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Bowie State University

Location
Prince George's County, Maryland, United States
Nickname
Bulldogs
Established
9 January, 1865
Bowie State University

Bowie State University is a public historically black university in Prince George's County, 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.

Type Public, HBCU
Established January 09, 1865
Endowment US$33 million
President Aminta H. Breaux
Provost Carl Goodman
Academic staff 220
Administrative staff 372
Students 6,171
Undergraduates 5,227
Postgraduates 944
Campus Suburban, 338½ acres (1.4 km²)
Colors Black and Gold
Athletics NCAA Division II
Mascot Butch the Bulldog
Affiliations Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

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The oldest historically black university in the state of Maryland, the school enrolls approximately 5,000 students yearly.

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The university was originally formed as an institution to educate African Americans to be teachers. It went through several changes and was renamed Bowie State University in 1988. 

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Información más reciente sobre Bowie State University actualizada el 28 de Julio, 2021.