Bowie State University

14000 Jericho Park Rd
Bowie, MD 20715-9465
(301) 860-4000
www.bowiestate.edu
fax:(301) 860-3510
president:Mickey L. Burnim Ph.D
3986 Applications Acceptance Rate 52% Graduation Rate 35%
24 42

STUDENT RATIO

4358

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

$6,971 | $17,538

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

3521

CLASS SIZE

19

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
435

SAT MATH

450

SAT READING

430

SAT WRITING

19

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

24
42
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
400
435
470
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
410
450
490
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
390
430
470
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
17
19
20
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$23320

Average Monthly Payment

$259

Median Earnings

$47000

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

66%
URL Applyhttps://www.applyweb.com/apply/bowie/
Application Fee40
Percent Admitted (Men)51%
Percent Admitted (Women)52%
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment837
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander2
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American89
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino3
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White2
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races3
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown1
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid90%
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates$6,661
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates$8,587
Applicants Men1499
Applicants Women2487
Admissions Total2063
Admissions Men760
Admissions Women1303
ACT English 25th percentile score15
ACT English 75th percentile score20
ACT Math 25th percentile score16
ACT Math 75th percentile score19
ACT Writing 25th percentile score6
ACT Writing 75th percentile score8
Average SAT Score886
Median ACT English Score18
Median ACT Math Score18
ACT Median Writing Score7
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)68%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)49%
  • Applied Mathematics, General
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  • Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other
  • Business Administration and Management, General
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  • Child Development
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