Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Bowie State

Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 3,169, which is 64.33 % of all undergraduate students. 2,922 students which is 60.11% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,909.
For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 73.33% of students received grants or scholarships and 67% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Bowie State University since 2013.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 3,169, which is 64.33 % of all undergraduate students. 2,922 students which is 60.11% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,909.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-142,854 (65%)$7,1732,169 (50%)$4,1742,883 (66%)$7,306
2014-152,912 (65%)$7,2382,327 (52%)$4,3113,015 (68%)$7,257
2015-162,816 (65%)$7,3882,219 (51%)$4,4112,770 (64%)$7,141
2016-172,978 (63%)$7,2292,369 (50%)$4,3822,992 (64%)$6,845
2017-183,288 (64%)$7,6482,766 (54%)$4,5543,258 (64%)$6,685
2018-193,241 (61%)$7,7902,695 (51%)$4,6083,166 (60%)$6,663
2019-203,331 (64%)$7,6802,621 (50%)$4,6213,059 (59%)$6,583
2020-213,537 (66%)$7,7762,432 (45%)$4,8202,514 (47%)$6,456
2021-223,560 (66%)$8,1992,712 (50%)$4,7772,640 (49%)$7,247
Average3,169 (64.33%)$7,5692,479 (50.33%)$4,5182,922 (60.11%)$6,909

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

For the last 10 years, on average, 598 (73.33 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $8,739. It can cover 44.05% of tuition & fees ($19,839) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 539 (66.78 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,458).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-14462 (74%)$8,493453 (72%)$6,608
2014-15442 (74%)$8,189458 (77%)$6,844
2015-16414 (74%)$8,417405 (72%)$6,628
2016-17635 (66%)$8,330658 (69%)$6,327
2017-18786 (73%)$8,786757 (70%)$6,232
2018-19644 (72%)$8,694651 (72%)$6,625
2019-20581 (73%)$9,162536 (67%)$6,768
2020-21744 (78%)$9,115476 (50%)$5,836
2021-22677 (76%)$9,463458 (52%)$6,257
Average598 (73.33%)$8,739539 (66.78%)$6,458
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.
The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 463 (56.44 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,881.
In addition, 291 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (35.78 % of students).
Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14315 (50%)$4,67828 (4%)$1,568263 (42%)$4,079320 (51%)$4,168
2014-15350 (59%)$4,61726 (4%)$1,601224 (38%)$4,114324 (55%)$3,211
2015-16314 (56%)$4,86131 (6%)$1,499179 (32%)$3,966275 (49%)$4,370
2016-17525 (55%)$4,79040 (4%)$1,392306 (32%)$4,114421 (44%)$3,469
2017-18663 (62%)$4,86541 (4%)$1,212419 (39%)$4,893494 (46%)$3,200
2018-19534 (59%)$4,90565 (7%)$1,300338 (38%)$4,520393 (44%)$3,479
2019-20462 (58%)$5,00353 (7%)$1,368324 (40%)$5,060322 (40%)$4,036
2020-21506 (53%)$5,074497 (52%)$2,219299 (31%)$5,192464 (48%)$3,359
2021-22495 (56%)$5,136210 (24%)$2,947267 (30%)$5,428423 (48%)$4,245
Average463 (56.44%)$4,881110 (12.44%)$1,678291 (35.78%)$4,596382 (47.22%)$3,726
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students..
The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.
For the last 10 years, on average, 539 (66.78 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $539.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14453 (72%)$6,608451 (72%)$6,28915 (2%)$10,487
2014-15458 (77%)$6,844455 (77%)$6,50417 (3%)$10,307
2015-16405 (72%)$6,628403 (72%)$6,10219 (3%)$11,857
2016-17658 (69%)$6,327642 (67%)$5,81739 (4%)$10,998
2017-18757 (70%)$6,232752 (70%)$5,77433 (3%)$11,392
2018-19651 (72%)$6,625639 (71%)$6,03336 (4%)$12,711
2019-20536 (67%)$6,768525 (66%)$5,97629 (4%)$16,891
2020-21476 (50%)$5,836469 (49%)$5,36418 (2%)$14,572
2021-22458 (52%)$6,257450 (51%)$5,76324 (3%)$11,353
Average539 (66.78%)$6,458532 (66.11%)$5,95826 (3.11%)$12,285
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