Coppin State University
Baltimore, MD · Public · Large city · CSU · Coppin
Public institution in Baltimore, MD · 1,756 undergraduates · 50% acceptance rate · $46,490 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 6%Average net price
- Top 14%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 15%Pell Grant share
- Top 16%Acceptance rate
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $6,007123rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,001279th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $13,789482nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $20,152378th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,4901,274th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,2431,072nd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 25.6%1,847th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 73.5%1,048th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 49.6%258th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,7561,014th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 53.0%318th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 9 mi (BWI)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 35 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $71,761 | $73,231 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $41,789 | $35,864 |
| Social Sciences, GeneralSocial Sciences | bachelors | $40,485 | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $39,729 | $32,772 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $38,289 | $36,132 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $33,993 | $31,839 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $32,925 | $33,993 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $30,616 | $31,133 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $30,554 | $38,289 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $29,685 | $25,194 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusiness | bachelors | $29,685 | $29,685 |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Founded in 1900source
- Athletic nickname: "Eagles"source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Blue and Goldsource
- Motto: "Nurturing Potential... Transforming Lives"source
- Campus size: about 52 acressource
- Formerly known as "Fanny Jackson Coppin Normal School (1926–1938)Coppin Teachers College" (1938–1950)source
- Formerly known as "Coppin State Teachers College" (1950–1963)source
- Formerly known as "Coppin State College" (1963–2004)source
- Athletic conference: FCSsource
Athletics — 7 sports
NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,892,420 (M $763,107 · W $1,129,313)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Coppin State University’s 1,756 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MD
- Mount St. Mary's UniversityEmmitsburg, MD · 1,806 undergrads
- McDaniel CollegeWestminster, MD · 1,652 undergrads
- St. Mary's College of MarylandSt. Mary's City, MD · 1,566 undergrads
- University of Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess Anne, MD · 2,165 undergrads
- Maryland Institute College of ArtBaltimore, MD · 1,319 undergrads
- University of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · 1,276 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitecoppin.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 162283)
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- Compare with Mount St. Mary's UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
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