Bowie State University academics
Bowie, Maryland · Public · 5,043 undergrads · HBCU
Bowie State University has 5,043 undergraduates and offers bachelor's degrees in 25 fields of study. The most degrees go to Business Administration and Management, General.
The short answers
5,043
undergraduates.
1,120
graduate students.
25
fields of study with a bachelor's degree.
855
bachelor's degrees awarded in a year.
36%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
5,043
Graduate studentsIPEDS, 2023
1,120
All studentsIPEDS, 2023
6,408
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard, earlier release
64%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
36%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
22.4 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$51,709
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
BlackCollege Scorecard
82%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
5.7%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
3.8%
WhiteCollege Scorecard
2.5%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
2.4%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
1.5%
AsianCollege Scorecard
1.2%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.3%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.2%
Degrees awarded in a year
Bachelor's degreesIPEDS, 2023
855
Master's degreesIPEDS, 2023
191
Doctoral degreesIPEDS, 2023
17
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Business Administration and Management, General
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
42
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Master's
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Large/Medium
Research levelCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Research Colleges and Universities
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Higher Access, Medium Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers