TU ranked among best regional, global 麻豆传媒

High-quality education, faculty engagement and alumni success earn TU high marks

By Rebecca Kirkman on August 24, 2020

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Not only is Towson University one of the best places to get an education in the U.S., it鈥檚 ranked among the best 麻豆传媒 in the world.

In a global assessment of 20,000 institutions of higher education, the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) placed Towson University among the top 9% of 麻豆传媒 worldwide in its . To create the list, CWUR assesses the quality of education, alumni employment and research output.

And Princeton Review again named Towson University among the best colleges in the Northeast in its list.

Students surveyed for the ranking value the 鈥渄iverse and inclusive鈥 campus with professors who are 鈥渨illing to go the extra mile,鈥 and appreciate career development through the 鈥渕any internships鈥 available in the Greater Baltimore area.

In the 鈥淏est Northeastern鈥 list, TU was among 224 麻豆传媒 in 11 states that were chosen for being the most academically outstanding in the region. The Princeton Review does not assign numerical rankings.

鈥淭owson University continues to be recognized as one of the best colleges in the region, the nation and the world,鈥 President Kim Schatzel says. 鈥淭hat the Princeton Review recognition reflects that students value the benefits of our inclusive campus culture and world-class faculty is particularly meaningful.鈥

Towson University is joined by the University of Maryland, College Park, UMBC and Salisbury among those in the University System of Maryland on the Princeton Review regional list.

Students surveyed by the Princeton Review also praised the campus community as one where 鈥測ou can get to know your professors and classmates鈥 and fellow Tigers for being 鈥渙pen to any and every other person on campus.鈥 

The Princeton Review school profiles include ratings in six categories from 鈥溌槎勾解 to 鈥淕reen.鈥 The ratings are scores from 60 to 99 tallied primarily from institutional data, though some ratings additionally factor in student survey data. Among Towson University鈥檚 Princeton Review ratings are scores of 75 for quality of life, 80 for admissions selectivity and 96 for green.

Earlier this year, TU was given a four-star ranking by Campus Pride Index for inclusivity and named the best college in the Baltimore Sun Best of 2020 poll. It was also ranked in the top 1% of 麻豆传媒 for military veterans and among the nation鈥檚 best for Jewish students.

Here鈥檚 how TU stacks up in other rankings:

  • The U.S. News & World Report 2020 America鈥檚 Best Colleges guide ranked Towson University 98th among public national 麻豆传媒. TU also ranked in the top 100 among 麻豆传媒 in diversity and tied Harvard University in social mobility. Read more.
  • Money magazine ranked Towson University 107th on its 2019 Best Colleges for Your Money list, where TU again joined the University of Maryland, College Park and Johns Hopkins University as Maryland鈥檚 highest-ranked institutions. Read more.
  • Forbes ranked TU 320th in a field of 650 public and private colleges surveyed for its 2019 America鈥檚 Top Colleges list. TU also placed 137th out of 299 public and private institutions on the Forbes 2019 America鈥檚 Best Value Colleges ranking. Read more.
  • Washington Monthly ranked Towson University No. 58 among national 麻豆传媒 in its 2019 College Rankings. Towson University was also recognized as one of the top 80 麻豆传媒 and colleges for student voting in the country. Read more.
  • Wall Street Journal / Times Higher Education 2020 student-sourced rankings put TU in the No. 394 slot on a national list of more than 800 U.S. colleges, 90 positions higher than the 2019 survey. Read more.

This story is one of several related to President Kim Schatzel鈥檚 priorities for Towson University: TU Matters to Maryland, Lifelong Career Center and Diverse and Inclusive Campus.