Points of Pride
Bowie State University is making bold moves to provide quality, affordable higher education to diverse students. A national leader in graduating minority students, Bowie State is preparing the leaders of today and tomorrow.
- Ranked #11 among the nation’s top HBCUs; #44 for public schools in the north; and #54 for social mobility in the Regional Universities (north) category (U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges 2025)
- Designated a Military Friendly School since 2019, including a Military Friendly School '24-'25 Gold designation
- One of the nation’s Top Master’s Universities and listed among Best Bang for the Buck institutions (Washington Monthly 2023)
- A Top African American Graduate Producer (Diverse Issues in Higher Education 2022)
- Among the nation’s top graduate school programs in Nursing (MSN), Computer Science, Education and Public Affairs (U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools 2024)