University Description

Coppin State University is a public historically black university in Baltimore, Maryland. It is part of the University System of Maryland and a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. In terms of demographics, the Coppin State student population is 76% female and 83% Black or African American.. Read More

University History

Coppin State University was founded in 1900 at what was then called Colored High School (later named Douglass High School) on Pennsylvania Avenue by the Baltimore City School Board. It first had a one-year training course for the preparation of African-American elementary school teachers.
Graduation Rate: 14% Acceptance Rate: 48% Student Faculty Ratio: 10:1 School Setting: urban Notable Alumni: Stephanie Ready,Larry Stewart,Tywain McKee,Rafi Reavis,Dorian Peña,Bishop Robinson,Verda Welcome,Damon Elliott,Joe Pace,Mary Carter Smith,Raheem DeVaughn,Jean Hill

Academic Programs

  • Registered Nursing
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Accounting
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Biology
  • General History
  • General Marketing and Marketing Management
  • General Political Science and Government
  • General Psychology
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Health Information and Medical Records Administration
  • Social Work
  • Sport and Fitness Administration
  • Accounting
  • Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Biology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Marketing and Marketing Management
  • General Mathematics
  • General Political Science and Government
  • General Psychology
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Sport and Fitness Administration
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • General Computer Science
  • General Dance
  • General History
  • Health Information and Medical Records Administration
  • Information Science
  • Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
  • Other Corrections and Criminal Justice
  • Other Education
  • Registered Nursing
  • General Social Sciences
  • General Fine and Studio Arts
  • Other Social Sciences
  • Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
  • Geography
  • Non-Profit
  • Public
  • Organizational Management
  • Other English Language and Literature
  • Other History
  • Other Mathematics and Statistics
  • Other Psychology
  • Urban Studies
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Biology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Social Work
  • Accounting
  • General History
  • General Mathematics
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • Registered Nursing
  • Other Corrections and Criminal Justice
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • General Computer Science
  • General Political Science and Government
  • Other Education
  • Sociology
  • Adult and Continuing Education Administration
  • Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
  • Criminal Justice and Police Science
  • Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
  • Other Social Sciences
  • Other Special Education and Teaching
  • Other Subject Area Teacher Education and Professional Development
  • Public Health and Community Nursing
  • Substance Addiction Counseling
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • Nursing Practice
  • General Biology
  • General Political Science and Government
  • Social Work
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Registered Nursing
  • Information Science
  • Substance Addiction Counseling
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Other Special Education and Teaching
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
  • Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminal Justice and Police Science
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Sports Offered

  • Baseball (M)
  • Softball (W)
  • Basketball (M)
  • Basketball (W)
  • Tennis (M)
  • Tennis (W)
  • Volleyball (W)
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Greek Life

  • Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
  • Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
  • Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
  • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
  • Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
  • Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
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