- The Inkwell
- Maryland
- Coppin State University
Baltimore, MDCity: largeZIP 21216Founded 1900
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1900
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.coppin.edu
- Member of
- CUMU
MarylandHBCUPublic
Coppin State University
Coppin State University is a public university in Baltimore, Maryland, with 1,844 undergraduates. It admits 46% of applicants, graduates 21% within six years and costs $12,632 a year after aid.
21%graduate
Admission rate46%
Retention66%
4-year graduation7.7%
Pell Grant share57%
Federal loans33%
$12,632net price / year
46%admission rate
975average SAT
21%graduate in 6 years
$53,198median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,750median debt
#1,110 of 1,704 for earnings#334 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,644 of 1,738 for graduation rate#215 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $24,640tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $7,418
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $14,482
- Average net price
- $12,632national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$10,255
$30,001–48,000$12,525
$48,001–75,000$14,356
$75,001–110,000$20,055
$110,001+$18,170
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 46%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 975
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 460–510
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 420–510
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college46%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college66%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college21%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college57%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 21%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 7.7%
- First-year retention
- 66%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 39%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,671
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,198middle 50%: $33,942–$78,559
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$78,559
Median, Coppin State University$53,198
Lower quarter$33,942
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,844
- Part-time
- 16%
- Women / men
- 74% / 26%
- Average age at entry
- 26.7
- First-generation students
- 47%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 57%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 56%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,091 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $16,220
- Endowment, end of year
- $3,508,448
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White1.1%
Hispanic4.7%
Black85%
Asian0.7%
Two or more races1.3%
U.S. nonresident4.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown2.1%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions24%
Business & management12%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting11%
Liberal arts & humanities10%
Psychology8.5%
Education5.9%
Public administration & social service5.5%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.8%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 162283. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5168881.