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.

Bowie State University has earned the ‘Research College and University’ designation in the 2025 Carnegie Research Activity Classification.
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 Silver and a Military Spouse Friendly School designation for 2025-2026.
Ranked among ‘Best Bang for the Buck’ institutions by Washington Monthly (2024).
Among the nation’s top graduate school programs in Computer Science, Education and Public Affairs (U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools)
Bowie State’s cybersecurity programs are designated by the National Security Agency as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity for Cyber Defense education.