MD
Bowie State University
9.92 incidents / 1,000 students
Bowie, MD · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Bowie State University
Across 2022–2024, Bowie State University reported 107 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Aggravated Assault). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: University of Maryland, Baltimore.
- 9.92
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,931
- Rank of 2,072
- #46
- MD rank
- 6,353
- Enrolled students
9.92 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Bowie State University reports 9.92 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 384% above Suffolk University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Suffolk University (1.42/1k); Marist University (4.41/1k); Kalamazoo Valley Community College (0.32/1k); Western Illinois University (3.63/1k); Virginia Western Community College (0.47/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes University of Maryland, Baltimore (1.66/1k); Salisbury University (5.84/1k); Loyola University Maryland (4.90/1k); Frostburg State University (5.60/1k); Stevenson University (3.80/1k); University of Baltimore (1.57/1k); University of Maryland Eastern Shore (15.11/1k); McDaniel College (4.88/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Aggravated Assault.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 9.92
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,931
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 93%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 37
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 162007 · Bowie State University 9.92/1k score rate · #1,931/2,072
RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-HOT 9.92/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,931/2,072
- ST-MID #46 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Marist University · +5.51
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 18%
- CAT-LEAD Aggravated Assault
- ENR-MID 6,353
- FIRE-REPORT 18 fires
Nearest enrollment peer: Marist University (-5.51/1k)
Bowie State University sheet RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT · peer Marist University. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Marist University (-5.51/1k). National rank #1,931 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Bowie State University reports 9.92 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 384% above Suffolk University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Suffolk University (1.42/1k); Marist University (4.41/1k); Kalamazoo Valley Community College (0.32/1k); Western Illinois University (3.63/1k); Virginia Western Community College (0.47/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes University of Maryland, Baltimore (1.66/1k); Salisbury University (5.84/1k); Loyola University Maryland (4.90/1k); Frostburg State University (5.60/1k); Stevenson University (3.80/1k); University of Baltimore (1.57/1k); University of Maryland Eastern Shore (15.11/1k); McDaniel College (4.88/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Aggravated Assault.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Bowie State University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Bowie on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Kalamazoo Valley Community College · lowest peer 0.32
Kalamazoo Valley Community College — lowest peer
0.32 per 1,000 students
- Suffolk University · near 1.42
Suffolk University — near
1.42 per 1,000 students
- Western Illinois University · near 3.63
Western Illinois University — near
3.63 per 1,000 students
- Marist University · near
Marist University — near
4.41 per 1,000 students
- Bowie State University · this campus · highest
Bowie State University — this campus · highest
9.92 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Bowie State University's 9.92/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Bowie State University increased from 25 to 37 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 32 MD 4-year peers in this comparison, Bowie State University is larger than 74% and safer-reporting than 6% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 77, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 29
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 71, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 48
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 68, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 65, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 71
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 55, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 52
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 52, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 10
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 48, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 45, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 74
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 84, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 32
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 55
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 23
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 35, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 32, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 65
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 29, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 77
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 26, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 77
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 23, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 45
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 77
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 16, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 13, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 77
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 10, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 77
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 77
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 77
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 77
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 87, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 26
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 90, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 16
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 13
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 35
- Bowie State University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 74, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital | 56 | 0.00 | 0 | 77 |
| Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore | 87 | 0.00 | 3 | 77 |
| Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College | 161 | 0.00 | 6 | 77 |
| Ner Israel Rabbinical College | 449 | 0.00 | 10 | 77 |
| Maryland University of Integrative Health | 544 | 0.00 | 13 | 77 |
| St. John's College | 583 | 6.86 | 16 | 19 |
| Washington Adventist University | 612 | 0.00 | 19 | 77 |
| Washington College | 923 | 5.42 | 23 | 45 |
| Capitol Technology University | 1,065 | 0.00 | 26 | 77 |
| Strayer University-Maryland | 1,290 | 0.00 | 29 | 77 |
| Goucher College | 1,459 | 2.06 | 32 | 65 |
| Bowie State University (this campus) | 6,353 | 9.92 | 74 | 6 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Bowie State University rose from 25 to 37 (+48%). The increase shows up in Aggravated Assault (10 to 27), Burglary (4 to 6) and Rape (2 to 3). Falling over the same period: Fondling (3 to 0), Robbery (3 to 0) and Motor Vehicle Theft (3 to 1).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Bowie State University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 6 Clery Act categories here: Aggravated Assault, Burglary, Rape, Fondling, Motor Vehicle Theft and Robbery. Aggravated Assault accounts for most of them.
