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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    U. Texas at Arlington has 15 pts more first-gen students than Towson (44% vs. 29%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    U. Texas at Arlington has 2.0× as many undergrads as Towson

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    U. Texas at Arlington has 7 pts more Pell recipients than Towson (42% vs. 36%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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. Texas at Arlington32.3K
Towson16.1K
Pell Grant share
U. Texas at Arlington42%
Towson36%
First-gen share
U. Texas at Arlington44%
Towson29%
Diversity index
U. Texas at Arlington0.75
Towson0.71

Who they are

Men
U. Texas at Arlington41%
Towson41%
Part-time students
U. Texas at Arlington31%
Towson11%
Students 25 and older
U. Texas at Arlington29%
Towson10%

Race & ethnicity

U. Texas at Arlington
Towson
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
U. Texas at Arlington93%
Towson88%
First-years from other states
U. Texas at Arlington1%
Towson11%
First-years from abroad
U. Texas at Arlington6%
Towson1%
New transfer students this fall
U. Texas at Arlington4,311
Towson1,506
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
U. Texas at Arlington45%
Towson34%

Campus

U. Texas at Arlington
Large cityNCAA D-I · Western Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
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