Bowie State University earned 18 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 3 in the top 5%, 4 in the top 10% and 11 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #41 of 1,035 in Highest Paid Graduates for Teacher Education Grade Specific, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 18 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 3
Highest placement: #41 of 1,035, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 8
Placements this edition: 182
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Bowie State University Earned?
Bowie State University holds 18 ranking badges across 8 fields of study, 3 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s online-program rankings. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. These badges come from the 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Explore our data sources and methodologies. Administrators interested in displaying College Factual badges can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
0
Top 5%
3
Top 10%
4
Top 15%
11
Total
18
What Is Bowie State University Known For?
Bowie State University is best known for Communications Technology/Support: 4 of its 9 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Teacher Education Grade Specific, Audiovisual Communications and Other Computer Sciences.
How Does Bowie State University Rank in Athletics?
Bowie State University earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #26 of 36 in Bowling (D2).
How Does Bowie State University Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Bowie State University earned 9 badges, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #216 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
These rankings are grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Bowie State University appears in 182 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team