85%
Second-year retention rate
(Indicator Number: 3)
Category: Student: Access, Affordability, and Attainment
What It Measures: Relative quality of new freshmen & their success in their freshman year
Data Reporting Lag: The reporting for this indicator has a 2 year difference. The latest data available is from 2021 for the indicator reporting year of 2023
Value Comparison: When comparing this value for Adequacy and Improvement, a higher value is better.
Data Source For Indicator Value: IPEDS
Data Source For Peer Value: IPEDS
Benchmark Set By: Peers
IMPROVEMENT
85%
is currently at or above the average of the 3 previous years (85%)
ADEQUACY
85%
is currently at or above the benchmark set by Peers (81%)
Towson University's peers as of 2015
| California State University, Fullerton |
| University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth |
| Minnesota State University, Mankato |
| Montclair State University |
| Appalachian State University |
| University of North Carolina - Charlotte |
| University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The) |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania |
| James Madison University |
| Western Washington University |
USM Institutions
Second-year retention rate
(Indicator Number: 3)
| Bowie State University | 73% |
| Coppin State University | 64% |
| Frostburg State University | 72% |
| Salisbury University | 79% |
| Towson University | 85% |
| University of Baltimore | 77% |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County | 87% |
| University of Maryland, College Park | 95% |
| University of Maryland, Eastern Shore | 65% |