by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Bowie State University was awarded 125 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is computer & information sciences.
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Bowie State University is ranked #1,467 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
Bowie State University also holds the #30 spot on the Best Colleges in Maryland ranking.
Bowie State University has an acceptance rate of 87%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for Bowie State University.
About 17% 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 430 and 520. Math scores were between 410 and 500.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Bowie State University, this ratio is 18 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Bowie State University is 50%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Bowie State University is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 16% for first-time, full-time students at Bowie State University, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,354 undergraduates at Bowie State University with 4,429 being full-time and 925 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,099 | $13,890 | $18,560 | $21,711 | $21,633 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Bowie State University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 50% of students took out student loans averaging $5,836 a year. That adds up to $23,344 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Bowie State University is 11.1%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Bowie State University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 14000 Jericho Park Rd, Bowie, MD 20715-9465 |
| Phone: | 301-860-4000 |
| Website: | www.bowiestate.edu/ |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/BowieState |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 186 | $45,731 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 89 | $35,964 |
| Audiovisual Communications | 88 | $31,607 |
| General Psychology | 83 | $34,359 |
| General Biology | 66 | $26,782 |
| Other Computer & Information Sciences | 58 | $51,055 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 49 | $34,158 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 39 | NA |
| Nursing | 35 | $68,584 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 35 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 5,173 students took at least one online class at Bowie State University. This is a decrease from the 6,215 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 5,173 | 1,025 |
| 2019-2020 | 6,215 | 4,822 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,967 | 59 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,971 | 56 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,870 | 65 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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