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 2022 for the indicator reporting year of 2024
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 |