Bowie State University Overview

Located in Bowie, Maryland, Bowie State University is a public institution. Bowie is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is Bowie State University Known For?

• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Bowie State University.
• In 2017-2018, 43% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Bowie State University with a bachelor's degree make about $45,800 a year. That's 12% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Bowie State University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Bowie State University.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Value Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Communications Technology/Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Best Value Communications Technology/Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Best Value Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#33	Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#96	Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#102	Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#124	Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#132	Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Bowie State University has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#3	Best Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician Schools	College Factual
#4	Best Audiovisual Communications Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#5	Best Communications Technologies & Support Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#7	Best Audiovisual Communications Schools	College Factual
#21	Best Communications Technologies & Support Schools	College Factual
#72	Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Veterans	College Factual

Where Is Bowie State University?

Contact details for Bowie State University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	14000 Jericho Park Rd, Bowie, MD 20715-9465
Phone:	301-860-4000
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/BowieState

How Do I Get Into Bowie State University?

You can apply to Bowie State University online at: https://www.bowiestate.edu/admissions-and-aid/apply-online.php

Admission Requirements for Bowie State University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Bowie State University?

Bowie State University has an acceptance rate of 81%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 31% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Average Test Scores

About 92% of students accepted to Bowie State University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 440 and 520. Math scores were between 410 and 500.

Bowie State University received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 20. Math scores were between 15 and 17. Composite scores were between 16 and 19.

Can I Afford Bowie State University?

The overall average net price of Bowie State University is $27,049. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Bowie State University, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $6,768 a year. That adds up to $27,072 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Bowie State University is 14.7%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Bowie State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,354 undergraduate students at Bowie State University, with 4,429 being full-time and 925 being part-time.

There are also 896 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,429 full-time undergraduates at Bowie State University, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bowie State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	71
Black or African American	3,669
Hispanic or Latino	188
White	84
International Students	73
Other Races/Ethnicities	344

Geographic Diversity

Maryland students aren't the only ones who study at Bowie State University. At this time, 12 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 28 countries are represented at Bowie State University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, and India.

Online Learning at Bowie State University

In 2019-2020, 6,215 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Bowie State University has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of Bowie State University

The following table shows how Bowie State University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Communication & Journalism	#31	#65

Online Growth Rankings of Bowie State University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Bowie State University was 2,011.2%. This is the #86 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Bowie State University regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Bowie State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	161	0	0	0	161
Criminal Justice & Corrections	92	0	0	0	92
Audiovisual Communications	89	0	0	0	89
General Psychology	87	0	0	0	87
Nursing	48	5	22	0	75
Human Development & Family Studies	53	0	0	0	53
Sociology	53	0	0	0	53
Other Computer & Information Sciences	47	0	0	0	47
Human Resource Management	0	2	43	0	45
General Biology	44	0	0	0	44
Social Work	41	0	0	0	41
Teacher Education Grade Specific	30	0	8	0	38
Management Information Systems	0	0	36	0	36
Computer Information Systems	17	0	15	2	34
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	30	0	30
Health & Physical Education	30	0	0	0	30
Public Administration	0	0	30	0	30
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	25	0	25
History	24	0	0	0	24
Communication & Journalism (Other)	0	0	22	0	22
Design & Applied Arts	21	0	0	0	21
General English Literature	12	0	5	0	17
General Business/Commerce	0	0	14	0	14
Educational Administration	0	0	2	12	14
Student Counseling	0	0	14	0	14
Special Education	0	0	12	0	12
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	12	0	12
Fine & Studio Arts	12	0	0	0	12
Information Science	0	11	0	0	11
Mathematics	6	0	0	0	6
Drama & Theater Arts	4	0	0	0	4
Applied Mathematics	0	0	3	0	3
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	0	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0	0	0
Other Social Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
Political Science & Government	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	871	18	293	14	1,196

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By M. Chambers under License

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