Towson prepared me for that. I was certain that I knew I wanted to stay far away from finance, but the College of Business & Economics managed to find a way to spark a passion for me. I now have the needed tools to be a manager while also helping several customers a day with their financial needs.”

“Towson University’s business program required students to partake in a capstone project. This project entailed a business case where students had to engage in a group together to strategically brainstorm a solution to the business problem.”

“I studied International Business in France, Morocco, and Tunisia. It was wonderful to learn about other country’s culture and how they relate to their business practices.”