The remaining 5 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyBowie State University: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 18% (45 → 37 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 45 |
| 2023 | 25 |
| 2024 | 37 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aggravated Assault | 27 | 10 | 27 |
| Burglary | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| Rape | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Fondling | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 28 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 19 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 1 | 6 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 21 | 61 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 1 | 6 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 82 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 28 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 7 |
Bowie State University vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
MA
Suffolk University
1.42 incidents / 1,000 students
NY
Marist University
4.41 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Bowie State University sits on price and outcomes
At $19,298, Bowie State University's reported average net price is cheaper than 63% among 67 Maryland colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $17,140.
- $19,298
- average net price
- $17,140
- Maryland median
- 1.9×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $7,848
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $17,071 for families reporting under $30,000 against $24,919 above $110,000, a difference of $7,848. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $19,298 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Six-year median earnings of $43,877 run about 2.3 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $9,218
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $19,938
- Avg Net Price
- $19,298
- Median Debt
- $22,985
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 44%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- ACT Average
- 19
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 38%
- Retention Rate
- 68%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $43,877
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $54,537
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 44%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 996 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Suffolk University
Boston, MA · 6,356 enrolled
Safety Score 1.42
Marist University
Poughkeepsie, NY · 6,356 enrolled
Safety Score 4.41
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Kalamazoo, MI · 6,334 enrolled
Safety Score 0.32
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL · 6,332 enrolled
Safety Score 3.63
Virginia Western Community College
Roanoke, VA · 6,332 enrolled
Safety Score 0.47
Closest by National Rank
Bowie State University (national rank #1931) sits near Indiana University-Southeast (#1930) and Harris-Stowe State University (#1932) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Bowie State University, both outside MD so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Marist University
Poughkeepsie, NY · 6,356 enrolled
Safety score 4.41
Suffolk University
Boston, MA · 6,356 enrolled
Safety score 1.42
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL · 6,332 enrolled
Safety score 3.63
High Point University
High Point, NC · 6,331 enrolled
Safety score 6.79
Jackson State University
Jackson, MS · 6,326 enrolled
Safety score 3.95
Cedarville University
Cedarville, OH · 6,318 enrolled
Safety score 0.63
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Platteville, WI · 6,389 enrolled
Safety score 2.50
Tennessee State University
Nashville, TN · 6,310 enrolled
Safety score 1.90
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Indiana University-Southeast
New Albany, IN · 3,736 enrolled
Safety score 9.90
Cornish College of the Arts
Seattle, WA · 505 enrolled
Safety score 9.90
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA · 1,623 enrolled
Safety score 9.86
Harris-Stowe State University
Saint Louis, MO · 1,002 enrolled
Safety score 9.98
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, OH · 1,525 enrolled
Safety score 9.84
Furman University
Greenville, SC · 2,554 enrolled
Safety score 9.79
Connecticut College
New London, CT · 1,990 enrolled
Safety score 10.05
University of Dayton
Dayton, OH · 10,506 enrolled
Safety score 10.09
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Bowie State University safe?
Bowie State University has a safety score of 9.92 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,931 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Suffolk University (1.42/1k). Same-state same-level set: University of Maryland, Baltimore (1.66/1k); Salisbury University (5.84/1k); Loyola University Maryland (4.90/1k); Frostburg State University (5.60/1k); Stevenson University (3.80/1k); University of Baltimore (1.57/1k); University of Maryland Eastern Shore (15.11/1k); McDaniel College (4.88/1k).
What crimes are reported at Bowie State University?
For calendar year 2024, Bowie State University reported Aggravated Assault (27), Burglary (6), Rape (3) and Motor Vehicle Theft (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Bowie State University compare to similar schools?
Bowie State University reports 384% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Suffolk University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Suffolk University (1.42/1k); Marist University (4.41/1k); Kalamazoo Valley Community College (0.32/1k); Western Illinois University (3.63/1k); Virginia Western Community College (0.47/1k). Same-state same-level set: University of Maryland, Baltimore (1.66/1k); Salisbury University (5.84/1k); Loyola University Maryland (4.90/1k); Frostburg State University (5.60/1k); Stevenson University (3.80/1k); University of Baltimore (1.57/1k); University of Maryland Eastern Shore (15.11/1k); McDaniel College (4.88/1k).
Does Bowie State University have fire safety data?
Yes. Bowie State University reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 18 fires were reported in the most recent year.
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