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Bowie State University

Bowie, MarylandPublic

Your chances

Acceptance rate

87%

Public school in Maryland with 5,300 total undergraduate students
Suburban
Mid-Atlantic
HBCU
On campus housing
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
14000 Jericho Park Rd, Bowie, MD 20715
(301) 860-4000

Chancing

What are your chances of acceptance?

Your chances

98%

Your chancing factors

Unweighted GPA: 3.7
1.0
4.0
SAT: 720 math
200
800
| 800 verbal
200
800

Extracurriculars

Low accuracy (4 of 18 factors)

Admissions

Overall acceptance rate
87%
Yield rate - overall
21%

Acceptance rate breakdown

Women
89%

Men
81%

Applicant breakdown

Total number of applicants
4,978

Women: 67%
Men: 33%

Cost & scholarships

Your estimated net cost
$ ? / year
In-state
$21,216
Out-of-state
$31,938

Average net cost after aid

Income
Average net cost

$0–30,000
$9,673

$30,001–48,000
$13,916

$48,001–75,000
$17,182

$75,001–110,000
$20,488

Over $110,000
$22,061

Published costs and averages can be misleading: they don’t fully account for your family’s finances (for financial aid) or your academic profile (for scholarships).

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Applications

How to apply

Doesn’t accept Common App
Test optional
Rec letters not used
Doesn’t consider class rank
TOEFL optional (international applicants)

Tests typically submitted

SAT: 17%

ACT: 1%
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Students

First-year enrolled students (full-time)
913
Student diversity
Very diverse
4-year graduation rate
17%

6-year graduation rate
43%

Retention rate
68%

Admission policy
Co-ed

International students
3%

Enrolled breakdown by gender

Women: 62%
Men: 38%

Race & ethnicity diversity

Among domestic students
Asian and Pacific Islander
1%

Black
86%

Hispanic
4%

Native American
< 1%

Other
6%

White
2%

Academics

Student faculty ratio
16:1
Calendar system
Semester

Special academic offering

Offers graduate degree

Where does this data come from?