Bowie State University

Bowie State University
Former name
List
    • Baltimore Normal School for Colored Teachers (1867–1883)
    • Baltimore Normal School (1883–1908)
    • Maryland Normal and Industrial School at Bowie (1908–1935)
    • Maryland Teachers College at Bowie (1935–1963)
    • Bowie State College (1963–1988)
TypePublic HBCU
EstablishedJanuary 9, 1865 (1865-01-09)
Parent institution
University System of Maryland
PresidentAminta H. Breaux
ProvostGuy-Alain Amoussou
Students5,970 (fall 2025)
Undergraduates4,810 (fall 2025)
Postgraduates1,160 (fall 2025)
Location
Bowie
,
Maryland
,
United States
CampusSuburban, 338½ acres (1.4 km2)
Colors    Black and gold
NicknameBulldogs
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division II - CIAA
MascotButch the Bulldog
Websitebowiestate.edu

Bowie State University (Bowie State or BSU) is a public historically black university in the Prince George's County of the U.S. state of Maryland, north of Bowie. It is part of the University System of Maryland. Founded in 1865, Bowie State is Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country. Bowie State is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

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