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Coppin State University

Baltimore, Maryland·Public, 4-year or above·Mid East·coppin.edu
6-yr Graduation
26%
-24.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
2,210
peer median 3,562
Avg net price
$6,007
-$11k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
8,946
8,946 candidates competed
Admitted
4,100
45.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
482
11.8% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
26%-24.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
11%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
26%
Full-time retention
66%

Pell equity

6.0pp gap
Pell recipients
27%
Non-Pell
33%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 56 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 45 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
56
Passing
11
19.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

56programs
  • Passing11 · 19.6%
  • No Data45 · 80.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
9
No data
45

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

11
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+11.3%
$68,817 vs $61,854
Social Sciences Other
Master's Degree · Social Sciences
+13.1%
$72,178 vs $63,816
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+35.8%
$49,542 vs $36,491
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+53.3%
$55,944 vs $36,491
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+54.6%
$56,399 vs $36,491
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+55.1%
$56,599 vs $36,491
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+55.6%
$56,774 vs $36,491
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+59.2%
$58,110 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

9
Social Sciences Other
Master's Degree · Social Sciences
57%
$41,000 debt · $72,178 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
55%
$31,000 debt · $55,944 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
55%
$31,000 debt · $56,774 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
51%
$25,000 debt · $49,542 earn
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
45%
$25,251 debt · $56,599 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
43%
$25,000 debt · $58,110 earn
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
40%
$25,296 debt · $64,090 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
37%
$22,500 debt · $60,410 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1962Next review Jan 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 7

Action history · 6

  1. Oct 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  2. Oct 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  3. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  4. Oct 2019Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Jun 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$4,635
$30–48k$5,960
$48–75k$8,140
$75–110k$6,586
$110k+$15,238

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$6,007
-$10,825vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $16,833
Federal loans
41.8%
In-state tuition
$7,001
Out-of-state
$13,789

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 1,193 students received $7.1M in Pell grants, alongside $7.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,193
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$7.1M
$7,070,805 total
Direct Loans
$7.8M
1,454 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.4M
623 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.3M
597 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.9M
134 loan awards
Parent PLUS$985K
81 loan awards
Grad PLUS$202K
19 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 1,005 borrowers who entered repayment, 71 (7.0%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
7.0%
+4.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,005
Defaulted
71
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
15.8%
2017
17.4%
2018
11.5%
2019
7.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Coppin State

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs46
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

314 total completions
01Health Professions
11035.0%
02Security/Protective
4213.4%
03Business
3310.5%
04Public Admin
268.3%
05Psychology
247.6%
06Liberal Arts
247.6%
07Social Sciences
175.4%
08Education
154.8%
09Biological Sciences
123.8%
10Visual/Performing Arts
113.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
2,210
12-mo unduplicated
2,354
Undergraduate
2,013
Graduate
341

Gender split

Men
24%574
Women
76%1,780

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
82.6%
Non-resident
5.2%
Hispanic
4.4%
Unknown
3.5%
White
1.4%
Two or more
1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%
Asian
0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
172
89 M · 83 W
Women athletes
48.3%
Athletic aid
$1.6M
Total student aid
Budget
$5.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$725K
$903K
Recruiting expense
$3K
$7K
Head-coach salaries
$85K
$68K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
54 M · 45 W
$738K
Baseball
35 M ·
$315K
Basketball
15 M · 14 W
$1.5M
Volleyball
· 18 W
$459K
Tennis
7 M · 7 W
$240K
Softball
· 12 W
$278K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.99
8 offenses · 2,006 students

3-year trend

4.682 yrs ago4.281 yr ago3.99Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
28
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
10
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
6
Rape
1
Burglary
1

By location

8total
  • On campus5
  • Public property3

Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

3
Domestic violence
3
Dating violence
0
Stalking
6 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs017
Liquor09

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
120

Coppin State vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Coppin State selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectCoppin State University
26%2,210$6,007Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
SUNY Maritime College
66%72.4%1,413$21,781Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
SUNY at Fredonia
50%77.7%3,179$15,644Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
SUNY College at Geneseo
71%66.4%3,945$18,021Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
CUNY York College
32%64.1%6,174$4,734Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Fashion Institute of Technology
60.2%8,206$22,024Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Peer group median50%66.4%3,562$16,833

Frequently asked questions about Coppin State University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Coppin State.

What is the graduation rate at Coppin State University?

Coppin State University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 26% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Coppin State University?

Coppin State University reports a total enrollment of 2,210 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Coppin State University?

The average net price at Coppin State University is $6,007 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Coppin State University?

Coppin State University's yield rate is 11.8%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Coppin State University located?

Coppin State University is located in Baltimore, Maryland 21216-3698.

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