21%
Expenditures for administration as percent of total operating expenditures
(Indicator Number: 42)
Category: Stewardship
What It Measures: Relative amount spent on administration, indicating how prudently the resources are used.
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 lower value is better.
Data Source For Indicator Value: IPEDS
Data Source For Peer Value: IPEDS
Benchmark Set By: Peers
IMPROVEMENT
21%
is currently above the average of the 3 previous years (16.33%)
ADEQUACY
21%
is currently above the benchmark set by Peers (19% )
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
Expenditures for administration as percent of total operating expenditures
(Indicator Number: 42)
Bowie State University | 21% |
Coppin State University | 58% |
Frostburg State University | 17% |
Salisbury University | 17% |
Towson University | 21% |
University of Baltimore | 22% |
University of Maryland, Baltimore | 10% |
University of Maryland, Baltimore County | 14% |
University of Maryland, College Park | 10% |
University of Maryland, Eastern Shore | 21% |
University of Maryland Global Campus | 22% |