Bowie State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 3,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,580 (49%)
Days Without Precipitation 250 (58%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,527
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 76%
From Region 11%
Athletes 322 (7.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 82%
Hispanic 6%
Mixed 4%
White 2%
International 2%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 575 37% 2% 2% 81% 7% 2% $66,264 33 -0.06 75 95%
Computer Science 37 — 70% 3% 3% 73% 3% 11% $97,857 20 -0.79 96 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 56 — 68% 0% 4% 86% 11% 0% $106,347 80 +0.67 98 89% — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $66,749 28 -0.47 76 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $65,849 20 -0.74 75 — — — — —
Bioinformatics 4 — 50% 0% 25% 50% 0% 25% $60,876 10 -0.95 67 — — — — —
Biology 47 — 9% 4% 2% 81% 4% 2% $59,016 16 -0.86 63 95% — — — —
Nursing 36 — 3% 0% 0% 86% 6% 6% $89,244 44 -0.30 93 95% — — — —
Sport Management 27 — 78% 0% 0% 93% 0% 0% $52,653 17 -0.91 48 96% — — — —
English 10 — 60% 0% 10% 80% 0% 0% $46,289 19 -0.75 31 100% — — — —
History 12 — 33% 17% 0% 50% 25% 0% $63,260 84 +0.62 71 100% — — — —
Child Development 22 — 14% 0% 0% 86% 5% 0% $54,279 53 +0.12 53 96% — — — —
Mass Communications 70 — 63% 4% 4% 79% 7% 1% $60,067 48 -0.17 65 96% — — — —
Psychology 74 — 18% 0% 0% 78% 15% 0% $58,450 72 +0.51 62 95% — — — —
Social Work 25 — 8% 4% 0% 84% 4% 0% $59,086 84 +0.69 64 98% — — — —
Sociology 27 — 22% 4% 0% 85% 7% 0% $65,476 90 +0.78 74 88% — — — —
Art 15 — 33% 13% 0% 80% 0% 0% $31,203 3 -1.67 5 — — — — —
Communication Design 30 — 47% 0% 7% 77% 3% 0% $31,731 3 -1.62 5 96% — — — —
Theatre 4 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $30,917 2 -1.63 5 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 76 — 24% 1% 3% 82% 5% 3% $65,005 81 +0.70 74 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 123 46% 1% 0% 84% 7% 2% $72,994 52 -0.24 83 89%
Business Administration 123 — 46% 1% 0% 84% 7% 2% $72,994 52 -0.24 83 89% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 69 7% 25% 3% 57% 12% 0% $55,849 3 +0.50 57 100%
Early Childhood Education 41 — 7% 32% 0% 51% 10% 0% $55,730 79 +0.51 56 100% — — — —
Elementary Education 26 — 8% 15% 4% 69% 12% 0% $55,730 79 +0.51 56 100% — — — —
Science Teacher Education 2 — 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% $59,869 72 +0.20 65 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,448
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $20,565
Est. In-State Cost $12,222
Est. Out-of-State Cost $26,603
ROI Percentile 76th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 68%
4-Year Graduation Rate 16%
6-Year Graduation Rate 38%
Transfer-Out Rate 30%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 28.4% 218 31% 2% 1% 81% 9% 0% $59,491 53 +0.31 64 95% —
Business & Economics 19.6% 150 52% 1% 0% 85% 5% 1% $69,333 23 -0.36 79 90% —
Computer Science 12.1% 93 69% 1% 3% 81% 8% 4% $102,969 37 +0.09 97 89% —
Professional 9.9% 76 24% 1% 3% 82% 5% 3% $65,005 44 +0.70 74 97% —
Education 9.0% 69 7% 25% 3% 57% 12% 0% $55,850 66 +0.50 57 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 6.6% 51 12% 4% 4% 78% 4% 4% $59,162 15 -0.87 64 95% —
Arts 6.4% 49 43% 4% 4% 80% 2% 0% $31,503 1 -1.64 5 96% —
Health Sciences 4.7% 36 3% 0% 0% 86% 6% 6% $89,244 86 -0.30 93 95% —
Humanities 2.9% 22 45% 9% 5% 64% 14% 0% $55,546 54 -0.00 56 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.4% 3 33% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $66,449 16 -0.56 76 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $1.9M #263 99% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $1.4M #208 100% $0 5 #138 50 —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.3M #430 100% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.1M #576 100% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #267 100% $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 5 #383 — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $3.7M #420 100% $0 10 #473 50 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 135 $2.7M $1.5M $1.1M
Track & Field (indoor) 54 $333K $191K $141K
Track & Field (outdoor) 53 $125K $23K $101K
Basketball 16 $898K $689K $209K
Cross Country 14 $138K $10K $128K
Total 201 $4.2M $2.4M $1.7M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 38 $127K $108K $19K
Track & Field (indoor) 34 $366K $108K $257K
Volleyball 27 $391K $223K $168K
Softball 26 $496K $303K $193K
Basketball 17 $892K $680K $211K
Cross Country 10 $182K $19K $163K
Bowling 7 $162K $168K -$5K
Tennis 7 $280K $75K $204K
Total 121 $2.9M $1.7M $1.2M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 135 $2.7M $1.5M $1.1M
Track & Field (outdoor) 91 $253K $132K $120K
Track & Field (indoor) 88 $699K $300K $399K
Basketball 33 $1.8M $1.4M $420K
Volleyball 27 $391K $223K $168K
Softball 26 $496K $303K $193K
Cross Country 24 $321K $29K $291K
Bowling 7 $162K $168K -$5K
Tennis 7 $280K $75K $204K
Total 322 $7.4M $7.4M $57K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 80%
Yield (non-ED) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 81% 81% 57%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 4%
SAT Range 890 – 1200
SAT Math Range 420 – 550
SAT RW Range 470 – 630