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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    U. Central Oklahoma has 8 pts more first-gen students than Towson (37% vs. 29%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Towson has 1.6× as many undergrads as U. Central Oklahoma

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Towson is more diverse (index 0.71 vs. 0.69)

    Diversity index

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
U. Central Oklahoma10.2K
Towson16.1K
Pell Grant share
U. Central Oklahoma36%
Towson36%
First-gen share
U. Central Oklahoma37%
Towson29%
Diversity index
U. Central Oklahoma0.69
Towson0.71

Who they are

Men
U. Central Oklahoma38%
Towson41%
Part-time students
U. Central Oklahoma21%
Towson11%
Students 25 and older
U. Central Oklahoma20%
Towson10%

Race & ethnicity

U. Central Oklahoma
Towson
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
U. Central Oklahoma90%
Towson88%
First-years from other states
U. Central Oklahoma5%
Towson11%
First-years from abroad
U. Central Oklahoma4%
Towson1%
New transfer students this fall
U. Central Oklahoma1,049
Towson1,506
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
U. Central Oklahoma35%
Towson34%

Campus

U. Central Oklahoma
Large suburbNCAA D-II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationROTCStudy abroad
Towson
Small cityNCAA D-I FCS · Colonial Athletic AssociationROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why