Bowie State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Bowie State University is a public master's university in Bowie, MD (suburb setting), with 5,288 undergraduates (62% women). It admitted 84% of 6,245 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 796–1083 on the SAT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $37,321 a year for out-of-state students and $26,431 in-state; aided first-year students paid $16,117 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 38% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, computer & information sciences, criminal justice & protective services. The campus reported 4.25 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Bowie State University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 38%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $8,999 in-state · $19,839 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 18 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Bowie State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Bowie State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Basketball | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 16 | — | 1 | $690k | $43,103 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 17 | — | 1 | $681k | $40,048 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 14 | — | 2 | $10k | $737 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 10 | — | 2 | $19k | $1,946 | — | |
| Football | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 135 | — | 8 | $1.5M | $11,256 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Softball | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 26 | — | 5 | $303k | $11,663 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 7 | — | 2 | $76k | $10,843 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 53 | — | 2 | $24k | $448 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 38 | — | 2 | $109k | $2,859 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 27 | — | 3 | $223k | $8,270 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.