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 2022 for the indicator reporting year of 2024

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