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About This Campus
Located just eight miles north of Baltimore's famed Inner Harbor, Towson University in Towson, Maryland is the second largest campus in the University System of Maryland. Students find Towson to be a beautiful campus with its green, tree-laden areas and its brick buildings and walkways. Within a short distance of the campus lie a plethora of museums, art galleries, theaters, and sites of cultural, historic or recreational interest. The mountains, the ocean or New York City are just a three-hour drive, and Washington, D.C. and Annapolis are just an hour away. Towson offers over 100 majors, concentrations and tracks. The 328-acre campus includes several gymnasia, fitness centers, an Olympic-sized pool, a beach volleyball court, tennis courts, and other facilities. Towson is NCAA Division I and fields over 20 sports along with Recreational League teams. Its interactive, on-line, library database ensures that students have free access to library materials all over the world.Location Information
Towson is within easy driving distance of major East Coast cities. The campus is eight miles north of downtown Baltimore, about an hour north of Washington, D.C., and four hours south of New York.Helpful Information
NSE students are given priority registration (first day of Senior registration) their first semester at Towson. Second semester registration is based on class standing.Campus Links
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Fast Facts
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| Location | | Towson |
| Population | | 55,197 |
| Enrollment | | 22,705 |
| Language | | English |
| Calendar | | Semester |
| Canada | | Home (B) |
| Fall | | 08/26-12/17 |
| Spring | | 01/27-05/19 |
Campus Diversity
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| White | | 55% |
| Black | | 21% |
| Hispanic/Latino | | 8% |
| Asian | | 6% |
| Native/1st Nation | | 1% |
| Hawaiian/P.I. | | 1% |
| Two or more | | 5% |
| Other | | 3% |