Enrollment Trends at Bowie State

The student population at Bowie State University is 6,353 (5,136 undergraduate and 1,217 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 923 (17.00%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Bowie State is 80.84% which is increased by 821 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 102 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 61 male students for every 100 female students, up from 59 in 2015.
724 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 949.28% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,133 where 6,353 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 6,408 students in 2024 and was lowest at 5,430 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 5,430 to 6,353 students, a net gain of 923 (17%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Bowie State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	5,430	4,315	1,658	2,657	1,115	358	757
2016-17	5,669 239	4,711 396	1,792 134	2,919 262	958 -157	301 -57	657 -100
2017-18	6,148 479	5,187 476	1,964 172	3,223 304	961 3	313 12	648 -9
2018-19	6,320 172	5,308 121	2,046 82	3,262 39	1,012 51	325 12	687 39
2019-20	6,171 -149	5,227 -81	2,060 14	3,167 -95	944 -68	291 -34	653 -34
2020-21	6,250 79	5,354 127	2,057 -3	3,297 130	896 -48	279 -12	617 -36
2021-22	6,308 58	5,381 27	2,097 40	3,284 -13	927 31	295 16	632 15
2022-23	6,275 -33	5,378 -3	2,062 -35	3,316 32	897 -30	274 -21	623 -9
2023-24	6,408 133	5,288 -90	2,090 28	3,198 -118	1,120 223	324 50	796 173
2024-25	6,353 -55	5,136 -152	2,042 -48	3,094 -104	1,217 97	360 36	857 61
Average	6,133	5,129	1,987	3,142	1,005	312	693

Bowie State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 5,129 where 5,136 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Bowie State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,315	3,533	1,345	2,188	782	313	469
2016-17	4,711	3,939	1,525	2,414	772	267	505
2017-18	5,187	4,389	1,674	2,715	798	290	508
2018-19	5,308	4,421	1,689	2,732	887	357	530
2019-20	5,227	4,329	1,705	2,624	898	355	543
2020-21	5,354	4,429	1,671	2,758	925	386	539
2021-22	5,381	4,344	1,670	2,674	1,037	427	610
2022-23	5,378	4,418	1,685	2,733	960	377	583
2023-24	5,288	4,379	1,711	2,668	909	379	530
2024-25	5,136	4,309	1,707	2,602	827	335	492
Average	5,129	5,129	1,638	2,611	5,129	349	531

Bowie State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,005 where 1,217 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Bowie State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,115	474	175	299	641	183	458
2016-17	958	412	147	265	546	154	392
2017-18	961	409	134	275	552	179	373
2018-19	1,012	463	154	309	549	171	378
2019-20	944	476	153	323	468	138	330
2020-21	896	444	143	301	452	136	316
2021-22	927	471	165	306	456	130	326
2022-23	897	351	121	230	546	153	393
2023-24	1,120	474	175	299	646	149	497
2024-25	1,217	495	168	327	722	192	530
Average	1,005	1,005	154	293	1,005	159	399

Bowie State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 4.97% and the percentage of black students is 77.79% at Bowie State University. 1.18% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 5.45% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 3.66% to 4.97%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.38% to 1.18%. Black student enrollment decreased from 81.62% to 77.79%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.85% to 5.45%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3876 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3303 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Bowie State University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	5	75	4,432	155	8	199	184
2016-17	4	67	4,713	177	7	161	227
2017-18	6	71	5,054	227	10	182	225
2018-19	5	89	5,112	241	10	189	241
2019-20	11	96	4,963	259	10	176	243
2020-21	10	99	5,068	254	9	190	244
2021-22	9	101	5,089	285	12	181	260
2022-23	16	86	5,063	310	8	240	220
2023-24	21	86	5,071	348	12	280	228
2024-25	24	75	4,942	346	13	316	257
Average	11	85	4,951	260	10	211	233

Bowie State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

724 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has increased 949.28% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Bowie State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	5,430	69	1,732	3,629
2016-17	5,669	81	1,733	3,855
2017-18	6,148	65	1,805	4,278
2018-19	6,320	56	1,915	4,349
2019-20	6,171	59	1,908	4,204
2020-21	6,250	4,822	1,393	35
2021-22	6,308	1,025	4,148	1,135
2022-23	6,275	696	3,498	2,081
2023-24	6,408	759	3,131	2,518
2024-25	6,353	724	3,221	2,408
Average	6,133	836	2,448	2,849

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Enrollment Trends at Bowie State

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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