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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Eastern Kentucky has 2.4× as many undergrads as Bowie State

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Eastern Kentucky has 4 pts more first-gen students than Bowie State (40% vs. 36%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Bowie State has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Eastern Kentucky (44% vs. 41%)

    Pell Grant recipients

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Bowie State5K
Eastern Kentucky12.3K
Pell Grant share
Bowie State44%
Eastern Kentucky41%
First-gen share
Bowie State36%
Eastern Kentucky40%
Diversity index
Bowie State0.33
Eastern Kentucky0.35

Who they are

Men
Bowie State40%
Eastern Kentucky40%
Part-time students
Bowie State15%
Eastern Kentucky14%
Students 25 and older
Bowie State16%
Eastern Kentucky100%

Race & ethnicity

Bowie State
Eastern Kentucky
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Bowie State75%
Eastern Kentucky91%
First-years from other states
Bowie State22%
Eastern Kentucky9%
First-years from abroad
Bowie State0%
Eastern Kentucky0%
New transfer students this fall
Bowie State428
Eastern Kentucky1,008
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Bowie State32%
Eastern Kentucky26%

Campus

Bowie State
Large suburbNCAA D-II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationROTCStudy abroad
Eastern Kentucky
Distant townNCAA D-I FCS · Atlantic Sun ConferenceROTCStudy abroad

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

PolicyBowie StateEastern Kentucky
Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression–Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression: listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse (2026-10-04)

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why