How many students at Bowie State? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 6,275 students have enrolled in Bowie State University with 5,378 undergraduate and 897 graduate students.
By gender, 2,336 male and 3,939 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (9,858 students in average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).
696 students are enrolled exclusively, and 3,498 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Bowie State University has a total of 6,275 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 5,378 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 897 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 2,336 male and 3,939 female students (the male-female ratio is 37:63) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 6,275 | 5,378 | 897 |
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| Men | 2,336 | 2,062 | 274 |
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| Women | 3,939 | 3,316 | 623 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 240 White, 5,063 Black, and 86 Asian students out of a total of 6,275 are attending at Bowie State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 16 | 7 | 9 |
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| Asian | 86 | 44 | 42 |
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| Black | 5,063 | 1,893 | 3,170 |
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| Hispanic | 310 | 102 | 208 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 8 | 5 | 3 |
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| White | 240 | 59 | 181 |
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| Two or more races | 220 | 71 | 149 |
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| Race Unknown | 154 | 53 | 101 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 15 | 7 | 8 |
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| Asian | 67 | 37 | 30 |
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| Black | 4,458 | 1,721 | 2,737 |
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| Hispanic | 277 | 94 | 183 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 8 | 5 | 3 |
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| White | 143 | 41 | 102 |
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| Two or more races | 197 | 67 | 130 |
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| Race Unknown | 136 | 48 | 88 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Asian | 19 | 7 | 12 |
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| Black | 605 | 172 | 433 |
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| Hispanic | 33 | 8 | 25 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 97 | 18 | 79 |
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| Two or more races | 23 | 4 | 19 |
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| Race Unknown | 18 | 5 | 13 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Bowie State has 117 students under 18 years old and 17 students over 65 years old. There are 4,671 students under 25 years old, and 1,637 students over 25 years old out of 6,308 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 117 students are younger than 18 and 7 students are older than 65. Bowie State has 4,482 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 899 students aged 25 and over.
It has 189 graduate students aged under 25 and 738 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2021-2022 enrollment data.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 117 | 67 | 50 |
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| 18-19 | 1,609 | 1,005 | 604 |
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| 20-21 | 1,561 | 957 | 604 |
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| 22-24 | 1,384 | 844 | 540 |
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| 25-29 | 748 | 467 | 281 |
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| 30-34 | 323 | 203 | 120 |
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| 35-39 | 199 | 130 | 69 |
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| 40-49 | 218 | 138 | 80 |
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| 50-64 | 132 | 96 | 36 |
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| Over 65 | 17 | 9 | 8 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 117 | 67 | 50 |
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| 18-19 | 1,609 | 1,005 | 604 |
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| 20-21 | 1,556 | 952 | 604 |
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| 22-24 | 1,200 | 710 | 490 |
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| 25-29 | 472 | 274 | 198 |
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| 30-34 | 183 | 114 | 69 |
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| 35-39 | 94 | 61 | 33 |
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| 40-49 | 87 | 56 | 31 |
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| 50-64 | 56 | 41 | 15 |
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| Over 65 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
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| 22-24 | 184 | 134 | 50 |
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| 25-29 | 276 | 193 | 83 |
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| 30-34 | 140 | 89 | 51 |
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| 35-39 | 105 | 69 | 36 |
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| 40-49 | 131 | 82 | 49 |
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| 50-64 | 76 | 55 | 21 |
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| Over 65 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Bowie State University, 696 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,498 students are enrolled in some online courses.
618 students lived in Maryland or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 78 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 6,275 | 696 | 3,498 |
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| Undergraduate | 5,378 | 449 | 3,276 |
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| Graduate | 897 | 247 | 222 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Maryland Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 618 | 71 | 7 |
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| Undergraduate | 403 | 44 | 2 |
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| Graduate | 215 | 27 | 5 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 5,378 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 501 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.32%.382 students have transferred in as full-time status and 119 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 4,036 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 382 |
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| Regular Part-time | 841 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 119 |
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