Colleges Near Towson
1 college is in Towson, and 57 total within 50 miles enrolling 429,593 students.
Towson University is the nearest college in Towson. Towson (pop. 55,197) is in Maryland.
Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore ranks #10 nationally. Baltimore City Community College in Baltimore has the lowest tuition at $3,314 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Towson. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Towson. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Towson.
Anne Arundel Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Arnold, MD
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- 24 miles from Towson
Anne Arundel Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, health professions, and transfer programs. Most students commute to the suburban campus near Annapolis.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,961
McDaniel College
- Private 4 Year
- Westminster, MD
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2.5 | 4 reviews
- 24 miles from Towson
McDaniel is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate education and the sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in the college town of Westminster.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.64
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $24,497
Bowie State University
- Public 4 Year
- Bowie, MD
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 27 miles from Towson
Bowie State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate education and nursing. The suburban campus sits between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range 796-1083
- Avg GPA 3.12
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $17,287
Capitol Technology University
- Private 4 Year
- Laurel, MD
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- 27 miles from Towson
Capitol Technology is a private university known for undergraduate cybersecurity, engineering, and computer science. The suburban Laurel campus sits between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.26
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $21,863
St. John's College
- Private 4 Year
- Annapolis, MD
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 29 miles from Towson
St. John's is a private liberal arts college known for its required Great Books curriculum and seminar study of classic texts across disciplines. The historic campus sits in downtown Annapolis near the U.S. Naval Academy.
- SAT Range 1270-1440
- Avg GPA 3.81
- Acceptance Rate 55%
- Net Price $30,930
United States Naval Academy
- Public 4 Year
- Annapolis, Maryland
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 29 miles from Towson
Naval Academy is a highly selective federal service academy known for undergraduate engineering and oceanography. The historic campus sits on the Severn River in Annapolis.
- SAT Range 1210-1410
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.8
- Acceptance Rate 9%
- Net Price -
University of Maryland College Park
- Public 4 Year
- College Park, MD
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4.8 | 6 reviews
- 33 miles from Towson
UMD is a large public university known for undergraduate computer science, engineering, and journalism. The College Park campus sits just outside Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range 1400-1530
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.84
- Acceptance Rate 45%
- Net Price $16,581
Washington College
- Private 4 Year
- Chestertown, MD
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- 32 miles from Towson
Washington College is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate creative writing and environmental studies. The historic campus sits along the Chester River in the small town of Chestertown.
- SAT Range 1140-1390
- Avg GPA 3.71
- Acceptance Rate 57%
- Net Price $29,830
Washington Adventist University
- Private 4 Year
- Takoma Park, MD
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- 35 miles from Towson
Washington Adventist is a private Seventh-day Adventist university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The small campus is in Takoma Park just outside Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range 860-1130
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 46%
- Net Price $18,154
University of Maryland Global Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Adelphi, MD
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- 35 miles from Towson
UMGC is a public university known for online undergraduate programs serving adult and military students. Most students study remotely rather than on a traditional residential campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $19,241
Montgomery College
- Public 2 Year
- Rockville, MD
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 35 miles from Towson
Montgomery College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and transfer pathways in STEM fields. The suburban Rockville campus sits in the Washington, D.C. metro area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,888
Prince George's Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Largo, MD
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- 36 miles from Towson
Prince George's Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The suburban Largo campus serves mainly commuting students from Prince George's County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,800
The Catholic University of America
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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- 38 miles from Towson
Catholic University is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate architecture, theology, and music. The urban Brookland campus in Northeast Washington adjoins the Basilica of the National Shrine.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $32,705
University of the District of Columbia
- Public 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 39 miles from Towson
UDC is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate business, education, and engineering. The urban campus is the District of Columbia's only public four-year university.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,895
Gallaudet University
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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- 39 miles from Towson
Gallaudet is a private university designed for deaf and hard of hearing students, known for undergraduate deaf education, American Sign Language, and interpreting. Students communicate primarily in ASL on the urban Washington, D.C. campus.
- SAT Range 780-1022
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 58%
- Net Price $15,944
Howard University
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 39 miles from Towson
Howard is a private historically Black university known for undergraduate communications, political science, and business. The urban campus sits in Washington's Shaw neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1090-1320
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Acceptance Rate 41%
- Net Price $33,368
Trinity Washington University
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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- 38 miles from Towson
Trinity Washington is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. Most traditional undergraduates are women on an urban campus in Northeast Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,755
Penn State York
- Public 4 Year
- York, PA
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- 39 miles from Towson
Penn State York is a regional public campus of Penn State known for undergraduate business, information sciences and technology, and engineering technology. The suburban campus in York offers a smaller setting with pathways to complete degrees at University Park.
- SAT Range 1050-1245
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $18,887