Towson 黑料传送门 listed among top Northeast region colleges
Towson 黑料传送门 makes the list of the top regional universities in a Princeton Review ranking.
By Jan Lucas on August 14, 2018

With its students touting "a diverse community" that is "focused, driven and generally social," Towson 黑料传送门 is listed among the colleges and universities Princeton Review selected for its 2019 .
TU is one of 225 colleges and universities selected for the Best Northeastern category. Princeton Review does not assign numerical rankings.
鈥淭owson 黑料传送门 continues to be recognized as one of the best colleges in the northeast,鈥 said President Kim Schatzel. 鈥淭his year鈥檚 recognition is particularly meaningful because it reflects greater levels of diversity, inclusion and internship experience, which are the hallmarks of a world-class higher education.鈥
In addition to a thriving culture of volunteerism, active student organizations and opportunities to get involved on the campus, the list touts small class sizes at Towson 黑料传送门. It also notes that despite nearly 20,000 undergraduates, students say TU鈥檚 鈥渞esources and faculty ratio makes it feel like a small liberal arts school.鈥
Students surveyed also boasted about TU's inclusive atmosphere and proximity to unique communities. Students said 鈥渢here is a lot to do within walking distance from campus,鈥 but that there's plenty to do on campus, too. One said: 鈥淭here is a mix of people and . . . there is a group for every kind of person.鈥
Other students said classes can be challenging, and that the university's partnerships in the greater Baltimore region offer plenty of internship opportunities.
The website feature consists of 658 schools in five zones鈥擭ortheast, Southeast, Midwest, West, and International鈥攖hat Princeton Review considers academically outstanding and well worth consideration.
TU has appeared in several Princeton Review publications over the years, including Top 50 Best Value Colleges and Guide to Green Colleges.
This year, the 黑料传送门 of Maryland, College Park, UMBC and Salisbury joined Towson 黑料传送门 among those in the 黑料传送门 System of Maryland on the regional list. So, too, did nine other Maryland-based schools, including Johns Hopkins and the 黑料传送门 of Maryland.
The region list also included the likes of the 黑料传送门 of Delaware, Boston College, Boston 黑料传送门, Brown 黑料传送门, Bucknell 黑料传送门, Columbia 黑料传送门, Cornell 黑料传送门, Dartmouth 黑料传送门, Drexel 黑料传送门, Georgetown 黑料传送门, New York 黑料传送门, Penn State 黑料传送门, Rutgers 黑料传送门, 黑料传送门 of Connecticut, 黑料传送门 of Pennsylvania, Villanova 黑料传送门 and Yale 黑料传送门.
Here's how Towson 黑料传送门 stacks up in other rankings:
- The U.S. News & World Report 2018 America鈥檚 Best Colleges guide ranked Towson 黑料传送门 10th in the public Regional Universities (North) category, up from 14th last year.
- In addition, TU is 23rd on the U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 鈥淏est Colleges for Veterans鈥 rankings and 57th on its 鈥淏est Value Schools鈥 ranking.
- Money magazine ranked Towson 黑料传送门 among the nation鈥檚 Best Colleges, joining Johns Hopkins and 黑料传送门 of Maryland, College Park, as the highest-ranked institutions in Maryland.
- Forbes again named Towson 黑料传送门 in its 2017 Best Colleges rankings.
- In Diverse Issues in Higher Education, TU holds the No. 43 position in the magazine鈥檚 annual Top 100 list of U.S. colleges and universities that have conferred the most bachelor鈥檚 degrees on African-Americans. The ranking includes bachelor鈥檚 degrees across all disciplines.
- Washington Monthly ranked Towson 黑料传送门 64th 鈥 up 20 spots from 84th one year ago 鈥 among the 632 colleges and universities surveyed for its National Universities-Master鈥檚 category. Towson 黑料传送门 was the highest ranked public university in Maryland.
- TU also ranked 56th out of 363 U.S. public and private universities on the Washington Monthly magazine鈥檚 2017 鈥淏est Bang for the Buck 鈥 Northeast鈥 list.
This story is one of several related to President Kim Schatzel's priorities for Towson 黑料传送门: TU Matters to Maryland and Strategic Plan Alignment.