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Coppin State University was awarded 71 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.
College Factual ranked Coppin as #1,758 out of 2,241 colleges and universities in the country on its 2023 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Coppin held the #2,074 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 34 colleges in Maryland, Coppin is ranked at #32.
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If you're applying to Coppin State University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 40%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 85% of students accepted to Coppin submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 420 and 490. Math scores were between 400 and 480.
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The student to faculty ratio at Coppin is an impressive 12 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Coppin State University is 51%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Coppin State University is 65%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 12% for first-time, full-time students at Coppin, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Coppin State University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,108 undergraduates at Coppin with 1,606 being full-time and 502 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Coppin, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Coppin, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $5,758 a year. That adds up to $23,032 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Coppin is 11.5%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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See which majors at Coppin State University make the most money.
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Contact details for Coppin are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2500 West North Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21216-3698 |
| Phone: | 410-951-3000 |
| Website: | www.coppin.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/coppinstateuniversity |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/coppinstateuniv |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 62 | $68,850 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 54 | $40,850 |
| Business Administration & Management | 31 | NA |
| Social Work | 26 | $35,991 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 25 | NA |
| General Psychology | 25 | $28,488 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 20 | $39,341 |
| Accounting | 13 | NA |
| General Biology | 11 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 11 | $45,501 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2019-2020, 1,253 students took at least one online class at Coppin State University. This is an increase from the 1,230 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 1,253 | 140 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,230 | 163 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,178 | 123 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,191 | 141 |
| 2015-2016 | 1,260 | 133 |
Learn more about online learning at Coppin State University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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